Name: Barbequed Green Bean with Ham
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: 1 pound fresh green beans; 1/3 cup barbecue sauce; 1 tbsp. olive oil; 4 oz. ham, diced; 1/2 cup onion, diced; 1 clove garlic, diced; 1 tbls. butter; 1/3 cup water; salt & pepper to taste

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When I was growing up we had a really big garden. My brother Pat totally took care of the garden, it was his baby. Personally, I thought his constant expansion of the garden was ridiculous, the reason being, I had to help in canning and freezing his abundance of veggies. We canned tomatoes, green beans, pickles, peppers; we froze the corn and hung the onions. It took us weeks to get everything put up, but I will say it was worth it in the winter because I enjoyed eating these veggies.

First Published: Aug 9, 2012… Last Updated: Sept.15, 2019

Tender Fresh Green Beans

One of my favorite veggies from Pat’s garden was the green beans, yes I really liked green beans as a kid. I think green beans made it to almost every supper table, we had so much they had to be cooked. Today, I am making my Grandma’s Barbecued Green Beans with Ham, and remembering back to long ago summers sitting at the picnic table in the back yard preparing the beans. Then it seemed like such a chore for a 10-year-old, but now, all the canning and preserving are fond memories spent with the ladies I loved; Grandma, my step-mother Ruth Ann, and Aunt Barbara.

Barbequed Green Beans are sweet and tangy from the barbecue sauce and smokey from the diced ham. Add in some diced onions and a little garlic to give these beans even more flavor.

What kind of green beans to use for this recipe –

For this recipe, I use fresh Blue Lake Green Beans but canned green beans can also be used and will be delicious as well. Can you use frozen green beans? Honestly, I have never eaten a frozen green bean so I don’t know if they would work or not.

Ingredients to make BBQ'ed Green Beans. Green Beans, hame, onions and bbq sauce

Here’s your ingredient list to make these tender and tangy green beans

Green Beans
Ham or Bacon
Barbecue sauce
Onion
Garlic
Salt & Pepper
Water

Personally I could eat these beans anytime, but think Thanksgiving and Christmas. These green beans go perfectly with turkey, ham or even prime rib. Have a pot luck to go to, make a big batch of these beans, they travel easily.

How to make Barbequed Green Beans

Wash the green beans and remove the stems. I like to cut the beans in half if they are really long.

In a large skillet cook the ham until cooked through a slightly brown then add the onion and garlic and cook for five minutes.

Add the green beans and water to the skillet, cover, and steam.

Once the green beans are tender stir in the barbecue sauce and cook the beans on medium heat until the sauce has thickened and coats the beans.

Barbecued Green Beans are a delicious side dish and so simple to make.

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5 from 3 votes

Barbequed Green Bean with Ham

Tender green beans and ham smothered in a sweet and tangy barbecue sauce.

Course Side Dish

Cuisine American

Keyword barbecue, green beans

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 40 minutes

Servings

Calories 79kcal

Author Jere @One Hot Oven

Ingredients

1 pound fresh green beans
1/3 cup barbecue sauce
1 tbsp. olive oil
4 oz. ham, diced
1/2 cup onion, diced
1 clove garlic, diced
1 tbls. butter
1/3 cup water
salt & pepper to taste

Instructions

Clean and stem the green beans. Slice in half if they are too long
Heat a large skillet over medium heat then add the oil and saute the diced ham, onion and garlic until cooked and lightly browned. Remove the mixture to a bowl.
In the same skillet, add the green beans and water. Stir and cover with a lid to steam until tender-crisp, about 10 minutes.
Stir in the barbecue sauce and add the ham, onions, and garlic to the green beans. Cook over medium-low heat until the barbecue sauce has thickened and coated the green beans.
Serve warm,

Notes

Bacon can be substituted for ham

One Hot Oven provides approximate nutritional information as a courtesy and cannot guarantee the accuracy for any recipe on this blog.

Nutrition

For all the green bean lover’s here is a pin for your Pinterest board.

Here is another family favorite that I still make today. Bread and Butter Pickles are sweet and tangy with a little bit of a crunch. Don’t let canning these pickles scare you away, the process is so simple you will be wondering why you never made your own pickles before.

Are there any veggie gardeners out there? I would love to hear what you are growing.

Just a reminder to eat your veggies every day.

Sending blessings to all

Jere’