My easy roasted green beans and potatoes with bacon turns a classic southern-style recipe into a sheet pan, hands-off side dish. Just mix fresh beans, yellow or red baby potatoes, onions and bacon on your baking tray, spread, and oven bake until golden, crispy, and absolutely divine. This is simplicity at its best.
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Easiest (and Best) Potatoes and Green Beans Recipe
Growing up, my mom made a side dish similar to this, reminiscent of southern green beans, which were boiled with red potatoes until very tender and mixed with cooked bacon and onion.
While the veggies are boiling, bacon is fried in a skillet with chopped onion. Then the cooked green beans, potatoes, bacon, and onion are mixed together with the bacon drippings, salt, and pepper.
When I started making it I found it a little cumbersome, especially since I wanted to add it to my simple gluten-free side dish ideas. I didn’t like boiling the potatoes, timing when to add the beans, and then frying the bacon and onions separately.
Plus no one likes to wash extra dishes! This green beans and potatoes with bacon recipe has the same southern flavors, but without the extra steps, pans, or effort!
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Just like when making sticky bacon brussels sprouts, the drippings flavor and coat the veggies as they roast. To chop the bacon easily before placing it on the pan, use a set of kitchen shears.
(Below shows step-by-step photos and modified instructions. For the complete recipe, along with ingredient amounts, scroll down to the recipe card.)
Start with potatoes, onions, and bacon
Since the potatoes take longer to get crispy, first add the quartered potatoes and onions to a baking sheet with olive oil, salt, and pepper. Toss to combine, then spread out evenly so the heat can circulate around everything, then add the chopped raw bacon between. Bake for 20 minutes in a 425℉ oven.
Add fresh green beans to roast
The beans won’t take as long to bake so those are added in the second part of the bake. Add fresh green beans and return to the oven for 15-20 minutes. Time to enjoy!
Bonus Tasty Tips
My favorite type of potatoes for roasting are Yukon gold potatoes because they are thin-skinned, similarly sized, and finish with a nice brown and crispy exterior, but other types of waxy potatoes (red, fingerling, or white) will work just as well.
If you’d like to make this veggie side without bacon, substitute 2 tablespoons of olive oil or replace one of the tablespoons with melted butter.
Other flavor ideas I’ve added is tossing with pesto or fresh parmesan after pulling from the oven. You can also add dried or fresh herbs, such as parsley, rosemary, Italian seasoning, or add minced garlic before they roast.
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Simple Sheet Pan Roasted Green Beans and Potatoes
Ingredients
- 1 pound small (1 ½-2") gold or red potatoes, quartered
- 1 medium onion, cut in thick wedges
- 4 slices bacon, chopped
- 1 tablespoon olive oil, divided
- 1 pound fresh green beans
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt, divided
- ¼ + ⅛ freshly ground pepper, divided
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425ºF. Spray two baking sheets with cooking spray. Divide potatoes, onions and bacon (leave out green beans for now) between the sheets.1 pound small (1 ½-2") gold or red potatoes, 1 medium onion, 4 slices bacon
- To each pan add ½ tablespoon olive oil, ½ tsp kosher salt, and ⅛ tsp pepper. Use your hands to mix everything together then spread out evenly. Divide the bacon and place between potatoes and onions.1 tablespoon olive oil, 1 teaspoon kosher salt, ¼ + ⅛ freshly ground pepper
- Roast for 20 minutes, rotating pans halfway through.
- Remove from oven, and divide green beans between pans. Toss with bacon drippings and spread out evenly. Bake for an additional 15-20 minutes, or until potatoes and bacon are crisp. Remove from oven and toss with remaining ½ tsp salt and ⅛ tsp pepper.1 pound fresh green beans
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Excellent recipe
Thanks
Not bad but I think I like it on the stove better !
Loved the ease of this recipe especially when garden has lots of green beans. Used turkey bacon instead of bacon and it worked. My kids comao Ed that beans were too “dry” so next time I may steam beans
Good to know turkey bacon works too! Wasn’t sure if it would produce enough grease to roast the veggies. Yes, kids can be a little thrown off by roasted green beans because it’s probably not what they are used to. Thanks for writing!
What do you mean by largely chopped?
Hello, I will specify more in the recipe, but more like an onion cut in 8 large pieces. Hope this helps!
Thanks Amy! I’m so glad you liked it, and THANK YOU for taking the time to let me know. 🙂
I made this today with fresh green beans, onions, potatoes, and double smoked bacon from my local farmer’s market. Very easy to make and it was delicious. Thanks for sharing!