Southern-Style Green Beans (93 of150)

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Southern Kitchen

This house smells amazing. All day I've had Dad on my mind because the smell of these bad boys cooking reminded me of him. 

Dad would frequently get a box of green beans and then cook them for hours with a ham bone. Sometimes he'd toss in potatoes. But the smell of cooking green beans is a smell that I associate with dad. 

I've never made Southern Style Green beans - which is basically cooking them for hours, like dad. So I made them for book club. Janet was making pulled pork and I thought this would be a nice side. 

These were scrumptious (can green beans be scrumptious?). I had to make the bacon part twice because the first round of bacon got eaten - weird. I will be making these again. Super easy, just requires a little planning for them to cook for 2 hours. 

Southern-Style Green Beans

Recipe from Spicey Southern Kitchen

Serves 6

• 4 slices bacon,, diced
• 2 pounds green beans ends snapped off and longer beans snapped in half
• 2 c chicken broth
• 2 c water
• 1 tsp seasoned salt
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
• 1 T butter, optional

Brown and crisp bacon in a large pot. Remove bacon from pot and reserve.

Add green beans to pot along with all remaining ingredients, except butter.

Bring to a boil and then turn heat to medium-low. Cover and simmer for 1-2 hours, stirring occasionally.

Drain beans and add butter if using. Check beans for seasoning and add extra salt and pepper to taste. I like lots of black pepper. Sprinkle with bacon and toss to distribute the bacon and butter.