Southern Green Beans and Potatoes with Bacon
This is all stuff I typically have on hand and it's a great way to use up fresh green beans from the garden. The longest part is just waiting for everything to get tender.
Ingredients
Ingredients (~6 servings)
- 3 slices smoked bacon
- 1 Tbsp bacon fat, rendered from bacon
- 3/4 cup yellow onion, chopped
- 1 Tbsp garlic cloves, minced
- 2 1/2 cups fresh green beans, cut into 1 1/2 inch lengths
- 3 cups low-sodium chicken broth
- ~1 1/4 lbs small to medium red potatoes
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- Pinch red pepper flakes
Instructions
- Cook bacon in Dutch oven until crisp; transfer to paper towel and chop.
- Reserve 1 Tbsp bacon fat in pot.
- Sauté onions in fat until soft.
- Add garlic and cook 1 minute.
- Stir in green beans, chicken stock, and black pepper.
- Cover and simmer 30 minutes.
- Cut potatoes into uniform pieces.
- Add potatoes to pot, adding water if needed to cover.
- Sprinkle with salt and red pepper flakes.
- Simmer 20 minutes until potatoes are tender.
- Transfer to serving bowl.
- Stir in half the bacon.
- Garnish with remaining bacon and pepper.
Notes
Use small to medium red potatoes for best results.