Description
Southern style green beans and potatoes are super easy and full of flavor, cooked in chicken broth, topped with crispy beef bacon, and coated in butter.
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 slices thick cut beef bacon (cut into 1/2 inch pieces)
- 1 medium yellow onion (diced, about 1 cup)
- 3 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 1/2 pounds baby potatoes (quartered)
- 1 pound green beans (washed with ends trimmed)
- 4 Tablespoons butter (divided)
- 4 cups chicken broth
Instructions
- Step: Lightly spray the bottom of a large dutch oven with cooking spray, then spread the beef bacon slices over the bottom of the pot in an even layer. Turn the heat to medium and cook the beef bacon until crispy (about 8-10 minutes). Remove the beef bacon from the pot using a slotted spoon. Leave about 2 Tablespoons of beef bacon grease in the pot, and discard the rest.
- Step: Add the diced onion to the pot and cook it in the beef bacon grease until the onion is soft and translucent (about 5 minutes).
- Step: Add the minced garlic and red pepper flakes to the onion and cook until aromatic (30-60 seconds).
- Step: Place the trimmed beans and quartered potatoes in the pot, and pour in the chicken broth. Add half of the cooked beef bacon pieces (reserve the rest for later) and 2 Tablespoons of butter. Stir to mix (moving the beans and potatoes around so that everything is covered with broth).
- Step: Cover with a fitted lid and turn the heat up to bring to just a boil. Once boiling, reduce the heat to medium-low. Keep covered and simmer until the beans are tender and the potatoes are fork tender (about 25-30 minutes).
- Step: Reserve 1/4 cup of the broth, then carefully drain the remaining broth (leaving the green beans and potatoes in the pot).
- Step: Add the remaining 2 Tablespoons of butter, the reserved beef bacon, salt, pepper, and the reserved broth to the pot. Gently toss the beans and potatoes to coat in butter and seasonings. Transfer to a serving dish and enjoy.
Notes
For a fresher taste, try adding a squeeze of fresh lemon juice. Haricots Verts are recommended for a more delicate and tender texture.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 33 minutes
- Category: Side Dishes
- Method: Simmering
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/8 recipe
- Calories: 210 kcal
- Sugar: 4.6 g
- Sodium: 480 mg
- Fat: 10.7 g
- Saturated Fat: 5.2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5.5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 20.7 g
- Fiber: 5.4 g
- Protein: 9.6 g
- Cholesterol: 38 mg
Keywords: Southern green beans, baby potatoes, beef bacon, side dish, chicken broth