Slow Cooker Southern Green Beans is a simple dish that requires a handful of ingredients and takes comfort food to a whole new level, perfect for feeding a crowd.
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There is just something about adding the smoky flavor of bacon to vegetables, it creates the best southern-style side dish with so much flavor. Plus the addition of the diced potato soaks up the juices and tastes delicious.
Why this recipe works
These crock pot green beans are so good the whole family will love them, cooked slowly with onions, garlic, and bacon. I’ve never been a huge fan of green beans but this is my favorite way. Served as an easy side dish recipe during the holidays like with my Slow Cooker Honey Ham or during the warm summer barbecue months like with my Oven Baked Ribs. This crockpot green bean casserole recipe can also be served as a main course with some of my Southern Hoe Cakes on the side.
Ingredients for Crock Pot Green Beans
- Green Beans: Fresh, frozen, or even canned works.
- Chicken broth: I recommend using low-sodium chicken broth but vegetable broth can also be used.
- Onions: I use a sweet yellow onion
- Garlic: Fresh is best here.
- Potato: I use russet, but red potatoes are also delicious.
- Bacon: I like to use smoky bacon.
- Worcestershire sauce: Don’t leave this out it adds a ton of flavor.
- Red pepper flakes: These are optional but highly recommended.
How to make this recipe
- Step 1: In a skillet or if you have a saute option in your crock pot add the chopped slices of bacon and cook until crispy. Remove using a slotted spoon and set aside on a paper towel.
- Step 2: Next add the diced onions to the bacon grease and saute, then add in the garlic.
- Step 3: Add the green beans, garlic and onions, bacon drippings, and diced potatoes into the slow cooker.
- Step 4: Cook until desired tenderness, and add crispy bacon topped with salt and black pepper to taste.
Recipe tips
- I use fresh green beans, not canned.
- After rinsing, trim off the ends of the green beans. I usually get the beans that are already prepped and ready in the bags.
- I also prefer to cut my beans in half, but you can leave them longer if you want it doesn’t change anything.
- The best part of the diced potatoes is that it soaks up the cooking juices and it is so good.
- You can toss the cooked bacon in with the beans while it cooks but I like to sprinkle the bacon on top at the end.
