Crockpot green beans, ham and potatoes
Southern-style green beans, red potatoes and ham slow cook in buttery broth until tender and full of flavor, a whole dinner in one pot.
- 460 min total
- 15 min hands-on
- Anyone can make this
- Serves 6
- About $2.17 a serving
- 240 calories
- Good the next day
- Gluten-free
Dolly says: Make the full amount. It’s just as good for lunch the next day.
Ingredients
For 6 servings.
- 1½ lb red potatoes, quartered
- 1 lb 8 oz frozen green beans
- 12 oz diced cooked ham
- 1 yellow onion, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 2 tbsp butter
From your pantry
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
Each serving has about 240 calories, 15 g protein, 31 g carbs and 7 g fat, and costs about $2.17 at typical US grocery prices. Both are estimates from what the recipe uses.
Missing something?
- No yellow onions? White onions or red onions work.
- No chicken broth? Vegetable broth or bone broth works.
- No butter? Ghee works.
Steps
Tap an underlined word for a quick explanation.
Quarter the potatoes and spread them in the bottom of the slow cooker.
Dolly’s tip: Potatoes take the longest, so they go on the bottom, closest to the heat.Add the frozen green beans straight from the bag, then the ham, onion and garlic.
Pour in the broth, sprinkle with the salt and pepper, and set the butter on top.
Cover and cook on low 6 to 7 hours, or high 3 to 4, until the potatoes are tender and everything is steaming hot.
Timer: 360 min
Food safety: Rotisserie chicken, deli meat, canned tuna and cooked shrimp are already cooked. Keep them cold until you use them, and heat them until steaming hot if the recipe warms them.
Stir, taste, and add more salt if it needs it.
Pinch. A pinch is what you can hold between your thumb and two fingers, less than an eighth of a teaspoon. It’s a small, forgiving amount, so there’s no need to measure.
How you’ll know: It’s a light sprinkle you can barely see on the food, not a little pile.
Serve in bowls with a little of the buttery broth spooned over.
Plan this in Dollop, and get the grocery list
Dollop puts this dinner on a night that suits your week, lists only what you still need to buy, and walks you through each step while you cook.
