Frozen collard greens, soul-food style, perfectly seasoned with Lawry’s Seasoning Salt, and simmered in chicken broth. Often served as a side dish, they taste great with cornbread, ribs, and potato salad.
Hey guys, it’s PBJ, back with another quick and delicious frozen collard greens recipe. This week I’ve shown you guys how to cook a variety of frozen vegetables and talked about the seasonings and ingredients I like to use.
Cooking frozen collard greens sounds easy, but there’s more to it than you think. The number one complaint I get from my subscribers and followers about cooking vegetables is not knowing how long to cook them.
They either cook them too long, and their vegetables end up soft and limp, or they don’t cook them long enough, and they come out semi-raw and crunchy.
“I’m going to show you how I like to make frozen collard greens, and what ingredients I use to pack them with flavor so good, they’ll be your go-to side dish.
Well, maybe not good, but you get the point lol. When making frozen collard greens, the goal is quick and simple, so I skip the onions, peppers, meat, and other extras I use for fresh greens.
But I do use the perfect combination of ingredients and seasonings that’ll make them taste just as good as fresh greens. When I make greens, I always use frozen greens, unless I’m making them for Thanksgiving or a big occasion!
Listen, during the weekdays, after work, the last thing we wanna do is be in the kitchen washing, chopping, and doing all the other laborious preparation that comes with cooking fresh greens. We just wanna warm up some vegetables real quick to complete our meal.
Essential ingredients for frozen collard greens:
- Apple cider vinegar: I don’t care if I’m making frozen, bagged, or fresh greens, the three ingredients that are a must are Lawry’s Seasoning Salt, Sugar, and Apple Cider Vinegar. Those 3 ingredients are what set my greens apart. I use ACV to give the greens their traditional tart flavor.
- Sugar: I use a small amount of sugar to balance out the acidity level and the bitterness from the garlic, onions, and vinegar. I’m a huge fan of Lawry’s Seasoned Salt (I use it in many recipes as a salt replacement).
- Laury’s Seasoning: Salt is essential for great flavor, but for collard greens, I always go with seasoning salt. If you don’t have any seasoning salt on hand, don’t worry, just use regular salt. It won’t alter the taste much. Just make sure that if you do use salt, to use a little less—not the same amount—because it’s a little more potent than seasoning salt.
- Chicken Broth: Another ingredient that’s pivotal in providing flavor is the broth, I use chicken broth. If you don’t have broth on hand, feel free to use more Lawry’s seasoning.
- Hot Sauce: My nana would also add a pinch of hot sauce and cayenne or hot pepper flakes to add a little heat to the greens once they were done. That’s optional, of course, because not everyone enjoys spicy foods. I’ll tell ya one thing though, a lil’ pepper flakes or cayenne pepper can only help your immune system when you’re trying to get rid of a cold! I’m just saying… I’m just saying lol!
You’re going to love this frozen collard greens recipe, trust me. This is as good as frozen collard greens get, so enjoy! Don’t forget to comment, rate, and share this recipe if you love it.
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Soul-Food Style Frozen Collard Greens
- Prep Time: 3 Mins
- Cook Time: 17-18 Mins
- Total Time: 20 Mins
- Yield: 4
- Category: Vegetable Side Dish
- Cuisine: Soul Food/Southern
Description
Juicy, soul-food style collard greens seasoned with Lawry’s Seasoning Salt, then cooked in broth. Often served as a side dish, this tastes great with cornbread, ribs, and potato salad.
Ingredients
- 1 Lb (16 oz) Frozen Chopped Collard Greens
- 2 Cups Chicken Broth
- 1–1/2 Tbs Butter
- 2 Tsps Apple Cider Vinegar
- 1–1/2 Tbs Sugar
- 1–1/2 Tsp Seasoning Salt or to taste
- 1/2 Tsp Garlic Powder
- 1/2 Tsp Onion Powder
- 1/4 Tsp Black Pepper
- 1/8 Tsp Cayenne Pepper (optional)
Instructions
- Place a skillet over high heat then add in the broth.
- After 3 minutes, or when the broth comes to a boil, reduce the heat to medium high.
- Add the collard greens, butter, vinegar, seasonings, and sugar, then stir well.
- Let the greens cook for 17-18 minutes or until desired tenderness.
(Stir periodically)
Notes
- If you don’t like your greens on the spicy side, leave out the cayenne pepper!
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
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29 thoughts on “Soul-Food Style Frozen Collard Greens”
Loved your recipe! I used my seasoning salt on hand and substituted the butter for good ol’ bacon grease and added more chicken broth toward the end. I also added chopped onions. Delicious pairing with my Crockpot Pork chops w/potatoes and carrots. Just the recipe I needed since I had frozen collards on hand. Perfect also because I had ALL the ingredients at home so a budget friendly plus recipe. Looking forward to trying other recipes listed. Keep up the good work!!!
