Southern Slow Cooked Green Beans with Bacon
Makes 6 servings
Ingredients
- 1 lb green beans trimmed and halved
- 1 small yellow onion diced
- 6 slices bacon
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a large skillet, add 6 slices of bacon and cook until crisp.
- Remove to a paper towel lined plate. Let cool, then chop.
- Reserve 1/4 cup bacon drippings in the skillet then pour out the rest.
- Add diced onions to the reserved drippings in the skillet over medium heat.
- Cook until softened, about 10 minutes.
- Add green beans and stir then pour in chicken broth.
- Bring to a boil and then turn heat to low.
- Cover and simmer for 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
- Remove the lid, add brown sugar, chopped bacon, salt, and pepper.
- Stir well and serve warm.