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SOUTHERN GREEN BEANS

Are you looking to make delicious Southern Green Beans?  

What could be better than Southern Green Beans made with potatoes, bacon, garlic, onion, chicken broth, pepper, and a hit of sugar? 

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HOW TO MAKE THE BEST SOUTHERN GREEN BEANS
HOW TO MAKE THE BEST SOUTHERN GREEN BEANS

Being a Southern Girl, I was raised on these green beans.  Today, I still love these Southern Green Beans, and I prepare them on special occasions.  The only difference is I do not cook them until they are mushy like I grew up on.  I like them tender but not cooked to death.

Growing Up With Fresh Green Beans

My father would get bushels of green beans, purple hull peas, every summer. I not sure where he would get our green beans from but he always got a ton.  We would spend hours as a family stringing and snapping beans and peas.  Most meals included a fresh pot of green beans or peas and cornbread during the summer.

Can I use something besides Bacon in these Green Beans?

Bacon is the most common seasoning for Southern Green Beans but if you have a ham bone left over it is perfect for these beans.  Boil the bone down using the chicken broth, water or a combination of the two until the meat falls off or pulls off easy.  If you are using a honey ham bone, you do not need to add the sugar to the beans.  They will be perfectly sweet enough.

HOW TO MAKE THE BEST SOUTHERN GREEN BEANS

Green Beans Were Finger Foods In My House

When my kids were at the age of eating finger foods, I would prepare a large pot of these Southern Green Beans.  They loved them especially my twin boys.  I would cook them al dente and put them in a snack container for them to eat.  Not only did they eat them as a snack during the day but I carried green beans everywhere we went. They loved them!

Be sure to continue reading for my crock pot green beans, green bean casserole and more. 

While competing at World Food Championships, I not only had an opportunity to cook with Gotham Steel Cookware but to learn about the company. Chances are you have seen some of their commercials and demonstrations like the ones below.  After watching their ads, you may have wondered if Gotham Steel cookware is really that good.  Are they really non-stick without any oil or butter?   You may even wonder if you can use a metal cooking utensils in them or if you can bake with them in your oven.   I was thrilled to test not only Gotham Steel Cookware but Bakeware too.

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HOW TO MAKE THE BEST SOUTHERN GREEN BEANS
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HOW TO MAKE THE BEST SOUTHERN GREEN BEANS

What could be better than Southern Green Beans made with potatoes, bacon, garlic, onion, chicken broth, pepper, and a hit of sugar?
Course: side
Cuisine: American
Keyword: beans, best green beans, green beans, sides, Southern green beans
Author: Diane @Recipes for our Daily Bread

Ingredients

  • 3 pounds of fresh green beans (fresh is better, but you can use frozen green beans)
  • 10 New potatoes washed and cut into bite sizes (or small golden potatoes)
  • 8 pieces bacon
  • 1 small red onion diced small
  • One tablespoon minced garlic
  • 1 cup chicken broth
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons seasoning salt
  • One teaspoon black pepper
  • two teaspoons sugar
  • enough water to cover the beans halfway up the pot.

Instructions

  • Fry the bacon in a large dutch oven on medium heat
  • Remove the bacon and chop it into bite-size pieces.
  • Saute the garlic and chopped onions until the onions are tender
  • Add the potatoes, salt, pepper, and sugar
  • Add the green beans, bacon, and chicken broth
  • Plus, enough water to cover the beans halfway up the pot.
  • Cook until beans are tender about 1 hour on low simmer heat
  • TIME WILL DEPEND ON HOW HIGH YOUR HEAT IS ON YOUR STOVE.
  • DO NOT OVERCOOK GREEN BEANS! THEY WILL GET MUSHY
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13 thoughts on “SOUTHERN GREEN BEANS”

    • Jessica,

      Thank you for stopping by Recipes For Our Daily Bread and leaving me a comment about my Southern Green Beans. Yes, you can use any type of Pole, Snap Beans, or Bush green beans which are most beans. The beans have to be picked before the shell get tough.
      I hope you get a chance to try these flavorful green beans.

      Have a fabulous Easter week!
      Blessings,
      Diane
      God Bless You and your sweet class,
      Diane Roark
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  2. I Love Southern Cooking !!!
    My First Husband pass went home to be with our Lord he was from Greenville, Temnn,
    My second Husband he is from Bryson City, North Carolina and for me I am a Northern Gail from Maryland !!!

    • Bea,

      Thank you for stopping by to check out my blog, Recipes for our Daily Bread. I am thrilled you found it. If you ever need any help with my recipes, please do not hesitate to ask. If you try any of them, let me know how they came out. My husband is also from Tennessee and my brother lives not too far from Greenville in Elizabethtown. Again, I am glad you found my site.
      God Bless You and your sweet class,
      Diane Roark
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    • Lenore,

      Thank you for stopping by Recipes For Our Daily Bread and reading my Southern Green Bean recipe. Yes, a lot of the water will evaporate. This is especially true if you leave the lid off. Make sure the water in the pot is at least about half way up at all times.

      Thank you again for checking out my blog. I hope you enjoy the Southern Green Beans. They have been a staple in my house my entire life especially on Sundays and holidays.
      Many blessings,
      Diane Roark

    • Tammy,

      Thank you for stopping by my recipe blog, Recipes For Our Daily Bread.com, and leaving me a comment about my Southern Green Beans. These green beans are very flavorful and delicious. I hope you will give them a try. No, you do not need to precook the potatoes. They will cook with the green beans and soak up all the flavors.
      Many blessings,
      Diane Roark

    • Tina,
      Thank you for stopping by recipesforourdailybread.com I am sorry my Southern Green Bean recipe was a little confusion. I corrected it on my blog and copies it below. You can cover the green beans and they will cook faster. Be sure to check them and stir them often. Also, It is easier to leave the bacon in the dutch oven. Before the bacon is hard, add the garlic and onions. If you cook the bacon hard and remove it, simply add it back when you add the potatoes.

      Fry the bacon in a large dutch oven on medium heat
      Before the bacon is cooked hard saute the garlic and chopped onions until the onions are tender
      Add the potatoes, salt, pepper, and sugar
      Add the green beans and chicken broth
      Cover with a lid and cook until beans are tender about 1 hours on low simmer heat.

      Thanks for stopping by recipesforourdailybread.com If you every have any questions, please ask me.
      Blessings,
      Diane Roark

  7. My grandmother actually was a big believer in using bacon grease for a peas recipe she used to make for us. So, love that you use bacon in your green bean recipe as this reminds me of that and now am definitely going to try the next time I am going to make green beans for us here. So, thanks so much Diane for sharing here 🙂

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