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Closeup square image of cooked green beans in a white dish topped with sliced almonds and bits of smoked ham

Slow Cooker Green Beans and Ham

Crockpot green beans with Ham are the easiest and BEST beans you'll ever eat. So simple to make and seasoned perfectly - great for weeknight dinners and special enough for holidays.
4.75 from 16 votes
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Author Kori Butler
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 4 hours
Total Time 4 hours 5 minutes
Course Side Dishes
Cuisine American
Servings 8 servings
Calories 51 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 pounds fresh green beans trimmed (you can cut or leave whole)
  • 1 smoked ham hock or 1 ham steak diced
  • 2 cups chicken broth
  • 1 small onion (diced)
  • 1 teaspoon seasoned salt
  • ½ teaspoon pepper
  • optional: 1 lb new baby potatoes (peeled and halved)

Instructions
 

  • Spray a 4 to 6-quart slow cooker with nonstick spray. Add onion, beans, ham hock, chicken broth, seasoned salt and pepper to the crockpot.
    Adding the chicken broth into the crock pot.
  • Cover and cook on low for 4 to 6 hours until vegetables are tender.
    Slow cooking the green beans in a white crock pot.
  • Remove ham hock after cooking. Allow it to cool then pull meat from bone and add the meat back to the crockpot.
    Adding shredded ham hock back into green beans.
  • Drain liquid from beans or use a slotted spoon for easy serving. Serve and garnish with sliced almonds if desired.
    serving crock pot green beans in an oval white dish.

Kori's Tips

  • If following a keto diet and wish to increase healthy fat add butter or olive oil to the whole recipe or your individual serving.
  • If you've got non-keto followers in your house you can add 1 lb of new baby potatoes, halved to this recipe. Increase the chicken broth by 1/2 cup. Place the potatoes on the bottom of the slow cooker, then add the ham then green beans.
  • While a ham steak may be used, my favorite, and I think the most flavorful, way to make these beans is to use a ham hock. So simple, just toss it in and remove the meat from the bone later once the beans are cooked.
  • These recipe can easily be doubled or tripled to serve as many people as your crock can hold.

Nutrition

Calories: 51kcalCarbohydrates: 8.9gProtein: 4gFat: 0.7gCholesterol: 4.4mgSodium: 520mgFiber: 3.2gSugar: 4.2g
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