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Slow Cooker Sweet Potatoes, Green Beans and Bacon

by Sarah Olson on June 7, 2020 5 Comments

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Slow Cooker Sweet Potatoes, Green Beans and Bacon is an easy an flavorful side dish that will surprise your guests.

Cubes of sweet potatoes, green beans, bacon and onion cooked in slow cooker.

You are going to love this side dish. Sweet Potatoes, green beans, onions, and bacon cook together to become a perfect side dish for almost anything.

I made grilled chicken this weekend and made this beautiful side dish to go with. I’m trying to cut potatoes out of my diet for most of the week, and sweet potatoes are a great switch in recipes.

sweet potatoes, green beans and bacon in slow cooker with water being pour over

Below is a photo of this side dish before I cooked it, very colorful.  I use red garnet sweet potatoes for this recipe.

Vegetables and bacon in slow cooker not cooked yet.

Even after I cooked this side dish, the colors are still amazing. We are going camping this month and I was thinking that this would be perfect along with side steak or even a burger.

Sweet Potatoes, Green Beans and Bacon in slow cooker and bowl of it in front.

Can I use russet potatoes instead of sweet potatoes?

Yes! That will work great, though the cooking time will need 3.5-4 hours for the potatoes to soften for russet potatoes take longer than sweet potatoes.

Other great Slow Cooker recipes with Sweet Potatoes:

  • Slow Cooker Mashed Sweet Potatoes
  • Slow Cooker Pulled Pork Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
  • Slow Cooker Baked Sweet Potatoes
  • Slow Cooker Chicken and Sweet Potato Dinner
  • Slow Cooker Ham and Sweet Potatoes

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Slow Cooker Sweet Potatoes, Green Beans and Bacon

5 from 4 votes
A wonderful side dish of sweet potatoes, green beans and bacon cooked in the slow cooker.
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Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Sweet potatoes, green beans and bacon
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 2 hours 30 minutes
Total Time: 2 hours 45 minutes
Servings: 6
Calories: 308kcal
Author: Sarah Olson

Equipment Needed:

  • Slow Cooker – 4 quart or larger

Ingredients:

  • 4 cups peeled and diced sweet potatoes I use red garnet
  • 4 cup fresh green beans snipped and cut in half
  • 1 cup diced onion cut in large pieces
  • 10 slices bacon cut and cooked (reserve some grease, see item below)
  • 2 Tbsp. bacon grease
  • 2 Tbsp. water
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1/4 tsp. pepper
  • 1/4 tsp onion powder
  • 1/8 tsp. cinnamon
US Customary – Metric

Instructions:

  • Add the veggies, bacon, bacon grease and water.
  • In a small bowl stir together the salt, pepper, onion powder and cinnamon, stir. Sprinkle this over the veggies in the slow cooker.
  • Stir until the seasoning cover the veggies.
  • Cover and cook on HIGH for 2.5 hours, without opening the lid during the cooking time.
  • Serve and enjoy!

Recipe Notes:

Can I use russet potatoes instead of sweet potatoes?
Yes! That will work great, though the cooking time will need 3.5-4 hours for the potatoes to soften for russet potatoes take longer than sweet potatoes.

Nutrition:

Calories: 308kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 29mg | Sodium: 464mg | Potassium: 565mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 13100IU | Vitamin C: 13mg | Calcium: 62mg | Iron: 1.5mg
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    Comments

    1. Natalie says

      September 15, 2020 at 5:57 am

      Coarse chopped onions are big chunks cut, then there’s Diced onions that’s the size of salsa dips and minced onions are the smallest it gets

      Reply
    2. michelle says

      August 2, 2016 at 5:37 am

      love your receipes but live in Australia,can you tell me what bacon grease is?

      Reply
      • Sarah Olson says

        August 2, 2016 at 7:44 am

        Hi Michelle, bacon grease is the drippings from the bacon when is being cooked.

        Reply
    3. Kathlene M. says

      July 21, 2016 at 1:51 pm

      5 stars
      I used the same recipe but substituted some of the real bacon for turkey bacon fried in the grease of the bacon. Delicious! ! Thank you!

      Reply
    4. Lucy/Lulu says

      June 14, 2016 at 7:55 am

      Thank for your great and easy recipes, looking forward to cooking with you!

      Reply

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