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Crock Pot BBQ Green Beans

Modified: Mar 5, 2025 · Published: Jan 12, 2022 by Allison Treadwell · This post may contain affiliate links · 8 Comments

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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

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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Crock Pot BBQ Green Beans

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

  • GREEN BEANS
  • BACON
  • ONION
  • KETCHUP
  • BROWN SUGAR
  • WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE
  • BBQ SAUCE
  • SALT
  • PEPPER

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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

Crock Pot BBQ Green Beans

Allison Treadwell
These sweet and tangy Crock Pot BBQ Green Beans are loaded with flavor and topped with bacon for the ultimate side dish.
4.19 from 22 votes
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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
Servings 6
Calories 144 kcal

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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Nutrition

Calories: 144kcalCarbohydrates: 32gProtein: 3gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 441mgPotassium: 389mgFiber: 3gSugar: 25gVitamin A: 915IUVitamin C: 16mgCalcium: 66mgIron: 2mg
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Comments

  1. timothy Rissland says

    July 09, 2022 at 4:00 pm

    If using canned green beans do you need to drain them?

    Reply
    • Allison Treadwell says

      July 18, 2022 at 2:45 pm

      Hi! I would drain the beans before adding them. The juice would water down the flavor. Hope you enjoy!

      Reply
  2. Melanie Williams says

    December 11, 2022 at 5:40 pm

    Is the slow cooker cooking time the same for fresh or canned green beans?

    Reply
    • Allison Treadwell says

      December 12, 2022 at 8:19 am

      Hi Melanie! I would cut the cooking time in half for canned because they might get too mushy. Hope you enjoy them!

      Reply
  3. Jabe says

    February 18, 2023 at 1:02 pm

    5 stars
    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!!!

    Reply
    • Allison Treadwell says

      February 20, 2023 at 8:13 am

      So happy you love the recipe!

      Reply
  4. Donna says

    December 24, 2023 at 11:14 am

    If using fresh green beans, you don’t need to blanch the beans first?

    Reply
    • Allison Treadwell says

      December 29, 2023 at 8:18 am

      Hi Donna! You can just cook them longer in the crockpot if you would rather.

      Reply
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