BEST GREEN BEANS
These Green Beans are the perfect side dish to any meal. Easy to make, only a few ingredients and always a hit!
If you like green beans, this southern classic is always a favorite. Green Beans and Potatoes is a wonderful dish!
❤️WHY WE LOVE THIS RECIPE
This recipe is versatile; you can use French cut green beans or regular. You can also use turkey bacon for a lower fat option. This dish is also super simple and takes nothing to throw together, so it’s perfect for any occasion. This would be a wonderful side dish for any holiday too.
🍴KEY INGREDIENTS
- Green beans, canned (french or fresh cut)
- Bacon or a package of bacon bits (can use turkey bacon)
- Brown sugar
- Butter
- Soy sauce
- Garlic powder
SWAPS
Use the canned green beans you enjoy, can use bacon bits or real bacon, or even use turkey bacon for lower fat. You can also use coconut amino in place of the soy sauce.
🍽️HOW TO MAKE
The hardest part of of this recipe, is taking the time to make the bacon!
COOKING STEPS
Step 1
Cook your bacon and chop into small pieces.
Step 2
Mix all ingredients together and cook on 350 degrees for 40 minutes.
⭐TIP
Don’t forget to drain the beans. You could easily make this recipe in advance and reheat the next day. You could also just make the bacon the day before and cook this dish the next day.
RECIPE VARIATIONS
SERVE THIS WITH
This dish goes with just about any meal and we love it during the holiday season. It’s great for Easter and Thanksgiving. You may love it with these dishes:
❓FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Yes, you can, just use 5 cups and you will want to cook them till they are done to your liking.
Yes, you will drain the canned green beans.
STORING AND REHEATING
We just store in an air tight container and reheat in the oven on 350 until warm.
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SERVING SIZE
This makes 6-8 servings and you can easily double this one for a crowd.
Best Green Beans Recipe
Ingredients
- 5 (14.5 ounce) cans of green beans drained
- 12 strips of cooked bacon or a 4.3 ounce package of bacon bits
- 2/3 cup of brown sugar
- 1/4 cup of melted butter
- 7 teaspoons of soy sauce
- 1 1/2 teaspoons of garlic powder
Instructions
- Mix all together in the oven at 350 for 40 minutes
Notes
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This green bean recipe has replaced EVERY green bean recipe in my family. Every time I serve it, it gets rave reviews. When I have friends over for a meal, it is requested. It is five star plus!
YAY!! So glad you said this.. so many people wont even try it! We agree.. it is delicious.
They don’t know what they’re missing!
Made these yesterday for our work Thanksgiving and everyone loved them!! Gonna make them for our family dinner. Thank you ladies.
YAY! We are thrilled to hear this! We love this dish too!
Do you cover the green beans when baking them?
No we don’t cover them.
I’m pretty positive I didn’t do something right. I think I should have added either more brown sugar or more soy sauce. They just didn’t have enough flavor for my taste, but I will be making them again. I’m just gonna play around with the recipe to see what works best for me.
had a bunch of green beans, everyone loved your recipe, now i gotta get more … Thank You Ladies.. will pass along….
So glad this recipe was a hit!
Tried this recipe for the first time last night. This will definitely be made over and over again. Our family always made them with bacon and onions which is good, but this just makes you want to go back again and again. Will be sharing this recipe with my friends.
YAY!! So glad you enjoyed these green beans!
Great cooked in crock pot!
Kennedy, How long didyou cook in the crockpot?
My German aunt raised me and her green beans were my favorite. Bacon, onions, green beans and then a splash of vinegar. Wow, as a kid it was my favorite. I also now occasionally add soy sauce or other items but I’ve found that orange balsamic is my favorite for the vinegar. But I can’t find that anywhere but amazon. Great method you have and my next batch will be your recipe.
This is a great recipe! My daughter makes it and it’s now “her dish” to bring to family potlucks.