Easy Slow Cooker Green Beans And Ham Recipe
When dinnertime rolls around, it helps to have an easy recipe full of great flavor. This easy slow cooker green beans and ham recipe is one of my favorite ways to feed my family a belly full of comfort food.
With delicious smoked ham, this fresh green bean recipe is perfect for Thanksgiving dinner, the holiday season, Easter, and weeknight dinners.
An Easy Recipe
This super easy recipe features a lot of flavor from the ham. Since it’s made in your slow cooker, it’s a no-fuss dish that is fit for any large gathering.
The ham and green beans turn out so tender and flavorful.
DISCLAIMER: This post is sponsored by the Iowa Pork Producers Association. As always, the opinions are honest and are all my own.
Delight Your Whole Family With This Southern Green Beans Recipe
Add a little Southern style to your holiday meals. These tender green beans are a snap, literally! Adding fresh beans rather than canned green beans makes all the difference. It’s great for weeknight meals, too, and you’ll love to come home to them.
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Plus, these farmers help youth with programs such as Future Farmers Of America, youth contests, and the association offers scholarships, too, for a brighter future.
Pork Is A Versatile Meal
After I made this recipe, I had some leftover ham and made ham and potatoes au gratin for the next night. Or, you can slice some for a sandwich, add to a skillet meal, or cook it on the grill. There are endless ways to make pork a part of your meal plans.
Ingredients For Slow Cooker Green Beans And Ham
- Fresh green beans
- Classic smoked ham, fully cooked
- Diced onions
- Salt and black pepper
- Chicken broth
- Water
Full printable recipe with measurements and instructions listed at the bottom of the post in the recipe card.
This simple dish comes together with just a handful of ingredients. You’ll need boneless smoked ham. I choose smoky ham because it adds such great flavor.
Step-By-Step Instructions
Start by adding the green beans to a slow cooker. I sprayed the cooker with some nonstick cooking spray before starting. For the green beans, I chose the fresh kind and snapped them in half.
Next, add the diced onions to the slow cooker. For this recipe, I used white onions, but you can also use yellow onion or red onion to give it a little bit of a different flavor.
Slice the ham into cubes and add to the cooker.
Sprinkle the salt and black pepper over the top.
Pour the chicken broth and water into the slow cooker. Make sure the green beans are covered with liquid so they will get soft and tender.
Give everything a stir, making sure the green beans are under the liquid, and place the lid on the top. Cook on low for eight hours.
If you want to shorten your cooking time, you can cook on high for four hours.
I like to cook the dinner for eight hours because it gives the flavors more time to marinate, and it turns out so tender.
Because the ham is precooked and has been cooking in the slow cooker for eight hours, you will not need to check the temperature.
Optional Ingredients
- Red pepper flakes to make it spicy.
- Cut and cubed potatoes.
- Minced garlic cloves for a different flavor.
- Crispy bacon to sprinkle on top when serving.
- Yellow or red onions.
- French-style green beans.
- Worcestershire sauce or red wine vinegar to add some punch to the flavors.
How To Store The Green Beans And Ham Dinner
Store the green bean and ham dinner in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
More Delicious Pork Dinners
- Ham and potato casserole
- Slow cooker ranch pork chops
- Sausage bake with hash browns
- Crock Pot sausage and peppers
- Slow cooker pork shoulder
- Kielbasa and sauerkraut from Plowing Through Life
Easy Slow Cooker Green Beans And Ham Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 pounds snipped fresh green beans
- 2 to 3 pounds fully cooked boneless smoked ham
- 1/2 white onion diced
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
- 32 ounces chicken broth
- 2 to 3 cups water as needed
Instructions
- Spray the slow cooker with some nonstick cooking spray.
- Rinse off the green beans and snap them in half. Add them to the slow cooker.
- Dice the onions and add to the cooker.
- Slice the ham into cubes and add to the slow cooker.
- Sprinkle the salt and pepper over the top of the ingredients.
- Pour the chicken broth into the slow cooker and give the ingredients a stir.
- If you need more liquid so it covers the green beans, add some water until the green beans are covered.
- Cover with the lid and cook on low for eight hours or high for four hours.
