Southern Green Beans with Smoked Turkey
These Southern Style Green Beans are made with smoked turkey, tomatoes, onions and garlic to add to the flavor profile.
Servings 6 servings
Ingredients
- 1 lb frozen green beans
- 1 lb smoked turkey leg or wing
- 6-8 cups of water
- 2 tsp minced garlic
- 1 small onion chopped
- 14 oz can of stewed tomatoes
- 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Place the smoked turkey into a Slow Cooker, and pour in enough water to cover the turkey ( about 6-8 cups).
- Cover the slow cooker, and cook the turkey on high for 4 hours.
- Once the turkey is done, remove it from the slow cooker and reserve 4 cups of broth from the slow cooker.
- Next,remove the turkey meat from the bones, and shred it. Also get rid of all the skinny bones that may be buried in the meat.
- Preheat the oven to 350 F.
- In a 9x9 bake dish, toss in the green beans, chopped onions, garlic, stewed tomatoes, and smoked turkey.
- Sprinkle in the black pepper, and pour in the broth.
- Give everything a nice stir, then place the green beans into the oven uncovered, and let bake for 40 minutes.
- Once done, let the green beans cool until they are safe to eat.
- Serve and enjoy!