Slow-Cooked Fresh Green Beans with Bacon, Onion, and Red Potatoes

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 110 min
Servings: 8
Yield: 8 servings

Description

Bacon, green beans, onion, and potatoes combine in a side dish perfect for when green beans are in season.

Ingredients

1/2 pound applewood-smoked bacon
1/2 large white onion, sliced lengthwise
4 cloves garlic, minced
4 cups chicken broth
2 pounds fresh green beans, trimmed
2 pounds red potatoes, cut into chunks
salt and ground black pepper to taste

Directions

1 Place bacon in a large Dutch oven and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Remove the bacon slices to a plate lined with paper towels, reserving some of the drippings in the Dutch oven.
2 Stir onion in reserved drippings; cook and stir until browned, about 10 minutes. Stir garlic into the onion; cook until softened, 1 to 2 minutes. Pour broth into the Dutch oven; add green beans. Chop bacon and add to the Dutch oven.
3 Bring the broth to a boil, reduce heat to low, and place a cover on the Dutch oven. Simmer the green bean mixture until the beans are tender, about 1 hour. Add potatoes; season with salt and pepper. Continue cooking until the potatoes are tender, about 30 minutes more.