Texas Roadhouse Green Beans Recipe

a bowl of texas roadhouse green beans sprinkled with crispy bacon

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Texas Roadhouse Green Beans Recipe

Recreate savory Texas Roadhouse green beans at home with this easy copycat recipe! Featuring bacon, onion, and ham broth for a delicious side dish.

Prep Time3

Cook Time25

Total Time28

Course: Side Dishes

Cuisine: Southern

Servings: servings

Calories: 123kcal

Author: Eden Westbrook

Ingredients

4 slices bacon thick cut, chopped
½ cup yellow onion medium diced (about ½ medium onion)
¾ teaspoon garlic powder
2 (16oz) cans cut green beans drained
1 tablespoon light brown sugar
1 cup ham broth or chicken broth
1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
2 teaspoon black pepper freshly ground
1 teaspoon kosher salt as needed

Instructions

In a large skillet or sauté pan, start the bacon in a cold pan. Cook over medium high heat, allowing the fat to slowly render out until the bacon becomes crispy, about 7-10 minutes. Once done, remove the bacon with a slotted spoon and transfer to a paper towel-lined plate. Set aside.
4 slices bacon
Using the bacon fat in the skillet, sauté the diced onions. Cook until the onions begin to caramelize, about 5-7 minutes. Add the garlic powder and mix well.
½ cup yellow onion, ¾ teaspoon garlic powder
Reduce the heat to medium-low. Add the green beans, brown sugar, vinegar, black pepper, and broth to the pan. Stir to combine, then cover the pan and let everything simmer for 8-10 minutes, allowing the beans to warm through and absorb all that delicious flavor.
2 (16oz) cans cut green beans, 1 tablespoon light brown sugar, 1 cup ham broth, 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar, 2 teaspoon black pepper
Taste and season with the kosher salt as needed.
1 teaspoon kosher salt
Serve warm with the crispy bacon sprinkled on top.

Notes

Storage and Reheating Instructions

Storing: Store the green beans with all the broth in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days. I tend to keep the bacon crumbles separated so I can have fresh, crispy bacon to sprinkle on top (warmed up in a microwave for 30 seconds!).

Reheating: Warm the green beans in a pan on the stove top over medium low heat until warmed through or nuke a serving in a bowl in the microwave for a minute or two.

Variations and Pro Tips for the Best Green Beans

- Be sure to drain the can green beans before adding it to the pan.

- If you have just wayyyy too much bacon fat in the pan, carefully use long tongs and a paper towel to soak some of it up before adding in your chopped onion. We want to have about 3 tablespoon or ¼ cup of bacon fat in the pot at most.

- Can't find ham base or broth? Totally okay to use chicken broth, it just won't have that exact Texas Roadhouse taste.
- I personally like adding a pinch of red pepper flakes while sautéing the onions for a little extra spice.

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