Grandma’s best Old Fashioned Southern Style Green Beans
Our Recipe for southern style green beans, cooked with bacon and simmered in the pot till tender, will bring back memories of grandma's kitchen. These country style green beans, seasoned with love, symbolize traditional cooking at its best. Remember, good food is all the sweeter when shared with good friends.
Servings 6
Calories 253kcal
Ingredients
- 8 Slices bacon chopped
- 2 ½ pounds fresh green beans ends snapped
- 1 32 ounce container chicken stock
- 2 cups water
- 1 teaspoon seasoned salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 Tablespoon butter
Instructions
CrockPot Instructions
- 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!
Stove Top Instructions
- 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.
Nutrition
Calories: 253kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 29mg | Sodium: 830mg | Potassium: 616mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 1375IU | Vitamin C: 23.3mg | Calcium: 77mg | Iron: 2.4mg