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    Home · Recipes · Side Dishes · Green Beans with Tomatoes and Bacon

    July 13, 2018

    Green Beans with Tomatoes and Bacon

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    The best recipe for Southern stewed green beans with tomatoes! An easy, slow-cooking side dish made special with fresh green beans, bacon, and fire-roasted canned tomatoes.

    A close up shot of stewed green beans served in a white dish. Lying next to the dish is a slotted wood spoon.

    FRESH MAKES A DIFFERENCE

    Stewed green beans with tomatoes is a classic side dish down here in the South, and we serve them up regularly at holiday potluck parties and right alongside comforting family suppers. You'll also find a rendition of these savory green beans at most barbecue restaurants, however, I must sadly report -- there's just no chance they'll be as good as those you're going to experience here.

    You see, unlike most barbecue restaurants, these stewed green beans are made with fresh green beans. And, no offense to the canned variations, but they couldn't hold a candle to fresh even if they tried.

    Fresh green beans hold on to their texture even when stewed, and when using fresh green beans in a recipe like this one, they actually take on the flavors you want them to take...not the flavors fromt the can. They take on the flavor of brine-y bacon, absorb the acidity and brightness from the fire roasted tomatoes, and bathe in a seasoned chicken broth that'll have you slurping it up with a spoon.

    In the case of green beans, fresh is always best, and in the case of stewed green beans, the best is right here, at your fingertips.

    A white bowl of green beans with tomatoes and bacon. Behind the bowl are three whole onions and a wood spoon.

    HOW TO MAKE STEWED GREEN BEANS WITH TOMATOES

    Homemade stewed green beans are easy to make, and the steps and ingredients are fairly minimal. By using ingredients with really big flavors like bacon, onion, and fire-roasted tomatoes, we are taking stewed green beans with tomatoes to a whole 'nother level.

    ADD BACON & ONION FOR FLAVOR

    The best stewed green beans begin like most great recipes do -- with bacon. Thick-cut bacon to be more precise. Thick-cut bacon is much easier to dice than thinly sliced bacon and adds great texture to just about any dish. The bacon is diced and added to a large saucepan, Dutch oven or braiser, and is seared until crispy. Then, in goes some thinly sliced yellow onions.

    FIRE ROASTED TOMATOES = REAL BIG FLAVOR

    Fire roasted tomatoes have greater depth of flavor than regular canned tomatoes, and they are absolutely perfect for stewed green beans.

    FRESH GREEN BEANS FOR QUALITY

    Fresh green beans may seem intimidating if you've only ever used canned before, but rest assured, you can still take the easy way out. Most major grocers carry packaged green beans in the produce section, and they are already snipped, trimmed, and strung.

    If you shop at major, major grocer, they may have more than one type of green bean to choose from. Haricot Vert (also known as French green beans) are not what we're looking for here. Just a standard ol' American green bean will do. If you want to do it all yourself, but don't know how, below is a demo from MyRecipes you'll find helpful:

    Once you're ready to work with your fresh green beans, they'll go into the pan with the bacon and onion, followed by the chicken broth and tomatoes.

    USE UNSALTED BROTH FOR COOKING

    When cooking, it is always best to use unsalted broths. This way, you have complete control over the amount of seasoning that goes in. For example, if you were to use salted broth, your dish might come out to salty because of the salt from the bacon. So, unsalted broth it is.

    To the broth, you'll add soy sauce for depth of flavor, salt, pepper, garlic, and powder. Then, the bacon gets to come back in, along with a new friend, fire-roasted tomatoes.

    A close up shot of a bowl of green beans with tomatoes and bacon.

    The dish comes to a simmer and slow cooks for just under an hour, just until the green beans have enough time to absorb and take on all the amazing flavors streaming throughout the broth.

    And let me just tell you, there is a lot of flavor going on in this dish. Stewed green beans with tomatoes is easy to make, the only hard part is the waiting. But sometimes, it's the waiting that makes a dish so very special. Please, enjoy.

    5 MORE SIDE DISHES YOU'LL LOVE

    • Green Bean Almondine is a simple way to spruce up fresh green beans! The name may mislead some into thinking it’s a complex recipe, but rest assured, these buttery green beans topped with a crunchy almond sauce comes together quickly and with very few ingredients.
    • Fresh Green Bean Casserole with Cheese  features freshly cooked green beans, baked in an incredible homemade cream of mushroom sauce and topped with crispy French fried onions.
    • Pesto Pasta Salad is a creamy pasta salad made with bowtie noodles, grape tomatoes, green beans, and fresh Mozzarella.
    • Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad is a family-friendly side dish Ranch lovers will swoon for. Pasta salad coated in a quick and easy Ranch dressing (homemade or store-bought), crispy bacon, and more!
    • Fresh Green Beans are still great on their own, so don’t fret if you can’t swing an Almondine sauce tonight. Featuring over fifteen amazing ways to eat fresh green beans in stellar side dishes, salads, and main courses.
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    Stewed Green Beans with Tomatoes
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    Southern Stewed Green Beans with Tomatoes
    Prep Time
    12 mins
    Cook Time
    50 mins
    Total Time
    1 hr 2 mins
     

    The best recipe for stewed green beans with tomatoes, featuring fresh green beans, bacon, onion, and canned fire-roasted tomatoes!

    Course: Side Dish
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: Stewed Green Beans, Stewed Green Beans with Tomatoes
    Servings: 6
    Calories: 77 kcal
    Author: Kelly Anthony
    Ingredients
    • 2 slices thick-cut bacon diced
    • ½ yellow onion cut into thin slices
    • 1 (12 ounce) package fresh green beans trimmed and cut in half
    • 1 (28 ounce) can whole fire-roasted tomatoes drained
    • 3 ½ cups unsalted chicken broth
    • 1 ¼ teaspoon Kosher salt
    • ¾ teaspoon garlic powder
    • ½ teaspoon black pepper
    • ¼ teaspoon soy sauce
    • Pinch red pepper flakes
    Instructions
    1. Add the bacon to a large saucepan or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Sauté for about 3 minutes, then add the onion and continue to sauté. Stir often, for another 3-4 minutes or until the onion is translucent.

    2. Add the prepared green beans, along with the fire-roasted tomatoes. Use the back of a wooden spoon and crush/break apart the tomatoes. 

    3. Stir in remaining ingredients and allow to come to a boil. Cover and reduce the heat to maintain a slow simmer. Simmer for 50 minutes, lifting the lid to stir occasionally. Serve and enjoy.

    Nutrition Facts
    Southern Stewed Green Beans with Tomatoes
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 77 Calories from Fat 45
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 5g8%
    Saturated Fat 1g6%
    Cholesterol 7mg2%
    Sodium 619mg27%
    Potassium 155mg4%
    Carbohydrates 3g1%
    Protein 4g8%
    Vitamin C 0.7mg1%
    Calcium 8mg1%
    Iron 0.3mg2%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

     

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