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Crock Pot Green Beans with Bacon

Published: Dec 6, 2013 · Modified: Sep 24, 2021 by Arlene Mobley · This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

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Easy homemade Crock Pot Green Beans with bacon are one of our favorite side dish recipes. Made with fresh green beans, bacon, onion and a few seasonings in the slow cooker.

A large serving bowl filled with crock pot green beans with bacon.

Fresh green beans tastes so much better than canned green beans. Plus green beans with bacon have so much flavor.

This southern old fashioned style green beans recipe uses just eight ingredients and can be done in four hours when you cook them in a slow cooker.

You can double up the ingredients to make them for a crowd.

This recipe was originally shared on December 6, 2013 but has been updated September 24, 2021 with new photos and info.

Crock Pot Green Beans for a crowd

This easy green beans recipe is a perfect side dish for Thanksgiving and Christmas.

It is easy to make enough to feed a crowd by doubling all the ingredients and cooking them in a larger slow cooker. If you need to you could use two 8 quart slow cookers if you don't have one big enough.

How to make Easy Crock Pot Green Beans

Crockpot greens beans are very easy to make. Prep the fresh green beans by washing them and trimming the ends. Combine all the ingredients in a slow cooker and let them simmer for about 4 hours.

Ingredients

You only need a few ingredients to make delicious a delicious side dish of fresh green beans.

Green beans with bacon ingredients in individual bowls.
  • fresh green beans
  • onion
  • bacon, a chunk of fat back (salt pork), a ham hock or a leftover ham bone with meat attached
  • chicken broth or water
  • garlic
  • butter
  • salt
  • ground black pepper

Step by step directions

Fresh green beans in a white metal collander.

Prep: Wash the fresh green beans under running cold water, drain and trim the ends.

Step 1: Put the green beans into the bottom of a 8 quart slow cooker.

Green beans inside the crockpot.

Step 2: Add the diced onion, diced bacon, minced garlic, salt and ground pepper to the crock pot.

Ingredients in the crock.

Step 3: Pour the chicken broth in covering the green beans.

Fresh green beans covered with chicken broth before slow cooking.

Step 4: Place the lid on the slow cooker. Cook the fresh beans on high for 4 hours. Or on low for 6-8 hours or until the green beans are tender.

Checking on green beans to see if they are done slow cooking.

Step 5: Occasionally stir the green beans as they cook. Adjust the salt and pepper before serving if needed.

Step 6: Serve with your Thanksgiving or Christmas meal. Fresh green beans are a great side dish any time of the year.

A wooden spoon with a serving of green beans.

Recipe FAQS

Recipe Expert Tips

  • Green beans: Use the freshest green beans you can find for the tenderest beans.
  • Use a slow cooker that is large enough to hold all of the ingredients plus have some extra space. I used an 8 quart crock pot to cook one pound of green beans. It was the perfect size for the amount of ingredients.
  • Bacon: You can substitute ham hock, fat back, or a ham bone with meat attached for the bacon.
  • Chicken broth: you can substitute water for the chicken broth if need be. You may need to adjust the salt and pepper if you use water. Broth give the best flavor.
Serving bowl of green beans with bacon with a pair of tongs on the edge of the bowl.

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A large serving bowl filled with crock pot green beans with bacon.

Easy Crock Pot Green Beans with Bacon

Arlene Mobley - Flour On My Face
Easy Crock Pot Green Beans with bacon are the perfect side dish for Thanksgiving for any meal. So easy to make all you do is toss the ingredients in the crockpot or slow cooker and serve delicious tender fresh green beans 4 hours later.
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Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 4 hours hrs
Total Time 4 hours hrs 10 minutes mins
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
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Servings 8 servings
Calories 178 kcal

Ingredients  

  • 1 lbs fresh green beans (rinsed and trimmed)
  • 1 medium onion (peeled and diced)
  • 8 ounces bacon, diced or (a chunk of fat back, ham hock or leftover ham bone with meat attached)
  • 7 cups chicken broth or water ((see notes))
  • 2 teaspoons minced garlic
  • 2 tablespoon butter
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
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Instructions 

  • Layer the green beans, diced onion, diced bacon, minced garlic, butter, salt and black pepper in a 8 quart slow cooker.
  • Pour the chicken broth or water over the ingredients.
  • With a spoon stir the ingredients to combine.
  • Turn the crock pot on high. Place the lid on the crock pot.
  • Slow cook the fresh green beans for 4 hours on high or 6 to 8 hours on low. Or until the green beans are tender.
  • Occasionally stir the green beans as they cook.
  • Adjust the salt and pepper if needed before serving.
  • Serve the green beans as a side dish with any meal.

