Homestyle Green Beans Red Potatoes

melissassouthernstylekitchen.com
serves 8
Ingredients

• 4 slices bacon
• 1 medium sweet onion finely diced
• 3 cloves garlic minced
• 2 1/2 tsp garlic salt divided [or to your taste]
• 1/2 tsp black pepper divided
• 3 lb fresh green beans cut/whole, ends removed
• 2 1/2 cups water or low sodium chicken broth
• 8-10 small red potatoes halved
• 3 Tbsp butter cubed

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Preparation

• In a heavy bottomed pot or dutch oven, cook the bacon until crisp. Remove with a slotted spoon and crumble. Add the diced onion to the drippings.
• Cook over medium-high heat just until the onion begins to soften, around 2-3 minutes. If using garlic, add and sauté for 1 minute.
• Add the green beans and 2 1/2 cups of water/chicken broth to the pot. Season with 2 tsp of garlic salt [or to taste] and 1/4 tsp black pepper. Stir well.
• Cover, lower the heat and simmer for 30 minutes.
• After 30 minutes, uncover and arrange the halved potatoes over the green beans. Sprinkle the tops with 1/2 tsp garlic salt [or to taste] and a few turns of black pepper. Dot with cubed butter.
• Cover and continue to cook over medium-low heat for another 50-60 minutes until the potatoes and green beans are fork tender.
• Crumble the cooked bacon and sprinkle on top just before serving.

Notes
​If you prefer, you can omit the bacon drippings and use 3-4 Tbsp of olive oil instead.