How To Make Southern Green Beans
Upgrade your vegetable side with this southern green beans recipe. They are slow cooked with Cajun seasoning and served with crisp bacon.
Prep:
20 mins
Cook:
1 hr 30 mins
Total:
1 hr 50 mins
Ingredients
- 4 slices bacon, diced
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 lb fresh green beans, trimmed
- 3½ cup chicken broth
- 1 tsp cajun seasoning, optional
- 2 tbsp butter
Instructions
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In large saucepan over medium heat, cook the bacon until almost completely brown. Add onion and cook for additional 5 minutes.
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Turn heat to low and add garlic; cook for 30 seconds. Remove bacon/onion mixture to a bowl. Do not wash saucepan.
- Add green beans and enough chicken broth to just cover the green beans. Add Cajun seasoning.
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Bring to a low boil. Cover and reduce to simmer. Simmer for 1 to 1½ hours, stirring occasionally. Drain chicken broth, return the bacon/onion mixture and heat for 1 to 2 minutes. Add butter, stir and serve.
Nutrition
- Sugar: 6g
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- Calcium: 74mg
- Calories: 161kcal
- Carbohydrates: 14g
- Cholesterol: 10mg
- Fat: 11g
- Fiber: 5g
- Iron: 2mg
- Monounsaturated Fat: 5g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g
- Potassium: 509mg
- Protein: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Sodium: 656mg
- Trans Fat: 1g
- Vitamin A: 1633IU
- Vitamin C: 30mg
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