Smothered Green Beans – canned green beans baked in bacon, brown sugar, butter, soy sauce, and garlic. This is the most requested green bean recipe in our house. Everybody gets seconds. SO good!! Great for a potluck. Everyone asks for the recipe! Super easy to make.
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Pin This RecipeThese Smothered Green Beans are ridiculous! OMG! SO good!! Green beans smothered with bacon, brown sugar, butter, soy sauce and garlic. How could they not be good? The best part is that this casserole only takes a few minutes to put together. You can actually cook the bacon ahead of time and this would be ready in about a minute! Woohoo!
This makes a TON! We ate leftovers for several days and they tasted great! This would be the perfect dish for a potluck or dinner party. I promise everyone will go crazy over these Smothered Green Bans! SO easy and SO delicious!
Smothered Green Beans
Ingredients:
- 5 (15-oz) cans green beans, drained
- 1 lb bacon
- ⅔ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup butter melted
- ¼ cup low-sodium soy sauce
- 1½ tsp garlic powder
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 350ºF.
- Pour drained green beans in an ungreased 9×13-inch pan.
- In a large skillet, cook bacon until almost done but not too crispy. Remove from skillet, drain on paper towel and chop. Sprinkle cooked bacon on top of green beans.
- Whisk together brown sugar, melted butter, soy sauce and garlic powder. Pour over green beans.
- Bake uncovered for 40 minutes.
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Would the green beans taste good without adding brown sugar
This looks delicious I think I would add some finely diced onion If Iused fresh green beans should I precook them
I saw you mentioned onions. I used French fried onions and they were a good addition.
I served this for a large gathering. It was sooooooooooo good! I gave the recipe out to alot of my guests & told them about plainchicken.com as my source. I have made this numerous times since!
Your recipes are so on target for my small family ( my husband & me)Can’t wait to try them..
TURNED IT INTO A FULL MEAL
I reduced the green beans to three cans and added potatoes and sausage. I peeled the potatoes, cut into 1" cubes and microwave them with a 1/4 cup of water, covered for 2 min, stir and microwave them for another 2 min. Drain and add to the beans. I cut the fully cooked sausage into 1/2" coins and browned them in a frying pan. Once lightly browned I drained them on Paper towels then added to the beans and mixed. Continue with the sauce. Bake as directed.
Sounds delicious! I’m definitely going to give this a try.
I was wondering about Worcestershire sauce, since I don't have soy sauce. Also is precooked bacon from the store ok to use?
Precooked bacon is a great shortcut! It will work just fine.
I haven't made this with Worcestershire sauce. It is similar to soy sauce, so you can definitely give it a try! Enjoy!
I use the Black Label thick sliced precooked bacon (10 pieces in a pack) and worccestershire sauce – it is always a hit!! So quick to prepare!!
I never want to lose this recipe! I have made this many times since discovering it! I add a dash of Lea and Perrins too. I shared it on my Gluten free facebook sites as well(GF soy sauce of course). I am sure it will be on many tables this holiday season!
I'll have to try it with the Lea & Perrins next time. I love Worcestershire sauce! SO glad you enjoyed it!
Can this dish be made with fresh green beans? we REALLY do not like canned ones.
Stephanie, you should try them with worcestershire sauce instead of soy! I make my green bean bundles this way! Heavenly! War Eagle!
This is my new favorite green bean dish!! Made it the first time for Thanksgiving and every one raved over it. Making it today for a group of friends!!
How much do you suggest for 35-45 people? How long to cook all in the oven?
4 pans
Can you fix this in a crockpot?
I don’t see why not.
Hi Michelle,
I made these in a Crock Pot last year and they came out really well. I cooked them for 2-3 hours on low.
How long do I cook it for?
Can you use the french style green beans instead of the regular green beans in this? My brother made this for Thanksgiving and everyone loved them so I am going to give it a try.
That should be just fine. Enjoy ????
Made this for Thanksgiving family dinner. It was a huge hit! Took home an empty casserole dish. Was also asked to bring it to Christmas dinner.WINNER!
Made these for Thanksgiving. Oh my yum!!!! Thank you for sharing. I will take this over green bean casserole any day!!
OMHG! So very good! I added this to my Thanks Giving Menu on Thanks Giving Day 11/22/2018 and it was a Super HIT!!!!! My family lost their minds! I used frozen green beans thawed in the fridge, he loves the firmness of the green beans then added diced onions and fresh sliced mushrooms letting it cook a little longer, 10 minutes or so…Thank you so much for sharing this delightful dish!!!!!
Sounds delicious!! So glad it was a holiday meal success!!
Do you use Light or dark brown sugar?
Either is fine. I use light brown sugar