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These Slow Cooker Green Beans are the best way to serve green beans! Full of flavor and cooked low and slow, they are a must-try! Perfect for serving with any meal!
If you’re looking for a classic Southern side dish that’s full of flavor and easy to make, these Slow Cooker Green Beans are a must-try! Tender green beans simmer in a flavorful broth with bacon, onions, and a touch of seasoning, giving you that home-cooked, Southern-style flavor without any hassle.
This recipe is perfect for busy days when you want something comforting and homemade but don’t have time to stand over the stove. Just toss everything into your slow cooker, set it, and let the magic happen!
The best thing about this recipe is, it is super easy to make! Just toss the ingredients into the slow cooker and let it cook. That’s all you need to do!
Best way to make Green Beans:
Green beans are a classic vegetable that can be made some many different ways.
Yes, even in a slow cooker! I love making green beans in the slow cooker.
Cooking the bacon beforehand and then adding that cooked bacon into the slow cooker, gives these green beans amazing flavor!
Ingredient Notes:
- Green Beans – I used fresh green beans for this recipe.
- Vegetable Broth – adds more flavor than just water.
- Bacon – cooked and crumbled bacon. Try my Oven Baked Bacon recipe.
- Seasoning – I used onion powder, garlic powder, salt, and pepper.
- Bacon Grease (optional)- save some from making the Bacon.
Directions:
Step One: Cook and crumble the bacon.
Optional Tip
I reserved a few tablespoons of bacon grease from my bacon and add it to my green beans in the slow cooker.
Step Two: Cook on low for 6-7 hours or on high for 4-5 hours or until green beans are tender.
Recipe Tip
Do not use canned green beans for this recipe. Canned green beans are already soft from being canned in water.
Green beans and bacon grease:
When I cooked my bacon I saved some of the bacon greases to add to the broth.
You just need a few tablespoons to boost the flavor but you could skip this and still have amazing green beans in the slow cooker.
Type of Green Beans:
For this recipe, I used fresh green beans that I washed and diced.
Frozen green beans would also work but I prefer making this recipe with fresh.
Love green beans as much as I do? Check out these recipes next:
Chicken and Green Bean Casserole: This recipe is a favorite of mine! It’s an entire recipe in on casserole dish and loaded with flavor.
Garlic Asian Green Beans: Need a fresh and new way to make green beans? This recipe is one to try. It’s so simple to make and taste amazing.
Green Bean Casserole: This recipe has been on our table for holidays and special dinners for years. It’s so simple to make and taste amazing.
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Slow Cooker Green Beans
Ingredients
- 2 pounds green beans
- 2 cups vegetable broth
- 1/2 pound bacon, (cooked and crumbled)
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- optional: reserved bacon grease.
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to your slow cooker. Optional: I reserved a few tablespoons of bacon grease from my bacon and add it to my green beans in the slow cooker.
- Cook on low for 6-7 hours or on high for 4-5 hours or until green beans are tender.
Notes
- Tip – After cooking the bacon, set aside some of the bacon grease to add to the slow cooker for an additional flavor upgrade!
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