Sautéed Leek Greens with Bacon
Don’t throw away those leek tops! Leek greens sautéed with bacon make a delicious side dish that will keep you from throwing away those leek tops again.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 30 mins
- Total Time: 40 mins
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: stove top
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
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- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 3 slices bacon
- 3 leek greens (the top dark green part) sliced thin, cross-wise
- ⅓ cup low sodium chicken broth
Instructions
- Crisp the bacon: Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a skillet on medium heat. Add bacon, cook for about 5 minutes, then flip to cook until both sides are browned, about 10 minutes total cooking time.
- Let the bacon cool: Remove the bacon from the pan, and set aside to cool on a paper towel. Break the bacon into bite sized bits when it has cooled, and divide the bacon bits into 2 equal portions.
- Begin cooking leek greens: Pour excess bacon grease out of the skillet, but leave a bit! Heat the other tablespoon of olive oil in the skillet on medium high, then add the sliced leek greens. Stir to combine the leek greens with the oil.
- Simmer with broth: When the leek greens begin to sizzle a bit, stir in the chicken broth. Bring the liquid to a boil, then reduce heat to simmer. Simmer covered on medium low for at least 20 minutes.
- Add bacon back to skillet: After the simmering time, remove the cover, stir in half of the bacon bits in with the leek greens. Reserve a bit of the bacon to sprinkle on top when serving.
- Finish cooking: Cook the leek greens with the bacon bits uncovered for a few minutes to let the flavors meld and have more liquid absorbed.
- Serve: Use a slotted spoon to serve the leek greens with bacon. Pass the reserved bacon so each person can add a bit more on top of the dish, and enjoy with the rest of your meal!
Notes
- This recipe uses the dark green leek tops that are often discarded after prepping leeks for other recipes.
- Leaving a bit of bacon grease in the pan for sautéing the leeks helps add additional flavor.
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