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The Best Slow Cooker Collard Greens – Instant Pot Magic

These are smoky, savory, and melt-in-your-mouth tender. Perfect as a side dish or a full meal if you’re keeping it low-carb. Make them once, and you’ll never go back to the stovetop method again!
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 5 hours
Servings: 8
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

  • 3 tbsp bacon grease
  • 1 pound sausage or ham, bacon, or little smokies, chopped
  • 1 small onion diced
  • 1 large bunch of collard greens cleaned and chopped
  • 3 cups chicken stock or bone broth
  • 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 tbsp cajun seasoning
  • Dash of pepper sauce - optional

Equipment

  • Instant Pot

Method
 

  1. Set the Instant Pot to Sauté and add the bacon grease.
  2. Cook the sausage (or chosen meat) with the diced onion until the onions are soft and the meat is browned.
  3. Add the collard greens and pour in enough chicken stock or bone broth to cover them. Also add vinegar and sugar.
  4. Lock the lid, set to Manual for 30 minutes, and let it cook if you need them in a hurry. If not, set it to slow cook and let them go several hours.
  5. If quick cooking, allow a natural release, then check for tenderness. If they need more time, cook for another 10 minutes. If slow cooking, if they aren't done, you can add another 10-20 minutes and pressure cook them to speed it up!
  6. Season to taste, serve hot, and enjoy—you just made the best collard greens ever!