Texas Roadhouse Green Beans are the BEST! Buttery green beans with sauteed onions and smoky bacon bites – they are irresistible.
What You Will ❤️ About Texas Roadhouse Green Beans
- Butter & Bacon – seriously – can any recipe not be delicious with those two ingredients?
- Perfect Copycat – you’ll be looking for your rolls and butter because these green beans have all the flavor and taste just like the ones at Texas Roadhouse!
- Quick & Easy – These scrumptious green beans only take 12 minutes to make and it’s all done in one pan.
Texas Roadhouse Green Beans Ingredients
This green bean recipe has super simple ingredients – you can add more seasonings like garlic or black pepper if you like.
- Bacon – you can use thick cut or regular cut – diced into small pieces. No bacon? Use diced ham!
- Sweet yellow onion
- Frozen cut green beans – TR uses canned green beans but frozen have more texture and flavor. You can any kind of green beans:
- If using canned, be sure to drain the beans.
- If using fresh green beans, you will want to blanch them first (boil in water for 3-4 minutes)
- Water – if you want a little more flavor, you could use chicken broth
- Apple cider vinegar
- Salted butter
- Liquid Smoke
How to make Copycat Texas Roadhouse Green Beans Recipe
This copycat recipe is a delicious side dish that comes together in under 15 minutes all in one pan!
- Dice 3 slices bacon and half an onion into equal size pieces.
- In a cast iron or a large skillet, add raw bacon over medium high heat and start to cook bacon.
- After 1-2 minutes of cooking bacon, when there’s a little grease from the bacon in the pan, add in chopped onion and saute until softened about 2-3 more minutes. Stirring every minute so they don’t stick.
- Add green beans, water and cider vinegar. Lower heat to medium and simmer for 5 minutes until beans are thawed and softened and liquid mixture has evaporated.
- Add in butter and liquid smoke. Salt & pepper to taste.
- Stir until butter melts and serve.
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Tips, Tricks & FAQs
Yes they are! There is apple cider vinegar but it’s a small enough amount that it will still be considered keto-friendly.
Yes! This recipe for smoked green beans was inspired by these same Texas Roadhouse green beans. The smoker adds a lot of flavor!
Store leftovers in an airtight container (I like these glass storage ones) in the fridge for up to a week. You can freeze up to three months. Reheat in the microwave for 1-2 minutes for small portions. If you have a larger portion, reheat in a skillet on the stovetop.
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What to serve with Green Beans
- Traeger 3-2-1 Ribs
- Longhorn Steakhouse Parmesan Crusted Chicken
- Air Fryer Ribeye Steak
- Frozen Salmon in Air Fryer
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Texas Roadhouse Green Beans
Ingredients
- 3 strips bacon diced
- 1/2 cup yellow onion diced
- 12 oz frozen cut green beans
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 4 tbsp salted butter
- 4-5 drops Liquid Smoke
Instructions
- Dice 3 slices bacon and half an onion into equal size pieces.3 strips bacon, 1/2 cup yellow onion
- In a cast iron or a large skillet, add raw bacon over medium high heat and start to cook bacon.
- After 1-2 minutes of cooking bacon, when there’s a little grease from the bacon in the pan, add in chopped onion and saute until softened about 2-3 more minutes. Stirring every minute so they don’t stick.
- Add green beans, water and cider vinegar. Lower heat to medium and simmer for 5 minutes until beans are thawed and softened and liquid mixture has evaporated.12 oz frozen cut green beans, 1/4 cup water, 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- Add in butter and liquid smoke. Salt & pepper to taste.4 tbsp salted butter, 4-5 drops Liquid Smoke
- Stir until butter melts and serve.
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