Country Style Green Beans with Red Potatoes

When you’re craving a meal that’s delicious, savory, and homemade, country style green beans with red potatoes always hit the spot.

It’s a slow-simmered dish that starts with a rich broth.

In other words, the tantalizing smell of this country classic fills the whole home, teasing your nose before it reaches your taste buds.

Don’t be surprised if ‘Is it ready yet?’ is asked more than a few times!

By the time it’s ready, you’ll be standing over the stove and rushing to make a plate.

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Why do I love Country Style Green Beans with Red Potatoes?

• Green beans and red potatoes are classic ingredients that make an exquisite pair in a dish.
• The recipe starts with a sumptuous, slow-cooked broth that is amazing on its own.
• This dish is perfect for holiday menus because whole turkey meat is easier to find during this time of the year. 

What to add to green beans to make them good?

Green beans and smoked meats are made for each other. So, cooking green beans with smoked turkey broth is a no-brainer. In fact, southern green beans with smoked turkey is a standout dish in its own right. Don’t be surprised to find it sitting on the dinner table in any country kitchen on a Sunday. 

Should green beans be soaked before cooking?

This recipe uses canned green beans, so there is no need to soak them. However, if you use fresh green beans, you may need to wash the dirt off and blanch them to tenderize the beans before cooking. Still, no soaking is required.

How to serve Country Style Green Beans with Red Potatoes

Besides keeping those tasty bits of turkey meat in the broth (after discarding the skin and bones, of course), you’ll have to decide how much liquid you want to retain for the meal. This type of green bean dish creates a very tasty ‘pot liquor’ (the leftover liquid from cooking the green beans) that hugs those red potatoes in just the right places. 

Tips:

Whole green beans have an edge over French-cut green beans for this dish. Try to choose yellow or white onions (both flavors are “meatier” than red onions and great for this recipe). To make sure the potatoes are tenderly cooked, don’t forget to cut them into quarters before cooking.

Ingredients:

• Smoked turkey
• Green beans drained
• Onion
• Red potatoes
• Seasoned salt
• Black pepper
• Garlic powder

How to make Country Style Green Beans with Red Potatoes:

Step 1. Place the smoked turkey and onion into a large pot, and cover with water.

Step 2. Bring the pot to a boil, cover, reduce the heat to low, and simmer for 2 hours.

Step 3. Remove the turkey from the pot, discard the skin and bones, and return the meat to the pot.

Step 4. Add the potatoes, green beans, seasoned salt, garlic powder, and pepper to the pot, bring to a boil, and cook until the potatoes are tender.

Adding the potatoes.

Adding the green beans.

Step 5. Drain off any excess liquid if desired and serve.

Serve immediately!

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How to store Country Style Green Beans with Red Potatoes?

Airtight containers are the best storage medium for this dish. To keep Country Style Green Beans with Red Potatoes as fresh as possible, try to choose a container that doesn’t permit a ton of extra air. Aim for shallow containers as opposed to taller, deeper containers.

How to reheat Country Style Green Beans with Red Potatoes?

You can use a stovetop or the microwave to reheat Country Style Green Beans with Red Potatoes. If you decide to retain some of the broth, you’ll want to reheat the dish for a little longer and stir it a couple of times. Stovetop heating shouldn’t take more than six minutes or zap it into the microwave for up to 2 minutes. 

How much does Country Style Green Beans with Red Potatoes last on the fridge?

Cooked green bean dishes can be kept in the fridge for up to five days. However, you will want to get any leftovers into the refrigerator within a couple of hours after cooking them.

Can I make it ahead?

This dish can be made ahead of time, but proper storage is the key to making sure it stays yummy. If you plan to serve it within two or three days, just make sure to follow the same rules for reheating it before serving.

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