Southern Green Beans with Smoked Turkey by Millie Peartree
5
Points®
Total time: 1 hr 50 min • Prep: 20 min • Cook: 1 hr 30 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
Serve this smoky side dish with cornbread and hot sauce. Canned stewed tomatoes come plain and seasoned. Try out different ones to see which flavor you like best. You can also swap in avocado oil or coconut oil for the olive oil if you prefer.
Ingredients
Olive oil
1 Tbsp
Uncooked onion
½ cup(s), chopped, Vidalia or Spanish
Garlic clove
1 clove(s), minced
Chicken broth
2 cup(s), or vegetable broth
Smoked bone-in skin- on turkey wing
8 oz
Crushed red pepper flakes
1 tsp
Seasoning salt
1 tsp
Onion powder
1 tsp
Garlic powder
½ tsp
Black pepper
½ tsp
Uncooked green snap beans
1 pound(s), trimmed, cut in bite-size pieces
Canned stewed tomatoes
14 oz
Instructions
1
In a large sauté pan, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add onion and sauté until translucent, 3 to 5 minutes. Add garlic to pan and sauté until fragrant, 30 seconds.
2
Add broth, turkey, red pepper flakes, seasoned salt, onion powder, garlic powder, and black pepper to pan. Bring to a boil and cook, stirring occasionally, until turkey is very tender and falling off the bone, about 30 to 45 minutes. Sir in green beans. Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer until green beans are tender, 20 to 30 minutes.
3
Add stewed tomatoes to pan and heat through, stirring often, about 5 minutes.
4
Remove turkey from pan and shred meat with 2 forks. Fold turkey back into pan and season to taste, if necessary.
5
Serving size: about ½ cup
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