Green Beans, Potatoes and Ham Recipe 🥒🥔🧅🧄🍖🥘😀 Old-Fashioned Southern Stove Top Version

ham

🥗Healthier: turkey ham

💰Cheaper: smoked sausage

Turkey ham is lower in fat, while smoked sausage is often more affordable.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil provides heart-healthy fats, while margarine is often cheaper.

chicken broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water + seasonings

Vegetable broth is lower in calories, and water with seasonings is cost-effective.

black pepper

🥗Healthier: white pepper

💰Cheaper: paprika

White pepper offers a similar flavor, while paprika adds color and a mild flavor.

Make ham hock stock by boiling 1 ham hock with homemade vegetable stock and extra water for 2 hours.

Finely chop 1 medium onion and 5 cloves of garlic.

Add chopped garlic and onion to the pot with the ham hock stock and bring to a boil.

Add 2 pounds of frozen green beans directly from the bag into the pot.

Cook the green beans for about 1 hour before adding the potatoes.

Cut 1.5 pounds of potatoes into small pieces (about 1/2 inch thick) and add to the pot along with 1/2 pound of leftover ham.

Add 1 packet of onion soup mix and 1 teaspoon of sugar to the pot.

Continue cooking for an additional 15 minutes after adding the potatoes and ham.

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