Description
Hearty one-pot crockpot ham, green beans and potatoes blend Southern comfort with simple cooking magic. Home cooks can savor this satisfying meal that delivers robust flavors with minimal kitchen effort.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb cooked ham, diced or cut into chunks
- 2 lbs (907 grams) baby potatoes (or red potatoes), quartered
- 1 ½ lbs (680 grams) fresh green beans, trimmed
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 3 cups (710 milliliters) chicken broth (low sodium preferred)
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- ½ tsp black pepper
- ¼ tsp smoked paprika (optional)
- Salt, to taste (optional)
- Fresh parsley, chopped
- Red pepper flakes
Instructions
- Prep Ingredients: Meticulously cleanse green beans, trimming stems and slicing into uniform segments. Cube potatoes and ham into consistent bite-sized pieces, ensuring even cooking and aesthetic presentation.
- Strategic Layering: Position ham pieces as the foundational layer in the crockpot, creating a robust flavor base. Carefully distribute potato cubes across the ham, allowing them to nestle and absorb surrounding flavors.
- Vegetable Placement: Delicately spread green beans over the potato layer, enabling them to intertwine with the underlying ingredients and capture rich, meaty essences.
- Seasoning Fusion: Sprinkle a harmonious blend of salt, pepper, and aromatic herbs like thyme or rosemary across the layered ingredients, enhancing the overall flavor profile.
- Liquid Infusion: Gently pour water or chicken broth, ensuring sufficient moisture to prevent ingredient scorching and facilitate flavor melding during slow cooking.
- Slow Cooking Process: Secure crockpot lid and set to low temperature, allowing ingredients to simmer and integrate flavors over 6-7 hours. Occasionally monitor liquid levels and execute a gentle stir to prevent ingredient adherence.
- Serving Presentation: Once potatoes reach tender perfection and ham is thoroughly heated, transfer the aromatic one-pot marvel to serving dishes, ready to be enjoyed as a comforting, flavor-packed meal.
Notes
- Prep Beans Meticulously: Remove any stringy or discolored parts to ensure a tender, clean texture in your final dish.
- Cut Ingredients Uniformly: Consistent potato and ham sizes guarantee even cooking and prevent some pieces from becoming mushy while others remain undercooked.
- Layer Strategically: Placing ham at the bottom allows its rich flavors to infuse throughout the dish, creating a more complex and satisfying taste profile.
- Monitor Liquid Carefully: Always maintain enough liquid to prevent burning, but avoid over-saturating the ingredients, which can dilute the robust flavors of ham and herbs.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 6-7 hours
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 7
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 400 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 5 g
- Protein: 15 g
- Cholesterol: 50 mg