Easy Slow Cooker Green Beans ready in 4 hours. Green beans, tomatoes, potatoes and bacon are slow cooked in broth to make a delicious healthy recipe.
Slow Cooker Green Beans With Bacon
This is one of my favorite slow cooker recipes to make when we’re picking green beans and digging up potatoes in the garden. The recipe uses fresh green beans, tomatoes and potatoes cooked in chicken broth.
Throw the ingredients into the crockpot and come back in 4 hours to a delicious meal waiting for you! To show you just how easy these slow cooker green beans are to make I made a quick recipe video!
How long do fresh green beans take in the slow cooker?
Fresh green beans take 4 hours on low in the slow cooker. After this time you’ll have soft (but not mushy!), delicious green beans!
Do you have to soak green beans before cooking?
No, you don’t have to soak green beans prior to cooking. We’ll be putting raw green beans directly in the slow cooker in this recipe.
How to Make Green Beans in the Crockpot
Vegetable Prep. Chop up green beans, tomatoes, potatoes, onions and garlic. There’s no need to peel the potatoes so don’t worry about that!
Cook a couple slices of bacon and then chop it into smaller bite size pieces. I usually cook the bacon in the microwave to make it quick.
Throw everything into your slow cooker, and cook on low for 4 hours.
That’s it, now it’s time to eat! Don’t you love how simple that was to make?
How should I serve green beans?
These Slow Cooker Green Bean can be served as a main course or side dish. For a main course, serve ever egg noodles or rice for a simple meal.
They also make a fantastic side dish, especially for family holiday dinner! Serve alongside roasted chicken, oven roasted sausage, turkey or pork chops.
Can I make Vegetarian Green Beans?
You sure can, and it’s easy to do. Skip the bacon entirely, or use a vegetarian bacon crumble instead. Replace the chicken broth with vegetable broth. Just like that you have Slow Cooker Vegetarian Green Beans to serve!
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Slow Cooker Green Beans
PrintIngredients
- 1 pound green beans ends trimmed, cut into thirds
- 1 pound tomatoes chopped
- 2 potatoes chopped
- 1 medium onion peeled, chopped
- 4 pieces bacon cooked and cut into 1 inch pieces
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Add all ingredients into a slow cooker and stir. Cook on low for 4 hours.
- Serve this over rice or egg noodles for a main course, or serve as a side dish. Enjoy!
Mary E says
Sounds simple thank you n now I can put some in freezer and some in stew with my tomatoes
Pamela says
Enjoy the green beans Mary! 🙂
Blake says
This is one of the best green Recipe, you have shared online. I will surely give it a try
Maria says
Thank You for sharing this delicious recipe. I will try today with following your instructions.
MARIA says
It looks yummy!
Thank you for sharing.
WIll definitely try.
Lola Bell says
I didn’t have vegetable broth so I used chicken broth and I also added turkey bacon bc mine was sort of thin tasting even tho I spiced it for veggie broth. It is more savory with the chicken broth and the turkey bacon- just a bit of each
Pamela says
Hey Lola, thanks for sharing your tweaks! I hope you enjoyed these green beans!
Ashlee Haines says
This was PHENOMENAL! There wasn’t much left of the tomatoes, so I think I’ll throw them in later next time. But hands down, the best fresh green bean recipe I’ve ever had! 😍
Pamela says
Hey Ashlee, thanks for commenting! I’m so glad you enjoyed this green beans dish!
Kathleen - Bloggers Lifestyle says
I need to back to using my slow cooker, this looks like a great dish and I love green beans.
Kathleen
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Theresa (@DearCreatives) says
This is the perfect side for a crowd. I love using slow cookers. Thanks for sharing at the Inspiration Spotlight party. Sharing
Michelle Leslie says
Slow cookers are the best invention EVER in my books. I can’t wait to try this recipe, especially since we had a bumper crop of green beans and I’m running out of ideas to try. Thanks so much for the share
Leslie says
Totally believe that you need the slow cooker to make your weeknights easier with a new baby. I love green beans and tomatoes, so this looks like an awesome choice for our family. Thanks so much for sharing at the #happynowlinkup!
Southern Food Junkie says
Man, these look delicious. Right up a Southern Food Junkie’s alley. I’ve never had these but it makes sense. I got to try it. Thanks for sharing. I came across your post on a link party. #ThisIsHowWeRoll
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John/Kitchen Riffs says
I make a version of this in a slow oven — braise it for 6 or more hours. I sometimes add mushrooms to mine. Anyway, this looks wonderful — thanks.
Jess says
Sounds delicious!!
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Anna @ shenANNAgans says
Me too!!! Living in the tropics now means I don’t get to play around with the too easy slow cooker dishes so I’ve been making lots of slow cook foods. I love this one so thanks for inventing it, will be making this one for sure.
Tandy I Lavender and Lime says
I don’t have a slow cooker but I’m sure with baby it’s much needed for you right now.