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Slow Cooker Green Beans with Shallots and Almonds is the easiest and most delicious holiday side dish. Green beans are slow cooked in bath of butter and vegetable stock, topped with sweet shallots and toasted almonds.

An oval serving dish of slow cooker green beans with shallots and almonds

This week I am bringing to you a complete, holiday dinner menu consisting of  4 recipes. If you’re all ‘turkeyed out’ from Thanksgiving, then this is the menu for you.

A complete holiday/Christmas menu

In addition to this green bean casserole recipe, I have for you herb roasted beef tenderloin, cheesy rosemary mashed potato casserole (the best!) and you can’t have roast beef without my homemade creamy horseradish sauce.

A complete holiday meal of beef tenderloin, green beans and mashed potato casserole

The best way to enjoy green beans

I’m not the biggest green bean fan, but this recipe made me devour them. Usually people add bacon to make them taste better, but this recipe has no bacon and doesn’t need it and makes it perfect for the vegetarian, non-meat eater. Now, there is a little (just a little) pre-work involved before cooking and it involves the shallots.

The reason for this is, I don’t like to add raw shallots because they will just not soften enough and might be too overpowering. When you get a bite of green bean with the sweet shallot, a little crunch from the almonds and all of this is coated in the butter and vegetable stock (which makes a nice little sauce), it’s perfection. I like to use toasted almond slices for this recipe because slivered are too thick and give to much of a bite.

Take help from the slow cooker/crockpot

When I’m preparing Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner, I like to use the crockpot for as many dish as I can and this is an easy side dish. The beans cook while you prepare the rest of the meal and it is such a big help.

A closeup showing the shallots and toasted almonds on top of the green beans.

In the recipe, I have given a choice of cooking times because some people like their green beans crunchy, some like them soft so anywhere from 3-4 hours should give you your desired tenderness.

So there you have recipe #1. Below are pictures and links to the other amazing recipes for this holiday meal.

If you’ve tried this or any other recipe on the blog then don’t forget to rate the recipe and let me know how it turned out in the comments below. I love to hear from my readers! 

Yield: 4

Slow Cooker Green Beans with Shallots and Almonds

A copper serving dish filled with slow cooker green beans

Green beans are slow cooked in bath of butter and vegetable stock, topped with sweet shallots and toasted almonds.

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 3 hours
Total Time 3 hours 10 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
  • 6 ounces (125 grams) shallots, sliced
  • 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
  • ¾ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 pound green (454 grams) beans, rinsed and trimmed
  • 1 cup (236 ml) vegetable stock
  • ½ cup (75 grams) sliced almonds

Instructions

  1. Add 1 tablespoon butter to a sauté pan over medium heat. When the butter melts add the shallots and sauté until softened. Remove from the heat.
  2. Turn the slow cooker on low.
  3. Add the green beans to the slow cooker along with the shallots, melted butter, salt & pepper and vegetable stock. Mix well. Cover and cook on low 3-4 hours until the beans are at your desired tenderness. Toss periodically.
  4. Add the almonds to a dry sauté pan over low heat. Toast, tossing often until they turn golden brown. 
  5. Serve the green beans, drizzled with the juice from the slow cooker and sprinkle with toasted almonds.

Nutrition Information

Yield

4

Serving Size

1
Amount Per Serving Calories 215Total Fat 18gSaturated Fat 11gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 6gCholesterol 48mgSodium 487mgCarbohydrates 11gFiber 4gSugar 5gProtein 4g

This nutrition calculation is provided by Nutronix that is only a guideline and not intended for any particular diet.

© Janette
Cuisine: American / Category: Side dishes

These are the the other recipes for the complete holiday dinner (from left to right)

A whole beef tenderloin on a cutting board
After trying this homemade creamy horseradish sauce, you will never buy store bought again.  This is a light, tangy, yet cooling sauce that is the perfect accompaniment to any roast beef dish and is really quick and easy to make.
A spoonful of cheesy rosemary mashed potatoes