Vegan Southern Green Beans and Potatoes
This Southern Green Beans and Potatoes recipe is a flavorful vegan version of the classic southern dish, perfect as a side dish or even as a main!
This Vegan Southern Green Beans and Potatoes is my new favorite dish. Traditionally green beans and potatoes are cooked with bacon, and served as a side dish. With my version, you won’t even miss the bacon. It is so delicious!
Traditionally the green beans and potatoes are cooked for at least an hour but I cooked mine for less so that the greens are not mushy.
The beauty of this recipe is that it will work for both fresh or frozen green beans. I haven’t tried it with canned green beans but I’m sure they will work, too!
Since living here in Florida, I have been moved to prepare a lot more Southern-Style dishes, like my Smothered Tofu, Biscuit, And Gravy, Southern Collard Greens, and my Southern Black Eyed Peas.
Ingredients for Vegan Green Beans and Potatoes
- Olive oil
- Onion
- Garlic
- Baby red potatoes
- Smoked Paprika
- Bragg’s liquid aminos
- Vegetable Broth
- Green beans
- Cayenne Pepper
- Non-dairy Butter
How To Make Vegan Southern Green Beans and Potatoes
- Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium-high. Cook onions until soft, about 3 minutes. Add garlic and cook for 60 seconds stirring. Stir in potatoes, paprika, Bragg Liquids Aminos, and vegetable broth.
- Bring to boil, cover saucepan and reduce to simmer and allow to cook for 10 minutes.
- Add green beans and cook for 15 more minutes or until tender. Stir in butter.
- Season with salt and pepper and enjoy!
Substitutions and Variations
- I used smoked paprika to give the bacon-like flavor but you could also use vegan sausage or liquid smoke.
- You are welcome to use canned green beans for this recipe, but I would only cook for 5 minutes before adding butter and seasoning to ensure they don’t get mushy.
- Leave out the potatoes if you prefer to make this dish a simple Southern style green beans side!
What to serve with green beans and potatoes?
This dish is delicious and hearty on it’s own. It would also taste great alongside some other Southern dishes like Smothered Tofu, Biscuits And Gravy, Southern Collard Greens, and my Southern Black Eyed Peas.
Recipe FAQs
Remove the cover of the saucepan and cook on medium-high until liquid has reduced to your desired amount.
Yes! I recommend reducing the amount of liquids by 1/2 and adding all the ingredients to your Instant Pot. Cook for 9 minutes under high pressure. Once finished, allow the pressure to naturally release for 5 minutes and then quickly release any remaining pressure.
Cook the green beans until they are cooked to your preference, but they should be neither crunchy or mushy. If you cook them too long they will become mushy.
Other Vegan Southern Recipes You’ll Love
- Vegan Gumbo Recipe
- Vegan Peach Cobbler
- Vegan Gluten-Free Cornbread
- Instant Pot Vegan Chicken And Dumplings
- BBQ Jackfruit Sandwiches
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vegan southern green beans and potatoes
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 small onion chopped
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 pound baby red potatoes cut into quarters or halves
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 tablespoon Bragg liquid aminos
- 2 cups vegetable broth or 2 cups water plus 1 veggie bouillon cube
- 1 pound green beans trimmed, fresh or frozen
- 1/4 teaspoon Cayenne pepper
- 1 tablespoon non-dairy butter (optional)
- `1 teaspoon salt or to taste
Instructions
- Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium-high. Add onion and cook until soft, about 3 minutes. Add garlic and cook for 60 seconds stirring. Stir in potatoes, paprika, Bragg Liquids Aminos, and vegetable broth.
- Bring to boil, cover saucepan and reduce to simmer and allow to cook for 10 minutes.
- Add green beans and cook for 15 more minutes or until tender. Stir in butter.
- Season with salt and pepper and enjoy!
I love good southern cooking. These potatoes and beans make the perfect side dish!
This looks so delicious. I love that it is a vegan recipe.
Yum, looks like an amazing dish. I just love green beans.
This recipe looks really scrumptious
DEELICIOUS and simple! Made it in my instant pot on manual for 5 minutes which cut down the time. So yummy! Thanks for sharing!
These were absolutely delicious! I grew up in the South and one of my favorite dishes of all time is Southern green beans with new potatoes and bacon. In an effort to eat a more plant based diet, I was looking for a Southern green bean new potato recipe that would be a good substitute for the original dish I love so much. This recipe not only met that expectation, it surpassed it. They are utterly delicious!
Deb, you made my day, I’m so happy it brought back fond memories.
Excellent! I grew Cut-short beans for the first time this year and they need a long cooking time. This was the first ‘Southern bean’ recipe I could find that was vegan and it was delicious! I tweaked it a bit for the long cooking (started with the onions, garlic, then broth and beans and cooked them for 40 min before adding the potatoes). Will definitely be making this again!
Sandra, I”m so excited that you enjoyed it and made it your own.
Delicious! Excellent way to use fresh green beans from the garden.
Thank you so much for the fabulous recipe! I made this last night and it was easy, delicious and satisfying! I added sliced crimini mushrooms during the onion stage and cooked them thoroughly before adding the potatoes. It was so easy that I made a batch of vegan cornbread muffins while the green beans were cooking. I will definitely make this again!
Jennifer, I’m so happy you enjoyed it. Thank you for sharing your feedback
Absolutely delicious! I’ve always cooked them like my Mom! Potatoes,onions, green beans, bacon, milk. After doing more vegan food , tried this one tonight and it blew my mind. No turning back. Love it!
Judy that’s so awesome, I’m so happy you enjoyed it. Definitely one of my family’s favorite!