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Greens and Cornbread Bites

Here is something a little different for you.  Greens and Cornbread Bites. Yep…a true southern snack if there ever was one.  use your favorite Greens, fresh, frozen or canned.  This is a very forgiving recipe.  Adjust all ingredients to your liking.  Hope you enjoy these..

Greens and Cornbread Bites
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Greens and Cornbread Bites

makes 24

  • 1 14 oz can Greens (doesn’t need to be cooked) drained and squeezed thoroughly to remove liquid.  You can use 1 1/2 to 2 cups of your leftover cooked greens.  
  • 1/4 to 1/2 cup Roasted Red Peppers, diced 
  • 1/4 cup Onion, minced 
  • 2 slices Bacon,cooked and crumbled,  
  • 1/2 to 3/4 cup Pepper Jack Cheese, grated
  • Salt, Pepper, Hot Pepper Sauce, optional  Use whatever you use to season greens if they aren’t already.  Season to taste. 
  • 1 to 2 cups Cornbread Stuffing Mix, may substitute cooked and crumbled cornbread
  • 3 Eggs, beaten

Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease cookie sheet

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These are canned mustard greens, already diced.  I pressed the lid on them until the liquid no longer came out.

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Mix greens,  diced red pepper (amount you like), onions, bacon, pepper jack cheese (amount you like).  Taste and then season with salt, pepper and/or hot pepper sauce, optional, to taste.

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Add 1 cup cornbread stuffing mix, or crumbled cornbread,  and beaten eggs.  Add more cornbread stuffing mix or cornbread, as needed to make a mixture that is still a little moist. 

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Roll into walnut size balls, they will be moist,  and place on a greased cookie sheet.  Bake in a 350 degree preheated oven for 8 minutes. Turn pan around and cook another 5 -10 minutes.  They should be firm, with a tiny give when done.  As always, my oven cooks different than yours…adjust time accordingly.  

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One of my twins borrowed my camera and took pictures of his lego man cooking a fish while another may patiently waits at the picnic table.

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Aren’t they pretty?