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!
Thank you, I love this! One of my regular meals now. I like it with smoked paprika added at the end so the smoke flavor doesn’t cook off. Make it with fresh or frozen beans. Even my non-vegan husband likes it! I usually serve a big salad with some nuts or seeds in it as a side.
Thank you so much! I’m so glad you & your husband enjoyed it! 😊
These were so delicious I made them for Christmas dinner as my son is vegan and we were looking for a green bean dish. I made them with out the potatoes, only because I didn’t have any, and everyone loved them! I love green beans with bacon (I’m not vegan) but with the smoked paprika I was shocked at how much it gave that same bacon flavor. I will no longer need to add the bacon to my green beans. I also tried the same thing with the Olive Garden Zuppa Toscana soup recipe that I make for my son. It calls for bacon and I used the smoked paprika instead and it was delicious. Thank you for the recipe and for turning me on to smoked paprika in place of bacon!
I’m so happy you enjoyed it. Thank you for sharing your feedback with us.
I made this as a main course for my husband and myself. I served it with hot biscuits. My husband isn’t a vegan, but he cleaned his plate and asked if there were any leftovers. Also, my hubby is anemic, and green beans are suggested as a source of iron. This recipe is a keeper. I am so glad I found you. I am a transplant to South Carolina from New Jersey. Keep those Southern recipes coming!
oh that’s great to hear! looks like you found a great recipe for your husband’s nutritional needs.
Omg!! I just tried this today for my New Year’s meal, and it will definitely become a staple! I had liquid smoke, but didn’t use it b/c I used it in my beans, but I can’t wait to make this again with the liquid smoke too.
That’s awesome to hear! Glad you enjoyed the dish for your New Year’s meal. happy new years! 😊
I can’t wait to try this recipe
This is my go to recipe when I just want comforting and tasty food! Sooo delicious and I must say I love all your recipes!
I’m thrilled to hear that this recipe has become your go-to for comforting and delicious food! Thank you! 🥰
Great recipe it’s so yummy everyone like it
Thank you for this absolutely delicious recipe !!!! I’ve made this twice in my 4 Qt. slow cooker with farmers market fresh green beans. My family and friends love it !!!
These are my favorite foods , thank you for sharing this article
I never comment on recipe blogs but I had to tell you that I used this recipe several years ago after growing my first “mess” of green beans and yearning to make them taste as good as my Appalachian granny’s. Your recipe hit the mark so I come back to it every summer. The only thing I do differently is sauté the oil, onions, garlic, and spices in the instant pot, then toss the rest in, secure the lid, and cook for 15 minutes. Thanks for sharing this special recipe with the world!
Wow! you come back to this recipe every summer? Thats Awesome! im glad you love it that much! this makes me happy! 😊