With drool worthy flavor coming from bacon, brown sugar, and herbs, you're sure to add this southern-inspired veggie dish to your holiday line up.

Published on November 19, 2025

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Jake Sternquist / Food Styling: Ashley Sandoval

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This recipe for smothered green beans takes humble ingredients like bacon, onion, green beans, and potatoes, and transforms them into a side worthy of Sunday dinner. To round out the flavor and add an extra touch of smokiness, we're adding a smoked pork chop and Cajun seasoning. Serve the beans on their own or over rice for a complete meal.

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Ingredients

  • 3 slices bacon

  • 8 oz. smoked bone-in pork chop

  • 2 cups onion, coarsely chopped

  • 2 Tbsp. all-purpose flour

  • 1 Tbsp. minced garlic

  • 2 tsp. Cajun seasoning

  • 1/2 tsp. salt

  • 1/2 tsp. ground black pepper

  • 1/2 tsp. smoked paprika

  • 2 lb. fresh green beans, trimmed and cut in 1 1/2-inch pieces, or frozen cut green beans

  • 1 lb. round red potatoes, quartered

  • 3 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth

  • 2 Tbsp. cider vinegar

  • 1 Tbsp. brown sugar

Directions

  1. In a 6- to 8-qt. Dutch oven, cook bacon over medium 8 to 10 minutes or until crisp. Remove from Dutch oven; drain on paper towels.

  2. Cut pork chop in cubes, reserving bone. Add pork cubes to the dutch oven. Cook 3 minutes or until browned. Using a slotted spoon, remove from Dutch oven; set aside.

  3. Add onion to Dutch oven. Cook and stir 5 minutes or until softened.

  4. Add flour, garlic, Cajun seasoning, salt, pepper, and smoked paprika. Cook and stir until fragrant and flour starts to brown, 2 to 3 minutes.

  5. Return pork to the Dutch oven with the bone. Add green beans, potatoes, broth, vinegar, and brown sugar. Bring to boiling. Reduce heat to medium low. Cover, and simmer 30 minutes.

  6. Uncover and simmer 15 minutes or until potatoes are tender, and liquid is thickened and reduced to desired consistency (green beans should be very tender to falling apart). Remove and discard bone. Crumble cooked bacon overtop and stir in to combine.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

145 Calories
3g Fat
20g Carbs
10g Protein
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 12
Calories 144.7
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 3.5g 4%
Saturated Fat 1.1g 5%
Cholesterol 18.7mg 6%
Sodium 473.2mg 21%
Total Carbohydrate 19.8g 7%
Dietary Fiber 3.8g 13%
Total Sugars 6.1g
Protein 9.7g 19%
Vitamin D 0.2mcg 1%
Vitamin C 14.6mg 16%
Calcium 58.2mg 4%
Iron 1.3mg 7%
Potassium 522.3mg 11%
Fatty acids, total trans 0g
Vitamin D 6.2IU
Alanine 0.5g
Arginine 0.6g
Ash 2.8g
Aspartic acid 1g
Caffeine 0mg
Carotene, alpha 0.8mcg
Choline, total 41.2mg
Copper, Cu 0.2mg
Cystine 0.1g
Energy 606.1kJ
Fluoride, F 0.1mcg
Folate, total 45.2mcg
Glutamic acid 1.4g
Glycine 0.4g
Histidine 0.3g
Isoleucine 0.4g
Leucine 0.7g
Lysine 0.7g
Methionine 0.2g
Magnesium, Mg 35.8mg
Manganese, Mn 0.4mg
Niacin 3.5mg
Phosphorus, P 129.5mg
Pantothenic acid 0.4mg
Phenylalanine 0.4g
Phytosterols 7.2mg
Proline 0.4g
Retinol 0.7mcg
Selenium, Se 10.7mcg
Serine 0.4g
Starch 5.7g
Theobromine 0mg
Threonine 0.4g
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) 0.5mg
Tryptophan 0.1g
Tyrosine 0.3g
Valine 0.4g
Vitamin A, IU 565.8IU
Vitamin A, RAE 29.3mcg
Vitamin B-12 0.2mcg
Vitamin B-6 0.3mg
Vitamin K (phylloquinone) 37.8mcg
Water 203.2g
Zinc, Zn 1mg

*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.