These are really classic Southern green beans.

These were certainly tender at 45 minutes just not to the degree that most people would like them.

If you prefer them tender crisp, take them off around 25 or 30 minutes.

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Learn how to make Southern-style green beans, and enjoy a taste of nostalgia at your next meal.

Grab a Dutch oven, and you’ll need about an hour to cook them.

Then, you’ll have the perfect, tender side of green beans.

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We do not recommend freezing these green beans, as they may turn mushy when thawed.

We’ll even take them alongside holiday favorites, likebaked hamand turkey and dressing.

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Using a slotted spoon, transfer bacon to a paper towel-lined plate, reserving drippings in Dutch oven.

Add garlic and crushed red pepper, and cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, about 1 minute.

Remove and discard bay leaf and thyme sprigs.

Southern Living Southern Style Green Beans cooking the bacon

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Serve green beans with a slotted spoon, if desired.

Southern Living Southern Style Green Beans cooking the onions in the bacon fat

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Southern Living Southern Style Green Beans adding the rest of the ingredients to the pan

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Southern Living Southern Style Green Beans adding the butter before serving

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