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A blue and white platter loaded with Southern Style Green beans.

Southern Style Green Beans

These Southern Style Green Beans are simmered on the stove until they are tender and full of delicious flavor. This is simple classic recipe made with onion, bacon and a few seasonings. You can’t go wrong with this recipe for the best green beans ever!
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Keyword Southern Recipe Favorites, Southern Style Green Beans
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 8 servings
Calories 129 kcal

Ingredients

  • 6 slices bacon chopped
  • 2 cups yellow onion diced
  • 2 pounds fresh green beans rinsed and trimmed (or frozen thawed)
  • 4 cups chicken broth
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce.
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. In a large dutch cook the chopped bacon until crisp, about 5-7 minutes. With a slotted spoon transfer the bacon to a plate lined with paper towels.
  2. Add the diced onion to the bacon drippings in the bottom of the pan and cook until tender or about 5-6 minutes.
  3. Add the green beans to the onions and season with salt and pepper.
  4. Pour in the chicken broth and Worcestershire sauce stir to combine.
  5. Bring the contents of the pot to a boil, then reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 30-45 minutes stirring occasionally. How long the green beans need to cook depends on how tender you’d like the green beans to be when done.

Recipe Notes

  1. If you like your green beans a bit firm thirty minutes will be ideal. If you prefer them really tender cook them closer to an hour. Check the beans at 30 minutes and then every 15 min to reach your desired consistency
  2. Salt lightly at first then taste and season as you cook.
  3. Nutritional information is estimated. Amounts will vary based on ingredient choices and serving sizes.
Nutrition Facts
Southern Style Green Beans
Amount Per Serving (1 serving)
Calories 129 Calories from Fat 63
% Daily Value*
Fat 7g11%
Saturated Fat 2g13%
Trans Fat 0.02g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 3g
Cholesterol 13mg4%
Sodium 581mg25%
Potassium 368mg11%
Carbohydrates 13g4%
Fiber 4g17%
Sugar 6g7%
Protein 5g10%
Vitamin A 793IU16%
Vitamin C 17mg21%
Calcium 59mg6%
Iron 2mg11%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.