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Nutrition

Serving: 1ServingCalories: 178kcalCarbohydrates: 7gProtein: 6gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 26mgSodium: 1260mgPotassium: 366mgFiber: 2gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 494IUVitamin C: 23mgCalcium: 41mgIron: 1mg
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  1. MARTI L.

    March 12, 2022 at 7:49 pm

    I MADE THIS RECIPE FOR THANKSGIVING AND EVERYONE LOVED IT.I PLAN ON MAKING IT AGAIN FOR EASTER.THE ONLY THING I CHANGED WAS I USED 3LBS FRESH GREEN BEANS AND STILL USED 7 CUPS OF LOW SALT CHICKEN BROTH AND COOKED IT ON HIGH FOR 4HRS. THIS IS A KEEPER!!

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  2. Roxann

    December 12, 2013 at 11:56 pm

    I would use it for chocolate chip cookies.

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  3. Breanne

    December 12, 2013 at 11:30 pm

    I'd like to make sugar cookies

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  4. Laurie Emerson

    December 12, 2013 at 11:21 pm

    I would make some Gingerbread men.

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  5. Christine

    December 12, 2013 at 10:02 pm

    gingerbread cookies

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  6. adina

    December 12, 2013 at 8:49 pm

    sugar cookies!

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  7. Crystal Renee

    December 12, 2013 at 8:01 pm

    I would love to try it out on my browned butter chocolate chip cookies!

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  8. Kimberly Hilbert

    December 12, 2013 at 7:08 pm

    I'd love to make some sugar cookies. I need a good mat for that.

    Reply
  9. Tommy Gunn

    December 12, 2013 at 6:40 pm

    I'd make some sugar cookies!

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  10. Teresa Thompson

    December 12, 2013 at 3:25 pm

    I would bake sugar cookies with my granddaughters.

    Reply
  11. Kristin

    December 12, 2013 at 3:14 pm

    I am a frosted sugar cookie junkie, so my first thought is that I'd like to use it to make those, but I just found a FABULOUS looking recipe for Pumpkin Swirl Sugar Cookies. They have chocolate chips and mini marshmallows in them and you roll them kind of like cinnamon rolls and then slice them, then bake them. They look VERY easy and VERY tasty!

    Kristin

    Reply
  12. Paula Michele Hafner

    December 12, 2013 at 1:58 pm

    I would make Christmas Sugar Cookies. They can be a pain to cut out!

    Reply
  13. april yedinak

    December 12, 2013 at 1:44 pm

    I would want to use this for my cut-out sugar cookies I bake for Christmas.

    Reply
  14. Sarah

    December 12, 2013 at 9:32 am

    I have a ton of Christmas cookies to bake on it!

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  15. Angela Hartness

    December 12, 2013 at 5:53 am

    The first thing I would want to bake on a Silpat is Christmas sugar cookies.

    Reply
  16. Deb C

    December 12, 2013 at 5:38 am

    I would want to bake Red Velvet Cookies first on the Silpat.

    Reply
  17. Shannon

    December 12, 2013 at 3:11 am

    Making sugar cookies to decorate would be fun.

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  18. Monique Rizzo

    December 11, 2013 at 7:47 pm

    Chocolate Chip Cookies.
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  19. melissaandkeith miller

    December 11, 2013 at 4:10 pm

    homemade cookies

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  20. Sara Wagner

    December 11, 2013 at 2:53 pm

    I would make sugar cookies.

    Reply
  21. Kristi

    December 11, 2013 at 10:12 am

    We make pizza every Friday night. The rolling mat would be great for rolling out the pizza dough.

    Reply
  22. Candace

    December 11, 2013 at 12:10 am

    I'd use it to make many many pie doughs and pulled sugar ribbon candy

    Reply
  23. Christine Jensen

    December 10, 2013 at 9:33 pm

    Snickerdoodles

    Reply
  24. Nicole D.

    December 10, 2013 at 4:24 pm

    I would use it for pizza dough to keep the mess off my counter! Thanks!

    Reply
  25. Kellie Christensen

    December 10, 2013 at 3:20 pm

    Roll out cookie dough!

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  26. kortney nelson

    December 10, 2013 at 12:54 pm

    Chocolate chip cookies for sure!

    Reply
  27. Carla S

    December 10, 2013 at 10:14 am

    I would make amish potato rolls, windmill cookies,sugar cookies,crescent rolls,and pizza dough.

    Reply
  28. Amanda C.

    December 10, 2013 at 8:51 am

    I would bake my mom's potato chip cookies.

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  29. deana c

    December 10, 2013 at 8:44 am

    I would bake my italian cookies on it!

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  30. christina moore

    December 09, 2013 at 8:37 pm

    I would use it to make sugar cookies for Christmas

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  31. beth shepherd

    December 09, 2013 at 7:20 pm

    I would make chocolate chip cookies

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  32. Mel

    December 09, 2013 at 1:46 pm

    Christmas cookies!

