# Southern Smothered Green Beans

A delicious southern smothered green bean recipe with bacon, Andouille sausage, onions, potatoes and various seasonings to add to your holiday table.

- Cuisine: American
- Category: Side
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 pound fresh green beans
- 4 slices bacon, chopped
- 0.5 cup Andouille sausage, sliced
- 1 medium medium onion, finely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon Cajun seasoning
- 2 cups cubed potatoes
- 1 cup chicken stock
- 1 to taste Salt and black pepper
- Olive oil

## Instructions

1. Add some olive oil to a hot pot.
2. Add about four strips of diced bacon and cook until crispy.
3. Remove the crispy bacon from the pot.
4. Add Andouille sausage slices to the same pot and cook until crispy around the edges.
5. Remove the crispy sausage from the pot.
6. Add a little bit of flour to the bacon and sausage grease to make a roux, stirring until combined.
7. Add diced onions and cook until translucent.
8. Add all of the seasonings (onion powder, garlic powder, Cajun seasoning, salt, and black pepper).
9. Deglaze the bottom of the pan with chicken stock, stirring and scraping the bottom.
10. Add the green beans and coat them nicely with the roux.
11. Add the remaining chicken stock.
12. Cover and let the green beans cook until slightly tender.
13. Add the diced potatoes and let them cook until fork-tender.
14. Add the cooked bacon and sausage back into the pot.
15. Give everything a nice stir.

## Equipment

- Hot pot
- Wooden spoon
- Fork

## Tips

- Do not worry about the darkness at the bottom of the pot, that is flavor.
- Make sure you coat all your green beans nicely with the roux.
- Do not overcook the green beans before adding potatoes, or they will be mushy.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMQYsxJ3/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/8b0ee225-eeb7-49f4-b4d6-7af7f5971f98
- Extracted: 2025-10-26

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