Southern-Style Green Beans & Potatoes

Fresh green beans and potatoes cooked low and slow the Southern way with bacon and onion - recipe includes both stove-top and crock pot instructions.

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Y’all, I cooked a feast yesterday. A flippin’ feast. I made hamburger steaks with rice and onion gravy. I made biscuits. I made squash casserole. I baked sweet potatoes. And I made cucumber salad.

But I couldn’t tell you anything about any of it.

Because I also made these beans and they’re all I ate. I couldn’t. get. enough. of. them. Once I finished what was on my plate, I wrapped my plate up and stuck it in the fridge to be eaten some other time.

Then I went and got a big bowl out the cabinet and filled that sucker slap up with more beans and potatoes. And then I went to town on them.

When something tastes as good as these did, you don’t miss your window.

Sometimes I like to use whole small red potatoes (we call them 'new' potatoes), sometimes I use yukon gold. You can use just about anything except baking potatoes (they won't hold up being boiled this long).

This can also be made with canned green beans. It's not quite as good but I never met a pot of beans I didn't like so I think they're delicious too!

Speaking of canned green beans... y'all ever heard the expression "cook the can out of the beans"? This is something we always did and I swear it makes a difference. Something about this changes the flavor of the beans and gets rid of that "canned", artificial flavor. 

In my recipe for Southern-Style CANNED Green Beans, you add some bacon or bacon grease then cook the canned beans in a skillet until all the liquid has evaporated and the beans start to almost fry in the bacon drippings. They're not homemade but, they come close to being just as good.

I do this before adding the beans to Green Bean Casserole too! Trust me, it makes a difference!

Try these Southern Style Green Beans & Potatoes with one of these awesome main dishes:

• Crock Pot Pulled Pork –  Perfectly seasoned, tender, juicy pulled pork cooked low and slow in a slow cooker. 
• Sticky Chicken – Marinated slow-roasted chicken pieces braised in a slightly sweet, tangy sauce.
• Fall-Off-The-Bone Baby Back Ribs – Easy, oven-baked ribs cooked low and slow on a bed of onions. 
• Perfect Pork Tenderloin – A no-fail recipe for perfectly cooked marinated pork tenderloin with a simple glaze. 
• Barbequed Steaks – Thinly sliced grilled steaks marinated then basted in a homemade barbeque sauce. 

Recipe for Southern-Style Green Beans & Potatoes

Southern Style Green Beans & Potatoes

Yield: 8-10 Servings

Author: Mandy Rivers | South Your Mouth

Prep time: 10 MinCook time: 45 MinTotal time: 55 Min

Fresh green beans and potatoes cooked low and slow the Southern way with bacon and onion - recipe includes both stove-top and crock pot instructions.

Ingredients

• 2 pounds fresh green beans
• 8 slices bacon
• 1 onion, diced
• 3-4 large red or gold potatoes, peeled
• 3-4 cups chicken broth
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 teaspoon salt + more to taste
• 1 teaspoon pepper

Instructions

1. Wash and trim beans then cut into 2-inch pieces; set aside.
2. Cut bacon into 1/2-inch pieces then sauté over medium heat in a large pot or Dutch oven until browned.
3. Add onion and beans to the bacon then continue to sauté for 2-3 minutes. Remove from heat.
4. Cut potatoes into large cubes then add to pot. Add chicken broth (enough to cover potatoes), butter, salt and pepper to the pot then bring to a boil.
5. Cover pot, reduce heat to medium-low then cook for 30-45 minutes, stirring occasionally. Let rest 15 minutes before serving.

Notes

• You can make this with canned beans (probably 4-5 cans). Drain the beans and skip sautéing them. Just add the drained beans with the potatoes. Canned beans aren't as good but they're still pretty dang tasty.
• You can also make this in a crock pot. Once bacon, onion and beans are sauteed, add everything to a slow cooker then cook on low for 6-8 hours or high for 3-4 or until potatoes are tender.
• I use red potatoes or yukon gold. You won't want to use russet or baking potatoes as they won't hold up being boiled this long.

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