Collard Greens may improve your cholesterol blocking potential, Ina recent study published by the journal of Nutrition Research compared the bile acid-binding capacity of steamed collards to the drug Cholestyramine and found that collard greens increased cholesterol blocking capacity 13 percent more than the drug.

Serves: 6-8

Ingredients:

  • One bag pretty cut fresh greens
  • 32 oz low sodium or no sodium chicken broth
  • One big white onion
  • Sofrito garlic powder
  • Olive Oil
  • 16 oz can of diced tomatoes

Instructions:

  1. Rinse greens chop 2 cloves of garlic or 2 tbsp garlic powder.
  2. Lightly coat a soup pot with olive oil. Begin by softening big onion, then put greens chop and one container of chicken broth.
  3. Add a 16 oz can of diced tomatoes. The greens roll behind to wilt the broth.
  4. Drizzle more olive oil and add sofrito garlic powder or other seasonings then cover and cook on a low heat at least 1 hours (sometimes it will go 1: 30 hours).
  5. That gives time for all the flavors to settle in and the greens to cook.

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