North, south, east and west—no matter where you hail from, all signs point to this coast-to-coast favorite, simmered with smoked turkey, collard greens and bell peppers.
Collard Greens and Smoked Turkey
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 1 hr 35 min
- Servings 6
- Ingredients 11
Ingredients
- 1 large onion, chopped (1 cup)
- 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 2 teaspoons sugar or honey
- 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 3 cups Progresso™ reduced-sodium chicken broth (from 32-oz carton)
- 2 teaspoons white vinegar
- 1 lb smoked turkey drumstick or wings, skin removed
- 4 bunches fresh collard greens (about 4 lb), coarsely chopped
- 1/2 cup coarsely chopped red bell pepper
- 1/2 cup coarsely chopped green bell pepper

Make With
Progresso Broth
Instructions
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Step1In 8-quart stockpot, stir onions, garlic, sugar, pepper flakes, black pepper, broth and vinegar until well blended. Add turkey and collard greens. (Greens may fill pot but will quickly wilt.) Heat to boiling. Reduce heat to low. Cover; simmer 50 minutes.
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Step2Stir in bell peppers. Cover; simmer 10 minutes longer or until greens and bell peppers are tender.
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Step3Remove turkey from broth mixture. Cool turkey about 10 minutes or just cool enough to handle. Remove bones from turkey; cut turkey into bite-size pieces. Return turkey meat to broth mixture.
Nutrition
200
Calories
3g
Total Fat
22g
Protein
20g
Total Carbohydrate
8g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 200
- Calories from Fat
- 30
- Total Fat
- 3g
- 5%
- Saturated Fat
- 1g
- 4%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 55mg
- 19%
- Sodium
- 370mg
- 15%
- Potassium
- 730mg
- 21%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 20g
- 7%
- Dietary Fiber
- 9g
- 38%
- Sugars
- 8g
- Protein
- 22g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 310%
- 310%
- Vitamin C
- 90%
- 90%
- Calcium
- 35%
- 35%
- Iron
- 15%
- 15%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 2 1/2 Vegetable; 2 1/2 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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