Crack Green Beans Recipe

This crack green beans recipe takes a healthy veggie and makes it addictively delicious. The crack green beans are coated in a sweet and savory glaze, then topped with crispy bacon and baked to perfection. 

These crack green beans are just as addictive as they sound. That's mostly thanks to the sweet and savory glaze-like sauce that fills each bite of them with deliciousness. To make them even better, they have crispy bacon on top. 

Honestly, there's no doubt that once you try this crack green beans recipe, it will quickly become a favorite staple side dish to your family dinners. At least, that's been the case at our house. My three-year-old actually asks for them for dinner, so they're a great way to get your kids to eat more vegetables!

Not to mention, they go so well with a variety of dishes like this chicken pot pie with biscuits, grilled chicken margherita, million dollar chicken casserole, and air fryer baked potatoes. They're also the ideal Thanksgiving side dish! 

• Green beans- canned green beans, drained. If you use fresh green beans, you'll have to cook them for longer.
• Bacon- cooked and crispy.
• Brown sugar- the touch of sweetness is what makes these Southern crack green beans so addictive.
• Butter- salted and melted.
• Tamari soy sauce- pairs so well with the brown sugar. Coconut aminos work great too.
• Garlic powder and onion powder- for a savory flavor.

Step 1: Prep Work

First, preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Then, spray a 9x13 pan with non-stick cooking spray. And if you don't have this size pan, anything close to it will work.

Next, lay the green beans -fresh green beans or frozen green beans- flat in the pan in one even layer. By the way, try not to let the green beans overlap each other too much. 

Step 2: Making the Sauce

Okay, so before we make the sauce, cook any bacon you want. You can use the microwave kind or fry it up on the stove. Sometimes I'll even make my air fryer turkey bacon to add on top to make this recipe a little healthier.

For the sauce, add the melted butter, brown sugar, tamari soy sauce, onion, and garlic powder to a bowl and mix well. The mixture will be slightly thick and almost syrup-like. 

Step 3: Baking The Crack Green Beans

Pour the sauce evenly over the green beans and make sure they are all well coated. Also, you can use a cooking brush to spread the sauce out or leave it on top. Then, either lay the bacon on top in strips or crumble it up and sprinkle it over the top. 

Finally, bake the green beans for 25 minutes in the oven and serve alongside the rest of your meal! Enjoy.

Storage and Reheating Instructions

This cracked green beans recipe will make about 4 large servings, which is always the perfect amount for me for a family dinner. Don't worry about having leftovers either because they store really well and taste great the next few days. That said, you can store the green beans in a shallow airtight container in the fridge for 3-5 days.

To reheat, put them in a baking dish covered with aluminum foil and bake at 350°F for about 15-20 minutes.

More Side Dish Recipes

If you want to give some more delicious and easy side recipes a try, we have a ton on the blog.

Here are some of our most popular sides: 

• Kani Salad
• Cheesy bread
• Asparagus casserole
• Spinach casserole
• Longhorn brussel sprouts
• Honey glazed carrots

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