Old Fashioned Green Beans- Southern Style

Craving that true old-fashioned comfort food that takes you straight back to childhood? Our Southern-Style Green Beans are just the ticket! These tender, slow-simmered beans are packed with smoky bacon, savory seasonings, and all the love your grandma poured into her Sunday suppers.

Whether you whip them up in a crockpot for hands-off ease or let them bubble away in a Dutch oven on the stovetop, this recipe delivers that rich, soul-warming flavor every single time. The beans get melt-in-your-mouth tender, infused with bacon drippings, a hint of onion and garlic, and just the right touch of black pepper for that classic country kick.

One bite and you’ll swear you’ve been transported right back to grandma’s kitchen table. This is the kind of timeless, down-home green bean dish we all grew up on—and now you can bring it to yours too.

Southern Green Beans Recipe:

Ingredients:

• 8 slices of bacon, chopped
• 2 ½ pounds of fresh green beans, ends snapped
• 32 ounces of Chicken stock
• 2 cups water
• 1 teaspoon seasoned salt
• ½ teaspoon black pepper
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 Tablespoon Butter

Equipment Needed:

• Large crockpot or large dutch oven
• Colander

How to make these Country Style Green Beans two ways:

Crockpot Southern-Style Green Beans (Hands-Off & Full of Flavor!)

Here’s the easy, set-it-and-forget-it way to get those tender, bacon-infused green beans just like the ones from grandma’s kitchen:

• Dump the fresh (or canned, drained) green beans into your large crockpot.
• Toss in the chopped bacon, chicken stock, water, seasoned salt, freshly cracked black pepper, and garlic powder.
• Give everything a nice stir to mix all those savory flavors together.
• Cover and cook on high for 5–6 hours, or until the beans are super tender and have soaked up all that smoky goodness.
• Once done, carefully drain off most of the liquid (save a little if you like them extra juicy!).
• Stir in the butter until it melts in and coats everything beautifully.
• Taste and adjust seasoning if needed, then serve hot and watch everyone go back for seconds!

These come out melt-in-your-mouth perfect every time—pure comfort in a bowl.

Stovetop Southern-Style Green Beans (Classic & Full of That Slow-Cooked Flavor!)

Here’s the traditional stovetop method for those tender, smoky, bacon-kissed green beans that taste like they’ve been simmering on grandma’s back burner all afternoon:

• Place your fresh (or canned, drained) green beans into a large pot or Dutch oven.
• Add the chopped bacon, the chicken stock, enough water to mostly cover the beans, the seasoned salt, plenty of freshly ground black pepper, and the garlic powder.
• Give everything a thorough stir so the seasonings and bacon are evenly distributed.
• Set the heat to medium-high and bring the pot to a rolling boil.
• Once boiling, reduce the heat to low, cover the pot, and let the beans simmer gently for about 1 hour. (The low-and-slow cooking is what makes them so melt-in-your-mouth tender!)
• Check the tenderness during the last 10 minutes—give them a taste or poke with a fork. They should be soft but not mushy.
• When they’re perfect, carefully drain off most of the cooking liquid (leave a splash behind if you like them saucier).
• Stir in a couple of pats of butter until it melts in and coats every bean beautifully.
• Taste one last time and adjust seasoning if needed, then serve piping hot.

These stovetop green beans come out rich, savory, and downright comforting—exactly the way we remember them from family dinners.

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• Classic Meatloaf
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