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5 from 11 votes

Slow Cooker Green Beans

Slow Cooker Green Beans - a simple side dish that the whole family will love. Try this recipe with shallots, garlic and bacon for flavourful greens.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time3 hours
Total Time3 hours 10 minutes
Diet: Gluten Free, Low Carb
Allergen: Sulphites
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 111kcal
Author: Dannii Martin

Equipment

  • Slow cooker or Crock Pot

Ingredients

  • 500 g Green beans trimmed
  • 3 rasher Bacon
  • 1 teaspoon Olive oil
  • 2 Garlic clove crushed
  • 80 g Button mushrooms sliced
  • 3 Shallots diced
  • 350 ml Chicken stock
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Instructions

  • Chop up 3 rasher Bacon and add it to a frying pan with 1 teaspoon Olive oil. Gently cook for 4-5 minutes until the bacon starts to crisp.
  • Add 3 Shallots, 80 g Button mushrooms and 2 Garlic clove to the frying pan and cook for 2 minutes more.
  • Add 500 g Green beans to the slow cooker.
  • Add the bacon mix on top.
  • Pour in 350 ml Chicken stock and cook on high for 3 hours.

Notes

  • How long you cook the bacon for really is a preference thing. Some people like their bacon really crispy, in which case cook it for a couple of minutes longer.
  • The bacon softens a little when cooking, so you can save some of the crispy bacon to sprinkle on top before serving.
  • Try to make sure all the green beans are pointing the same direction in the slow cooker, rather than overlapping diagonally. This will help them cook evenly.
  • You can make this a more filling side dish by adding diced potatoes and cooking them all together. They might need cooking a little longer, but the beans will be fine with longer in the slow cooker.
  • Always use fresh green beans, not canned.
  • You can make this a vegan side dish by leaving out the bacon and using vegetable stock.
  • Add some extra flavour to the finished dish with a sprinkle of red chilli flakes.

Nutrition

Serving: 1portion | Calories: 111kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 9mg | Sodium: 160mg | Potassium: 345mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 583IU | Vitamin C: 30mg | Calcium: 51mg | Iron: 8mg

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