These Potatoes and Green Beans are an easy side dish that's perfect for serving at family dinners, or for bringing to a potluck! Our vegetable side dish recipe makes a great casserole style dish for holiday dinners too.
Why we love this Potatoes and Green Beans recipe
Looking for a hearty and delicious side dish to wow your family? This recipe for green beans and potatoes has you covered! It pairs perfectly with chicken, pork, or beef. Or why not enjoy this one pot recipe on its own as an inexpensive family dinner?
I mean, have you seen the price of chicken and beef lately?! Add some crusty bread, and you have an easy, budget-friendly dinner that’s just as filling as it is tasty. Give it a try! You’ll love how simple and satisfying it is!
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How to Make Potatoes and Green Beans
For this old fashioned potatoes and green beans recipe, we used French style green beans - but don’t worry, regular green beans work just as well! For the potatoes, we used a bag of Sunburst Blend Bite-Sized Potatoes (so cute, right?), and the package was 24 oz. Perfect size for a delicious dish!
Ingredients you will need to make our Potatoes and Green Beans:
- 6 slices bacon, cut into 1" pieces (uncooked)
- ½ cup chopped white onion
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1-½ lbs, bite size potatoes, cut into ½" cubes
- ⅓ cup chicken broth
- 1lb, fresh green beans, cut into 2" lengths
- freshly ground black pepper
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Directions for how to make our Green Beans and Potatoes Recipe
You might want to tweak the cooking time to your taste, of course. Personally, I like my potatoes nice and soft, but for my green beans? A little crunch is just perfect, and that's exactly what these cooking times will give you!
First, add your bacon to a large skillet and cook it over medium high heat until the bacon is browned and crispy.
Then remove the cooked bacon from the pan and let stand to drain on a plate line with paper towels. Set it aside for now.
Now, in the same skillet in the bacon grease, add your chopped onion and minced garlic, cooking until the onion is tender and translucent. This should take about 5 minutes.
Next, add your potatoes, butter and chicken broth and heat until the liquid is boiling. Cover and reduce the heat to simmer. Stir your potatoes occasionally and cook for about 10 minutes.
Now stir in the green beans and cook for an additional 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Finally, stir in your cooked bacon and serve topped with fresh ground black pepper!
This Potatoes and Green Beans recipe serves 8, making it the perfect side dish for big families - or for having leftovers!
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Potatoes and Green Beans
Ingredients
- 6 slices bacon cut into 1" pieces (uncooked)
- ½ cup white onion chopped
- 1 tablespoon garlic minced
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1-½ lbs potatoes cut into ½" cubes
- ⅓ cup chicken broth
- 1 lb fresh green beans cut into 2" lengths
- fresh ground black pepper
Instructions
- Add bacon to a large skillet and cook over medium high heat until browned and crispy.
- Remove bacon from pan and let stand to drain on a plate line with paper towels. Set aside.
- In the same skillet in the bacon grease, add onion and garlic and heat until onion is tender and translucent, about 5 minutes.
- Add potatoes, butter and broth and heat until boiling.
- Cover and reduce heat to simmer.
- Stir occasionally and cook for about 10 minutes.
- Stir in green beans and cook for an additional 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Stir in bacon and serve topped with fresh ground black pepper.
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