Old Fashioned Green Beans
Old Fashioned Slow Simmered Green Beans cooked with bacon and onions, simmered for a few hours, producing a rich pot liquor to be soaked up with cornbread.
Servings: 6 Servings
Calories: 123kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 slices Thin Bacon cut into 1/2 inch pieces
- 2 tablespoons finely diced onion
- 1 28- ounce can Green Beans do not drain
- Water
- Salt
- Black Pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon Lemon-Pepper optional
Instructions
- In a large saucepan placed over medium-high heat, add bacon and cook until bacon is brown.
- Reduce heat to medium. Drain off bacon grease, if desired. I use paper towels to blot out most of the fat.
- Add onions to the pan and cook while stirring, until the onions are translucent.
- Add green beans and liquid from the can. Stir to mix the bacon and onions with the green beans.
- Add 3 cans of water to the pan. More may be needed, make sure the beans are covered with water.
- Add salt and pepper to taste. Add lemon-pepper to taste if using.
- Bring green beans to a boil over high heat.
- Once boiling, reduce heat and simmer for at least 2 hours. Longer simmering is fine, just be sure to add water occasionally so beans do not dry out.
- Serve hot.
- Leftovers can be refrigerated and then reheated on the stove top over medium heat.
Nutrition
Serving: 1/2 cup | Calories: 123kcal | Carbohydrates: 9.1g | Protein: 4.8g | Fat: 8.2g | Saturated Fat: 2.7g | Cholesterol: 14mg | Sodium: 142mg | Fiber: 4.1g | Sugar: 1.8g
