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Crockpot Fresh Green Beans

Make tender Crockpot Fresh Green Beans with Bacon with minimal prep. This easy Southern-style side is perfect for Sunday dinner or holidays.

Prep Time5

Cook Time4 30

Total Time4 35

Course: Dinner, Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 205kcal

Author: Davinah

1½ lb Green beans 24oz, fresh green beans. I purchased these prewashed and trimmed
8 oz Bacon thin cut, and cut into about ½ -inch wide pieces, you can use a half package of bacon as well, I just didn't want mine to go to waste.
½ cup Yellow Onion sliced thinly
¼ cup Butter cut into 1 tbsp pieces
5 cloves Garlic minced about ½ tbsp
2 tsp Chicken Better than Bouillon low-sodium
1 cup Water warm to mix it with bouillon paste
1 tsp Old Bay seasoning
½ tbsp Granular Sweetener
¼ tsp Natural Ancient Sea Salt you can save this to the end and salt to taste
¼ tsp Black Pepper you can save this to the end
½ tsp Red Pepper Flakes optional

Add the bacon, butter and onions to a large skillet over medium heat and sauté until the bacon is crisp and the onions are sautéed (about 10 minutes).
Mix the bouillon and water and pour it into the skillet with the bacon and onions. Stir it around to deglaze the pan.
Add the green beans, contents of the bacon and onion skillet, and remaining ingredients (you can save the salt and pepper to the end to salt to taste) to the cooking pot.
Cook on high for 4-5 hours (check at 4 hours for desired doneness) or low for 8 hours.
Stir and add remaining seasoning and salt to taste.

I made this recipe with fresh green beans.
For firmer beans, check at 4 hours on high or 6 hours on low.
Taste before adding extra salt since the bacon, bouillon, and Old Bay are already salty.
Reserve some crisp bacon for topping, if desired.
Using cooked ham: Sauté the onions in butter, then add the ham with the green beans.
Using a ham hock: Give it about a 1-hour head start before adding the green beans.