Homestyle Green Beans
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- Number of Servings: 24
Ingredients
2.75 lbs fresh snap green beans1 lb red/new potatoes (small)1 lb bacon1 can chicken broth.75 stick butterApprox 5 cups water1 tsp garlic1 tsp+ salt (to taste)1 tsp+ fresh ground black pepper (to taste)
Cut off ends of green beans and snap in half. Rinse and drain both green beans and potatoes. You can cut potatoes in half if they are larger but if they are the bite sized kind, you can leave them whole.
Place green beans and potatoes in large soup/stock pot. Add 1 can chicken broth (you can subsititute water or add less water and use more chicken broth) and cover beans and potatoes with water. Turn heat on high until boiling.
While water is getting hot, slice up the 3/4 stick of butter and add to the pot. Add 1 tsp garlic and salt and pepper. Chop RAW bacon into approximately 1 in square pieces and add to pot. Heat to boiling and let boil about 10 minutes. Cover and turn heat to low, cooking about 2.5-3 hours. I like my beans soft, some people like them crunchy and if that is your style, you can lessen the cooking time.
Serve as side dish or take a larger serving as a main dish (we did this a lot growing up and it was quite filling).
Makes about 24 side-dish servings but the serving sizes vary and that is an estimate.
Number of Servings: 24
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user VOLUPTUOUSMOMMY.
Place green beans and potatoes in large soup/stock pot. Add 1 can chicken broth (you can subsititute water or add less water and use more chicken broth) and cover beans and potatoes with water. Turn heat on high until boiling.
While water is getting hot, slice up the 3/4 stick of butter and add to the pot. Add 1 tsp garlic and salt and pepper. Chop RAW bacon into approximately 1 in square pieces and add to pot. Heat to boiling and let boil about 10 minutes. Cover and turn heat to low, cooking about 2.5-3 hours. I like my beans soft, some people like them crunchy and if that is your style, you can lessen the cooking time.
Serve as side dish or take a larger serving as a main dish (we did this a lot growing up and it was quite filling).
Makes about 24 side-dish servings but the serving sizes vary and that is an estimate.
Number of Servings: 24
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user VOLUPTUOUSMOMMY.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 166.8
- Total Fat: 12.3 g
- Cholesterol: 24.0 mg
- Sodium: 473.6 mg
- Total Carbs: 7.3 g
- Dietary Fiber: 2.1 g
- Protein: 7.2 g
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