I’ve been SOOOO hungry for Old Fashioned Green Beans with Bacon! We had green beans planted in the garden this year, but, for whatever reason, they didn’t produce that much. I decided to use the frozen green beans that I had in the freezer, since I’ve been so hungry for them . These Old Fashioned Green Beans with Bacon turned out AMAZING!!! Just a few ingredients and a few minutes to put it all together in the slow cooker!!
I’m telling you what, using frozen green beans in this recipe is a wonderful way to get the delightful taste of fresh green beans….Almost!…Fresh is always best, of course, but if you’re pinched for time, the frozen variety will work just fine! Old Fashion Green Beans with Bacon results in an absolutely delicious side dish! Having all that time in the slow cooker for the flavors to blend is definitely worth the short amount of time it takes to put together! Yummo!!!
These yummy flavors are SO easy to layer in the slow cooker!
Just need a little time to put these few ingredients together and you’re well on your way to enjoying Old Fashioned Green Beans with Bacon!!
Old Fashioned Green Beans with Bacon brings back childhood memories!
The whole house smelled like I had been cooking all day when I got home from work yesterday, !!! Oh, the magic of a slow cooker! The yummy smell of Old Fashioned Green Beans with Bacon also brings back memories of my childhood! My mom would pick fresh green beans and can so many pints and quarts! And she would make the time to cook a batch of green beans for the dinner table! MMMMMmmmhhhhhmmm! Delicious!
This old fashioned farm girl never gets tire of yummy green beans, for sure!
Love me some Old Fashioned Green Beans with Bacon! And preparing them with frozen green beans allows me to put these on my meal plan any time! I can have Old Fashioned Green Beans with Bacon even on the coldest Winter day!!
Another great recipe for green beans is Cornfed Creations’ Stir Fried Green Beans!
Lisa - Cornfed Creations
This slow cooker recipe will make this delicious dish even easier!
15 minPrep Time
6 hrCook Time
6 hr, 15 Total Time
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Instructions
- In a large slow cooker, add the frozen green beans, then the onion and top with bacon. Pour one cup of the water over the top of the green bean layer.
- Add the envelope of onion soup mix to the remaining 2 cups water and stir to dissolve the soup base. Add the minced garlic to the onion soup mixture, and then pour evenly over the green bean layers.
- Sprinkle black pepper evenly over the top. Place lid on the slow cooker and cook on low for 4-6 hours.
- Once cooking is complete, gently stir to combine the bacon pieces and onion into the green beans just before serving.