• Four large onions, chopped
  • Three tablespoons bacon drippings
  • Two pounds pork chops, cubed and boned
  • Two bunches of green onions
  • One small head lettuce
  • One small head cabbage
  • One can of spinach
  • One package turnips green
  • One package of mustard greens (frozen)
  • Seasonal
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • Garlic powder



If you want to know how to make a tasty dish that contains a good deal of healthy greens, then this green gumbo recipe may help you. It only takes around 15 minutes to make and produces 10 to 12 servings.

Directions as followed:

Step 1- Melt the three tablespoons of bacon drippings in an iron pot.
Step 2- Add onions and cook until tender.
Step 3- Season the cubed and boned pork chops, then add to the bacon dripping mix.
Step 4- Cook until tender.
Step 5- Cut the cabbage, lettuce, green onions, and celery tops, into small pieces.
Step 6- Combine these vegetables together, then mix them in the pot. Cook until tender.
Step 7- Drain the spinach can and reserve the liquid.
Step 8- Add the spinach, green turnips, and mustard into the above mixture.
Step 9- Stir and cook slowly. Use the spinach liquid if the mixture is sticking.
Step 10- Serve Green Gumbo over hot rice. Enjoy!