These Southern Slow Cooker Green Beans and Potatoes are seasoned with bacon for a delicious flavor. They are a perfect side to any meal and easy to make.
In the South, we love to season our veggies with BACON! It gives them such a delicious flavor. One of my favorite Southern sides is green beans with tender soft petite potatoes or new potatoes.
I often make them with dinner, but I also make them at our cookouts when we are serving our pulled pork. There is nothing better than having Southern country sides with pulled pork. I have been asked for this recipe many times, and now I am FINALLY getting it up on the blog!
How to make Slow Cooker Green Beans and Potatoes
Making slow cooker green beans and potatoes is very easy. Follow these steps.
- Cook 4 slices of bacon in a frying pan.
- Reserve the cooked bacon and cook 1 onion in the bacon grease.
- In a slow cooker, add 3 tbs of butter.
- Top with 2 drained cans of flat Italian Green Beans. ( You can use other green beans, but I find these cook the best. If you can get them fresh in the summer time, add them in fresh!)
- Add 24 oz of little petite potatoes or new potatoes. Either way, use the really small cute potatoes. I leave the skin, but you can peel them if you want.
- Add the cooked onion.
- Cut up 2 slices of raw bacon and mix in for extra flavor.
- Cook on low heat for 6 to 8 hours or until potatoes are soft and tender.
- Once cooked, crumble the cooked bacon and mix it in with the green beans.
What other seasonings can you use?
I grew up using bacon grease and bacon to flavor our green beans. It really gives an amazing taste. I have also found that bacon is the easiest to cook with when cooking the green beans in a crock pot.
However, you can also use smoked turkey legs or wings, or ham hocks. Both of these will liven up those green beans into a rich, delicious side dish.
Are you looking for some more tasty Southern sides? Then check out these country dishes:
- Instant Pot Fried Cabbage
- Crockpot Cheesy Bacon Ranch Potatoes
- Southern Collard Greens
- Cranberry Apple Casserole
- How to Cook Field Peas
- Southern Sweet Potato Casserole with Pecans
- Southern Cornbread Dressing
- Instant Pot Mac and Cheese
- Southern Hoppin’ John
- Seven Layered Salad
Please leave me a comment below if you make these Southern green beans and potatoes. Tell me what you thought about it. I would love to hear back, and so would my readers.
Also post your picture of your potatoes and green beans on Instagram or Facebook, and tag @aforkstale with #aforkstale hashtags! I will share with my followers! xoxo!
Southern Slow Cooker Green Beans and Potatoes
Ingredients
- 3 tbs butter
- 56 oz canned flat Italian green beans drained
- 24 oz petite potatoes or new potatoes if in season
- 6 slices of bacon
- 1 onion chopped
- 1 1/2 cup chicken broth
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Cook 4 slices of bacon. Reserve the cooked bacon.
- Cook onion in the bacon grease.
- Slice butter. Add to Crockpot. Add potatoes and green beans.
- Cut up the remaining 2 slices of raw bacon and add to green beans.
- Pour in chicken broth.
- Cook on low heat 6 to 8 hours or high heat 4 to 6 hours. It is done when potatoes are soft and tender.
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Nutrition- Nutrition info is based on estimation only.
Jacqueline Debono says
I love adding bacon to veggies too, especially green beans! It gives them so much flavour! Love the idea of adding small potatoes too! Need to try that!
Jeannette says
I am so happy! This is exactly the Thanksgiving side dish I have been looking for. There has been a surplus of green beans at the market lately, so I snatched some up. Bacon, potatoes, and some greens. It doesn’t get better than that as a side. Thank you for this!
Alisa Infanti says
Bacon does make everything better I agree. I too like to use bacon with veggies that are “less loved” than most. Like Kale or brussel sprouts. This recipe of yours looks really hearty would be great even by throwing in a few meatballs so that you have a complete meal while out skiing for the day! Crockpot meals are the best!
Amanda Wren-Grimwood says
I love the idea of adding the bacon to flavour this dish and it sounds perfect for cold winter days.
Corina Blum says
Bacon goes so well with green beans and with potatoes! I think this is a brilliant side dish and I know I’d definitely be having more than one helping!