Hi Jay- new fan found by accident and other than using turkey broth cause it’s what I had it was phenomenal!!
Thank you looking forward to trying other things
J
Glad you liked it.
I LOVE this recipe! I add some bacon fat and drippins or ham if I have it.
Delicious. Veganize by using Edward & Sons Not Chick’n boullion, and any vegan butter, like Earth Balance.
I love this recipe! My first time cooking and liking frozen greens. They were delicious.
This is soooo good, thank you so much for sharing it! ❤
Thank you so much for sharing your recipe. This was a big hit with my family. You had my house smelling like it was Thanksgiving Day 🤗. I will definitely be making these greens again.
I originally used this recipe in a pinch for a last minute Thanksgiving meal (long story) and it was so good! I also used this recipe to cook a bag of kale that was on the edge of wilting and my husband said “hmm” which is basically a thumbs up
I bought frozen collards for new year’s day because I didn’t want a big fuss . Looked up ‘doctored frozen collards’ and hit on this. They were perfect! We added a little bit of pepper vinegar for serving, but I cooked them just as directed. Thank you! I’ll be looking at your other recipes. Happy New Year!
I’m here on thanksgiving morning 2020 because it’s just my 4 year old and me so I didn’t feel the need to do all that extra work. I’ll be back to tell you how great it was. I’ve cooked so many of your recipes and loved them all. Hence the reason I’m back today. Keep making simple recipes because everyone doesn’t have time for those really long recipes. Don’t worry about what those Karen’s said about this recipe. You’ve clearly made multiple fresh collard greens video. They should find one of those and hush! But people with busy lives and small families enjoy simplicity! Thank you so much. I miss you on YouTube but I understand you’re branching out. I wish you well in your future endeavors. (Georgia Girl)
Just wanted to add i was smiling reading this blog because I could hear you saying all these things. Especially the intro. I love you Jay!!!!!!!!!!
This recipe is exactly what I was looking for when I wanted to punch up my frozen bag of greens! Easy and delicious. Thank you!
Can I add meat to this quick recipe?
So I never made collard greens like this before. I usually just add them to a frittata, so I had a bag and left over ham. Also threw in a bag of frozen peppers and onions. My kitchen smells so good. Made up some corn bread and bam. Simple supper. Thank you!!! My boys loved it too.
Easy, quick, tasty. Yep it’s not the ham hock – 2 hour recipe, but works great if you’ve got a frozen bag. I threw in some bacon bits too.
Great recipe! They turned out delicious!!!
Mistakenly grabbed collard greens instead of Frozen spinach so I tried this recipe. Very simple but tasty. Added a tiny extra bit of ACV to brighten it up near the end. Thumbs up!!
Love, love, love this recipe. I tweaked it of course but not much. I don’t like meat in my greens, AT ALL! I’m personally not a fan of meat anyway. I prefer the vinegar and sugar taste. Thx for the posting. It’s definitely a fav!
I knew there had to be a delicious easy way to cook frozen collard greens. THIS IS IT.
Thank you.
Wait just a minute, PBJ! I followed you on YouTube and you cooked Nothing like this! Whoever heard of cooking Southern collards for 15 minutes?!! And with No meat!! What happened to you??!! Are you on a diet? Or sick? Diabetes?? Instead of Soul-Food Style Collards, you should name them, Nursing Home Collards!
These are frozen bagged collard greens… not my fresh collard greens recipe
Didn’t have the Lowry’s seasoning salt or any sugar but everything else you mentioned in the recipe I used. Amazing! I ate half of the contents of the pot before it even got to the table Really delicious. Thank you.
Looking forward to trying your recipes
I would like to reply to Shirley’s comment. It was exactly the same thoughts I had! How do you cook collards in 15 minutes and without any meat? I even read the recipe twice to see if I missed using a ham hock or bacon!
Ok, so I guess you just ignored my response to her and the title of the recipe… I repeat.. THIS IS A FROZEN BAG COLLARD GREEN RECIPE, not a FRESH COLLARD GREEN RECIPE. It’s supposed to be quick and simple… I don’t know why yall don’t understand that.
They don’t want to understand. Great recipe thank you ❤️
Superb! I don’t like meat as well… perfect recipe for my family 🙂 (paired it with bbq chicken)
If you wanted to add ham hocks or neck bones to the frozen greens can you give me a receipt for that?
How insulting. Does it really matter if he has health issues? So insensitive. Thank you Philly Boy Jay. We love your cooking..keep it up. God bless you and keepon cooking.