I was looking for a main dish green bean recipe to use a lot of home grown green beans. We wanted to do more than have a side serving of buttered green beans with the rest of our meal.
The green beans are doing amazingly this year and we’ve been picking basketful after basketful.
Dice half a medium onion. Heat fat or oil in the bottom of a medium-sized pan (that has a lid) over medium heat. Sauté onions in fat until they begin to soften, about 4 minutes.
Add 2 cloves minced Garlic and 1 smoked sausage cut into 1/2 inch rounds. Cook until sausage rounds begin to get some brown color.
Add 2 cups green beans cut in 2 inch pieces and cook 2 minutes to blister skin.
Add chicken broth and potatoes. Season with salt and pepper. Cover with lid and cook until green beans and potatoes are soft–about 20 minutes.
Smoked sausage can be replaced with bacon. If doing so, you can cook bacon and onions together with no additional oil.
Any variety of potatoes may be used, even russet, but small waxy potatoes will hold their shape better.
A classic southern side dish hearty enough for the main course Heat fat in the bottom of a medium-sized pan (that has a lid) over medium heat. Sauté onions in fat until they begin to soften, about 4 minutes. Add Garlic and smoked sausage. Cook until sausage rounds begin to get some brown color. Add green beans and cook 2 minutes to blister skin. Add chicken broth and potatoes. Season with salt and pepper. Cover with lid and cook until green beans and potatoes are soft--about 20 minutes. Smoked sausage can be substituted with bacon. If doing so, cook bacon and onions together with no additional oil.
Any variety of potatoes may be used, but small waxy potatoes will hold their shape better. Green Beans with Potatoes and Smoked Sausage
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