The Best Southern Style Green Beans.

These Southern style green beans are cooked slowly and packed with lots of flavor. A naturally gluten free and dairy free recipe.

Don’t you love this time of year? The weather is perfect with cool mornings and crisp evenings, the leaves are ablaze, and there is still a ton of fresh produce from the Farmer’s Market. I love the shift in our coking style at this time of year as well…less salads and grilling, and more soups and comfort foods. Still with lots of veggies, of course!

How do you prepare your green beans? I always love to saute them up quickly with lots of garlic and butter, and it can be nice to roast them in the oven, too. (I’m a big green bean fan). This recipe is more along the lines of comfort food…mostly because of the bacon and the long, slow cook time.

My mom has been cooking Southern style green beans this way for years, and I find that a bowl of her beans is so comforting and warming to me.

These Southern style green beans are perfect served with:

• ham or pork chops
• macaroni salad
• cornbread casserole

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The Best Southern Style Green Beans.

These Southern style green beans are cooked slowly for lots of flavor! Perfect with a side of cornbread. 

Course Side Dish

Cuisine Dairy Free, gluten free

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 4 hours

Total Time 4 hours 10 minutes

Servings 8

Calories 205 kcal

Author Kelly Roenicke

Ingredients

• 1 pound green beans rinsed, with ends trimmed
• 1 sweet onion chopped
• 6 potatoes red skins are good, or Yukon Golds, peeled and diced
• 2 carrots peeled and chopped
• 3 garlic cloves
• 32 ounces chicken broth
• 6 strips Nitrate free bacon
• salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

1. Cook the bacon in a frying pan, but don't make it crisp. Set on paper towels to drain,
2. Throw all the ingredients in a big stock pot and then add water to cover by about two inches.
3. Bring to a boil and then cover and cook on low for about 3-4 hours. Everything will be very soft and tender.
4. Season with salt and pepper and enjoy!

Nutrition Facts

The Best Southern Style Green Beans.

Amount per Serving

Calories

205

% Daily Value*

Fat

 

7

g

11

%

Saturated Fat

 

2

g

13

%

Cholesterol

 

10

mg

3

%

Sodium

 

557

mg

24

%

Potassium

 

1005

mg

29

%

Carbohydrates

 

29

g

10

%

Fiber

 

6

g

25

%

Sugar

 

4

g

4

%

Protein

 

8

g

16

%

Vitamin A

 

2940

IU

59

%

Vitamin C

 

36.3

mg

44

%

Calcium

 

91

mg

9

%

Iron

 

6.2

mg

34

%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

This is so simple and so tasty on a chilly day. We like to serve cornbread with this for a hearty lunch.