    Reply
  33. JenniferB

    December 08, 2013 at 10:00 pm

    I would use silpat to make peanut brittle

    Reply
  34. Holly

    December 08, 2013 at 8:28 pm

    I'd bake my famous cutout cookies!

    Reply
  35. deb

    December 08, 2013 at 6:33 pm

    I would like to make homemade pizza dough on the mat

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  36. Nataly Carbonell

    December 08, 2013 at 6:03 pm

    I want to make macarons and donuts!

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  37. tammigirl

    December 08, 2013 at 5:59 pm

    I would love to use them for my rolled/cut sugar cookies.

    Reply
  38. Wehaf

    December 08, 2013 at 3:42 pm

    I would make some cranberry scones.

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  39. Robyn L

    December 08, 2013 at 3:04 pm

    My granddaughter and I would make our sugar cookie cutouts for Santa!

    Reply
  40. Susan B

    December 08, 2013 at 12:59 pm

    I'd use it to make the chocolate fudge nut cookies our family always made at Christmas. They burn easily, so the mat should help.

    Reply
  41. mysweetiepiepie

    December 08, 2013 at 11:37 am

    The first thing I would make would bread.

    Reply
  42. gina lovejoy

    December 08, 2013 at 10:04 am

    cookies

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  43. BusyWorkingMama

    December 08, 2013 at 10:00 am

    I'd like to use this for sugar cookies 🙂

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  44. Pam Gurganus

    December 08, 2013 at 5:58 am

    The first thing I would want to bake on the Silpat are Christmas sugar cookies!

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  45. Jenne

    December 08, 2013 at 5:19 am

    Piparkakku cookies

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  46. Rebecca Brewer

    December 08, 2013 at 1:47 am

    Gluten free cookie dough sticks to everything. I would love to make gluten free sugar cookies for my kids to decorate. Merry Christmas!

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  47. Lucy Nguyen

    December 07, 2013 at 11:36 pm

    Chocolate chip cookies

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  48. Serena Powell

    December 07, 2013 at 10:59 pm

    I'd probably make cookies.

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  49. Kelly D

    December 07, 2013 at 10:14 pm

    I would make Christmas themed sugar cookies.

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  50. McKim

    December 07, 2013 at 9:53 pm

    I would make peanut butter cookies.

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  51. mickeyfan

    December 07, 2013 at 7:47 pm

    Getting ready for Cookiepalooza 2013....about 10 kinds of cookies would be cooked on it.

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  52. Kerry Clark

    December 07, 2013 at 3:06 pm

    I would try one of the cookie or biscuit recipes I have saved up. 🙂

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  53. Diana

    December 07, 2013 at 2:17 pm

    I would love the Roul"pat counter top station. With my old countertops it would be a huge inprovement.

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  54. Vickie

    December 07, 2013 at 1:27 pm

    I would make some cookies for my grandson!

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  55. Cynthia C

    December 07, 2013 at 10:43 am

    I want to bake coconut macaroons on the silpat.

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  56. Tracy L Davis

    December 07, 2013 at 10:38 am

    chocolate chip cookies

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  57. Nancy A.

    December 07, 2013 at 5:56 am

    I would make cookies! So tired of them getting real dark on the bottom and getting stuck or spreading so much they look awful. I just can't make cookies lately and need this badly!!

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  58. Melissa

    December 07, 2013 at 2:11 am

    I'd make oatmeal raisin cookies first!

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  59. Kathy S

    December 06, 2013 at 11:33 pm

    I would use for rolling out my cutout cookies.

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  60. Tina W

    December 06, 2013 at 8:17 pm

    I would use the countertop mat to roll out some pie crust!

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  61. Dorothy Teel

    December 06, 2013 at 7:55 pm

    I would use it for baking cookies - snickerdoodles on sounds great to me

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  62. Kim Henrichs

    December 06, 2013 at 7:31 pm

    I would make my mom's noodles!!

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  63. Jessie C.

    December 06, 2013 at 7:23 pm

    I would bake gingerbread cookies

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  64. Heather B

    December 06, 2013 at 7:22 pm

    I would use it to make my old-fashioned sugar cookies for Christmas.

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  65. Jeffrey

    December 06, 2013 at 7:11 pm

    I'd make some double chocolate chip cookies!

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  66. Sue Ellison

    December 06, 2013 at 5:03 pm

    I would use the workstation to make Tea Cakes.

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  67. Yashica

    December 06, 2013 at 2:34 pm

    Chocolate chip cookies please

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  68. Gwen B.

    December 06, 2013 at 1:37 pm

    I would use it for my buttermilk cheddar biscuits.

    Reply
  69. Ashley B

    December 06, 2013 at 10:52 am

    I would use it for my homemade chocolate chip cookies.

    Reply

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