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Country Style Fresh Green Beans and New Potatoes

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Course Side Dish
Cuisine American

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/2-2 lbs fresh green beans, ends trimmed and washed
  • 4-6 new potatoes, depending on the size
  • 2-3 strips bacon, or bacon ends, cut in 1 inch pieces
  • 1/2 onion, diced
  • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 tsp salt
  • fresh black pepper
  • 1-2 sprigs fresh thyme or about 1/2 teaspoon dried crushed
  • water or vegetable stock

Instructions
 

  • I cooked the green beans and new potatoes in my instant pot, but the same instructions apply if you are cooking them stovetop, except for the cooking time.
    Trim your beans and wash them. You can either completely peel your potatoes or you can cut a strip around like I did. If they are small, leave them whole, but large I'd half or quarter, so you have a uniform potato size so they will cook evenly.
  • Add the extra virgin olive oil to your pan or instant pot. Add the bacon and onions and sauté until the bacon fat has rendered and the onions begin to very lightly brown.
  • Add your beans and potatoes and enough water or vegetable stock to almost the top of the beans, maybe 3/4 way. They do not have to be completely covered because they are quickly going to cook down and you don't want too much liquid.
  • Add your salt and thyme, and set your Instant Pot to pressure cook for 15 minutes, or bring your stovetop pan to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and cook 30 minutes or so until the green beans and potatoes are tender.
  • When the cooking has finished, check for salt and add fresh cracked black pepper. Serve with almost any entrée. Enjoy these country style green beans.
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