These Crock Pot BBQ Green Beans with Bacon are going to blow your mind! These sweet and tangy BBQ Green Beans are loaded with flavor and topped with bacon for the ultimate gluten-free side dish.
CROCK POT BBQ GREEN BEANS
If you are looking for a great new side dish to take to a potluck or even to pair with an easy dinner give these BBQ Green Beans a try. My husband always makes ribs and he had some leftover BBQ sauce so I was trying to come up with a side dish that we could use for his extra BBQ sauce. The idea came from another BBQ recipe I have for BBQ Bacon Beans, which are also delicious!
Bacon is the star in this recipe! I mean is bacon ever not the star in a recipe? The first step does take about 5 minutes extra but I promise cooking the onions in the bacon fat will be worth it. The bacon flavor infuses into the onions and the entire dish.
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WHAT KIND OF GREEN BEANS SHOULD I USE?
You can use any version of green beans you want in this recipe. I used fresh green beans because I have a picky husband who loves fresh green beans! Canned green beans and frozen green beans will work great in this recipe and require even less work so feel free to swap those out for the fresh ones.
GLUTEN FREE SIDE DISH
This recipe is naturally gluten-free! All the ingredients in it are gluten-free. As always I make all of my recipes gluten-free because my husband has celiac disease which means he is allergic to gluten. You know all my recipes will be tested and served with only gluten-free products.
INGREDIENTS FOR CROCK POT BBQ GREEN BEANS
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HOW TO MAKE CROCK POT BBQ GREEN BEANS
Step 1. Cook bacon and set aside.
Step 2. Take 1 tablespoon bacon fat and cook chopped onions in fat until translucent.
Step 3. Pour green beans, onions, ketchup, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, BBQ sauce, salt, and pepper into the slow cooker.
Step 4. Mix everything together.
Step 5. Cook on low for 4 hours.
Step 6. Once finished cooking add crumbled bacon to the dish and stir to combine.
Crock Pot BBQ Green Beans
Ingredients
- 24 oz green beans or 4 cans of canned beans
- 8 slices bacon cooked
- ½ cup onion chopped
- ⅓ cup light brown sugar
- ½ cup ketchup
- ¼ cup BBQ sauce
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Cook bacon and set aside.
- Take 1 tablespoon bacon fat and cook chopped onions in fat until translucent.
- Pour green beans, onions, ketchup, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, BBQ sauce, salt, and pepper into the slow cooker.
- Stir to combine.
- Cook on low for 4 hours.
- Once finished cooking add crumbled bacon to the dish and stir to combine.
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timothy Rissland says
If using canned green beans do you need to drain them?
Allison Treadwell says
Hi! I would drain the beans before adding them. The juice would water down the flavor. Hope you enjoy!
Melanie Williams says
Is the slow cooker cooking time the same for fresh or canned green beans?
Allison Treadwell says
Hi Melanie! I would cut the cooking time in half for canned because they might get too mushy. Hope you enjoy them!
Jabe says
I’ve done a similar recipe on the stove top that my mom often made, but hers didn’t have all these ingredients. This one is so much tastier. Also meets my #1 requirement….easy! Love it!!!
Allison Treadwell says
So happy you love the recipe!
Donna says
If using fresh green beans, you don’t need to blanch the beans first?
Allison Treadwell says
Hi Donna! You can just cook them longer in the crockpot if you would rather.