But here we are, and I couldn’t be more pleased to share this recipe with you from my friend Ree Drummond’s new cookbook, The Pioneer Woman Cooks: A Year of Holidays. Fresh green beans are slowly cooked with bacon, onions, and tomatoes, until just done, which takes about an hour, more or less. Ree says this is one of her family’s favorite Thanksgiving recipes and I can see why! They’re absolutely delicious, and super easy to make. For those of you who are unfamiliar with Ree, she’s the wonderful woman behind the popular blog and Food Network show, The Pioneer Woman. Ree has several best selling books, including cookbooks, a memoir, and children’s books. Her book, A Year of Holidays, starts off with New Year’s Day with recipes for black-eyed peas, and traverses the entire year of holidays, including recipes for Valentines, Easter, Mother’s Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Eve, all with vibrant, beautiful photos. It’s a perfect book for special occasion meal planning throughout the year. Way to go, Ree!
More Great Recipes for Green Beans!
Green Bean Casserole from Scratch Pressure Cooker Green Beans with Tomatoes and Bacon Roasted Green Beans with Shallots and Pancetta Creamy Green Beans and Mushrooms Green Beans with Almonds and Thyme
This recipe also works well in the slow cooker, so I’ve added instructions for that as well. Buy fresh, firm green beans—that break when you bend them, not bend like a rubber band—for this recipe. Slow Cooker Instructions If you want to use a slow cooker for step 4, you can easily do so. Just put the cooked bacon and onions from steps 1 and 2, and the beans, tomatoes and spices into a slow cooker and cook on high for 2 to 3 hours, depending on your slow cooker, until the beans are completely tender and the tomatoes have broken down. Serve!
