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Spicy Taco Slow Cooked Greens

This riff on traditional, slow cooked greens is tender and full of savory flavor. Buy a bag of pre-washed and chopped greens, or even frozen greens to make this dish even easier to bring together!
Course Side Dish
Keyword Chef Taffiny Elrod, Spicy Taco Soup Base
Recipe Creator Chef Taffiny Elrod
Created By:
Recipe Creator ,Chef Taffiny Elrod
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes

Yields:

6 servings

Ingredients:

  • 2 Tbsp. olive oil or bacon fat
  • 1 small onion sliced
  • 3 cloves garlic sliced
  • 1 plum tomato sliced
  • 1 small red bell pepper or red jalapeno pepper, sliced
  • 1 smoked turkey neck or ham bone
  • 1/2 lb. collard greens washed and cut or torn into 1" ribbons*
  • 1/2 lb. kale washed and cut or torn into 1" ribbons
  • 2 1/2 cups water divided
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1 Tbsp. apple cider vinegar
  • 1 serving Spicy Taco Base Keto Chow

Directions:

  • Heat the oil over medium heat in a large Dutch oven or soup pot with a heavy lid.
  • Add the onion, garlic, tomato, and bell pepper and cook until the onion is translucent and the vegetables are fragrant. Then add the turkey neck to the pot.
  • Add all the greens, then stir and cover the pot. After one minute, open the lid and stir again.
  • If all the greens don’t fit at first, put as many as you can and wait until some have wilted, then add the rest.
  • Add 1 cup of water, and the salt and vinegar. Stir again and cover the pot.
  • Reduce heat to low and simmer for approximately 40 minutes, stirring occasionally and checking to make sure there is enough liquid inside the pot. You don’t want the bottom of the pot to scorch.
  • After 40 minutes, mix the Keto Chow with 1 1/2 cups water and stir into the greens.
  • Simmer for another 10 minutes.
  • Remove the neck bone or ham bone and shred any meat to mix into greens if desired.
  • Serve as a side with your favorite main course. This dish is especially good with roasted and barbecued meats, keto cornbread, or Creamy Keto Baked Cauliflower and Cheese.
*This recipe calls for collard greens and kale, but mustard greens, turnip greens, and even cabbage are all delicious prepared this way.
The nutrition information does not include the ham hock/turkey neck option of shredded meat.
Nutrition Facts
Spicy Taco Slow Simmered Greens
Serving Size
 
0.5 cup (1 serving)
Amount per Serving
Calories
98.6
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
5.4
g
8
%
Saturated Fat
 
0.8
g
5
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
 
0.83
g
Monounsaturated Fat
 
3.34
g
Cholesterol
 
0.2
mg
0
%
Sodium
 
408.8
mg
18
%
Potassium
 
416.18
mg
12
%
Carbohydrates
 
8.2
g
3
%
Fiber
 
4.9
g
20
%
Sugar
 
1.8
g
2
%
Sugar Alcohol
 
0.08
g
Net Carbs
 
3.16
g
Protein
 
6.6
g
13
%
Vitamin A
 
4603.02
IU
92
%
Vitamin C
 
51.79
mg
63
%
Calcium
 
177.72
mg
18
%
Iron
 
1.25
mg
7
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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