Instant Pot Collard Greens

Whoop!  I made the best instant pot collard greens for dinner the other night and am sitting here munching on a bowl of the leftovers for lunch.  This stuff is so good that my 10 year old expert at avoiding all things green even ate a serving and my 5 year old said, “Mom, can you make this for breakfast, too?”  Yum! The coolest part?  I started keto back in June and I can have these!

Instant Pot Collard Greens

The recipe builder in LoseIt calculated a serving of these yummy instant pot collard greens with ham (which is 1/12th of the pot) to be 257 calories and the following macros: Fat 20.7 grams, Carbs 5.7 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Sugars 0.6 grams, and Protein 10.1 grams.  Of course, if you vary the recipe, your macros will vary.

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Instant Pot Collard Greens Ingredients

• 32 ounce bag of shredded collard greens (I get mine at Walmart or Sam’s Club because they are already triple washed)
• 16-18 ounces bone in ham steak, cut into 1 inch cubes
• 12 ounces salt pork, cut into 1 inch cubes
• 4 slices bacon
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 2 cups organic beef broth
• 2/3 cup apple cider vinegar
• 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
• 4 tablespoons Stevia
• 2 tablespoons olive oil (I used light tasting olive oil)

Instant Pot Collard Greens Directions

To make your instant pot collard greens, follow these directions:

1. Dice the medium onion, set aside
2. Cut 4 slices bacon into 1 inch strips, set aside
3. Cut ham steak and salt pork into 1 inch cubes, set aside
4. Remove the lid from your Instant Pot and turn to saute setting.
5. When the pot has heated, add the olive oil and leave the lid off.
6. Add the bacon, ham steak, and salt pork to the pot and cook for about 5 minutes, stirring periodically with an Instant Pot safe spoon because things will start to stick.
7. After the bacon is cooked (about 5 minutes), add the diced onion to the pot and cook until they become tender/golden.
8. Add 1 cup organic beef broth to the pot and stir.  Be sure to scrape the bottom of the pot for anything that has stuck.
9. Add the remaining organic beef broth, apple cider vinegar, crushed red pepper, and stevia and stir.
10. Add about half of the 32 ounce bag of shredded collard greens to the pot and stir.  Allow the collard greens to cook for a couple of minutes until they reduce in size.
11. Add the remaining half of the 32 ounce bag of shredded collard greens to the pot and stir.  Your pot contents should not exceed the 2/3 fill line.
12. Press cancel on the Intant Pot to turn off the saute feature.
13. Close the steam vent on the pot lid and press Manual or Pressure Cook button (depending on which model you have) and set the pot for 5 minutes.
14. After the 5 minutes has counted down, the pot should beep.  If you’re famished and the smell has your tummy rumbling, do a quick pressure release.  If you’ve got time to kill before dinner has to be on the table, you can allow a natural pressure release.
15. You can either serve this as a meal or a side, depending on your families preference. Enjoy!

A few things to note… this recipe *does* have a bit of kick to it, which my family enjoys.  If you’re less inclined toward spicy foods, consider reducing or eliminating the red pepper flakes and/or reducing the amount apple cider vinegar to 1/3 cup and adding 1/3 cup more of beef broth.

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Instant Pot Collard Greens

You can either serve these instant pot collard greens as a meal or a side, depending on your families preference. Enjoy!

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Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 35 minutes

Servings 12

Author Virginia

Ingredients

• 32 ounce bag of shredded collard greens I get mine at Walmart or Sam's Club because they are already triple washed
• 16-18 ounces bone in ham steak cut into 1 inch cubes
• 12 ounces salt pork cut into 1 inch cubes
• 4 slices bacon cut into 1 inch strips
• 1 medium onion diced
• 2 cups organic beef broth
• 2/3 cup apple cider vinegar
• 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
• 4 tablespoons Stevia
• 2 tablespoons olive oil I used light tasting olive oil

Instructions

Instant Pot Collard Greens Directions

1. Dice the medium onion, set aside
2. Cut 4 slices bacon into 1 inch strips, set aside
3. Cut ham steak and salt pork into 1 inch cubes, set aside
4. Remove the lid from your Instant Pot and turn to saute setting
5. When the pot has heated, add the olive oil and leave the lid off.
6. Add the bacon, ham steak, and salt pork to the pot and cook for about 5 minutes, stirring periodically with an Instant Pot safe spoon because things will start to stick.
7. After the bacon is cooked (about 5 minutes), add the diced onion to the pot and cook until they become tender/golden.
8. Add 1 cup organic beef broth to the pot and stir.  Be sure to scrape the bottom of the pot for anything that has stuck.
9. Add the remaining organic beef broth, apple cider vinegar, crushed red pepper, and stevia and stir.
10. Add about half of the 32 ounce bag of shredded collard greens to the pot and stir.  Allow the collard greens to cook for a couple of minutes until they reduce in size.
11. Add the remaining half of the 32 ounce bag of shredded collard greens to the pot and stir.  Your pot contents should not exceed the 2/3 fill line.
12. Press cancel on the Intant Pot to turn off the saute feature.
13. Close the steam vent on the pot lid and press Manual or Pressure Cook button (depending on which model you have) and set the pot for 5 minutes.
14. After the 5 minutes has counted down, the pot should beep.  If you're famished and the smell has your tummy rumbling, do a quick pressure release.  If you've got time to kill before dinner has to be on the table, you can allow a natural pressure release.

These are PERFECT for Thanksgiving.   Another recipe that is perfect for Thanksgiving is this Watergate Salad, which has long been a family favorite with my siblings and I.