Around this time of the year, everyone is looking for that perfect fresh green bean side dish. I love a good green bean casserole, but my most requested green bean dish is this easy little number. These green beans just melt in your mouth with all their buttery deliciousness. They’re excellent paired with chicken, turkey, ham and even all on their own!
You’ll need:
- 3 lbs fresh green beans
- 2 sticks of butter
- 1 tbsp dried parsley
- 2 tbsp season salt
- 3 strips of bacon
- 8 cups of water
Trim the ends off your green beans.
Place them in a large pot and add the butter, parsley, season salt, and bacon.
Cover with 8 cups of water and simmer on medium high heat for approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes, until the water has cooked off and you are left with just melted butter.
Serve.
I love to wrap myself in a blanket and eat them straight out of a little bowl on the couch.
Southern Green Beans
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Buttery, southern-style green beans cooked with parsley and pork.
Author: Tekesha @ EatMoreFoodProject
Serves: 4
Ingredients
- 3 lbs fresh green beans
- 2 sticks of butter
- 1 tbsp dried parsley
- 2 tbsp season salt
- 3 strips of bacon
- 8 cups of water
Instructions
- Trim the ends off your green beans.
- Place them in a large pot and add the butter, parsley, season salt, and bacon.
- Cover with 8 cups of water and simmer on medium high heat for approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes, until the water has cooked off and you are left with just melted butter.
Notes
The nutrition information includes 2 full sticks of butter, even though it is unlikely you will consume all of the butter sauce.
Nutrition Information
Calories: 586 Fat: 53 Saturated fat: 31.4 Carbohydrates: 24.4 Sugar: 4.8 Sodium: 4060 Fiber: 11.6 Protein: 9.7 Cholesterol: 121
Rachel says
November 17, 2014 at 6:44 AMI’m hungry already! 🙂 My BIL made some green beans he fried in bacon fat and they were SO good. I can only imagine just how luxurious the addition of the butter would be!
Tekesha says
November 17, 2014 at 6:50 AMFried in bacon fat? That sounds insanely good! 😀
Rachel says
November 17, 2014 at 7:19 AMThis is how good they were: He also chopped up some yellow onion and fried that with the beans too–I don’t care for onions (love the flavoring, hate the texture), and I scarfed these down like they were part of my last meal! 😀
Andrea @ Cooking with Mamma C says
November 17, 2014 at 3:11 PMI can’t even…You’d better make room for me on the couch! I have to try these!!! Pinning for later.
Tekesha says
November 17, 2014 at 3:19 PMYou know I will! 😀