How to cook del monte green beans

Reality is that most people don’t have a garden. And if you want to get even more real, it’s probably safe to say you haven’t so much as stuck your pinky finger in any dirt to grow anything, ever. But you like yourself some good green beans and would love that home-grown, slow cooked taste on your dinner table.  You can actually get it from a canned green bean. Here’s every tip you need to make canned green beans taste better–or dare I say–good enough you won’t even need a garden. 

The secret to make a canned green bean taste better isn’t the least bit difficult, I promise.

And while my grandmother and even my mom still use the bacon or ham-hock approach to their beans, I’ve gone a different route over the last year or so and I have to say, they make some pretty fabulous green beans–leaving them tender and full of slow-cooked flavor when they didn’t take very long at all.

You can use my great bean approach with any style you like.

The trick here is simple: you need canned beans, some beef bouillon and two cooking times. Now don’t die…let me explain.

A note on salt and bouillon

You start by dumping your canned beans into a pot (don’t drain them).

Then I use my favorite beef bouillon called Better Than Bouillon or you can use a cube of it if you’d prefer.

You can find either of these in the soup section of your grocery store.

Certain brands of bouillon are very salty. Powdered ones are terrible. Please keep this in mind and start with half as much if you are afraid of over salting.

I’ve never had any issues with Better Than Bouillon being too salty but I cannot speculate on the others–some can ruin a dish easily so try to get what we know works.

Then you turn your beans on high heat and bring them to a boil. Turn the heat down to medium-high and then cook about 90% of the water off.

When there’s a 1/2 left in the bottom of the pan, turn your beans off and walk away.

If you can, leave them sitting on the stove top for several hours. It’s fine to leave them there all day while you’re gone to work or you can put them in the fridge if that freaks you out and do the second step when you get in.

The final step is to bring them back to a low simmer and cook off the rest of the liquid and serve–that takes about 10 minutes or so.  

A long rest between cooking gives the bouillon time to really get in to the beans and they take on a soft, slow-cooked flavor.

No one will ever know you don’t have a half-acre of them in the back yard.

I’ll attempt to make this in to a logical recipe you can follow.

How to make canned green beans taste better

Just because your beans come canned and from a grocery store doesn’t mean they can’t have that classic slow-cooked flavor you crave. Easy steps and no-fuss. 

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 25 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Servings 4 people

Author Rachel Ballard

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Ingredients  1x2x3x

• 2 14.5 ounce cans green beans of your choice canned in water
• 1 teaspoon beef bouillon base 1 cube beef bouilon would also work but watch the salt!

Instructions 

• In a medium sauce pan, empty in the cans of green beans with their water. Add the beef bouillon. 

• Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-high and cook until the water reduces by 3/4. Turn off heat and set beans aside on the stovetop or in the fridge for one to two hours or overnight is fine. 

• When ready to eat, bring the beans back to a simmer on the stove top and cook to remove the remaining water. Serve warm. 

  Sometimes, you just need the taste of home to be as quick as possible and that means knowing HOW TO COOK CANNED GREEN BEANS ON THE STOVE. It’s easy to flavor your canned green beans so that they taste wonderful!

  What I am going to tell you isn’t difficult in the least. You simply add a few seasonings and you’ll be on your way to a mouthful of Southern flavors in no time!

  WHAT’S A GOOD SEASONING FOR CANNED GREEN BEANS?

  Contents show

  1 WHAT’S A GOOD SEASONING FOR CANNED GREEN BEANS?

  2 ARE CANNED GREEN BEANS ALREADY COOKED

  3 WHAT KIND OF GREEN BEANS SHOULD I BE COOKING?

  3.1 FRENCH STYLE GREEN BEANS

  3.2 ITALIAN GREEN BEANS

  3.3 BEANS AND SHELLS

  4 IF YOU ENJOYED HOW TO COOK CANNED GREEN BEANS ON THE STOVE, YOU MIGHT ALSO ENJOY….

  5 TIPS AND TRICKS FOR HOW TO COOK CANNED GREEN BEANS ON THE STOVE

  5.1 YA’LL, HELP ME OUT, OK?

  6 How to Cook Canned Green Beans on the Stove

  6.1 Ingredients

  6.2 Instructions

  6.3 Notes

  6.4 Nutrition

  6.5 A VERSE TO SHARE

  6.6 Matthew 18: 1-5

  6.7 You May Also Love:

  Green beans are wonderful with all kinds of flavors. The most popular flavors are:

  • Onion
  • Garlic
  • Bacon
  • Bouillon
  • Sugar

  SUGAR? Yes, that’s right, sugar. An elderly lady told me that years ago and that’s how I’ve flavored green beans for years. In fact, most vegetables taste best with a little tad of table sugar added in.

  
  

  Canned Green Beans

  ARE CANNED GREEN BEANS ALREADY COOKED

  There is a short answer and a long answer to this question, but the answer you are looking for is, “they are safe to eat straight out of the can”. The canning process cooks them enough for safety.

  WHAT KIND OF GREEN BEANS SHOULD I BE COOKING?

  You’ll notice at the grocery that there are a selection of green beans available and I’ve described some of them below

  FRENCH STYLE GREEN BEANS

  These are typical green beans that have been split in half long ways thus making them “french style”. They taste the same as regular green beans for all intent and purpose.

  ITALIAN GREEN BEANS

  The Italian Green beans are a large flat bean with more green bean shell. They have a typical green bean flavor and are just a little more of a mouthful.

  BEANS AND SHELLS

  You’ll note that some of the green bean cans have more brown pea sized beans as well. These are just the seed of the bean and makes for a yummy nuttiness to your green beans.

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  TIPS AND TRICKS FOR HOW TO COOK CANNED GREEN BEANS ON THE STOVE

  • Drain the water out of the green bean can UNLESS you have purchased the green beans that have flavorings already in them EX: Margaret Holmes Seasoned Italian Green Beans.
  • Many people will tell you that the water in the canned green beans contains lots of flavors, but personally, depending on what kind of beans you have purchased, you might not like the flavor of the water! (The water won’t hurt you, so if it is too late to drain it off, don’t worry about it).
  • If you don’t have some of the ingredients in the recipe, just don’t worry about it. The only things that are absolutely essential are the salt and pepper.
  • I know you are saying to yourself, “Sugar?”, the answer is, “Yes, sugar, sugar” (say with a southern accent). You won’t be sorry.

  YA’LL, HELP ME OUT, OK?

  Please leave me a 5 star comment below in the comment section, all right? I would LOVE to know if you made this recipe or even if you are planning to! Of course, tool on over to Pinterest, Facebook and Instagram and tag me with some photos of your creation!

  I can’t wait!

  Ya’ll know I love comments!! ❤

  
  

  How to Cook Canned Green Beans on the Stove

  This recipe gives the complete instructions for how to cook green beans on the stove top so they taste totally home made.

  4.89 from 9 votes

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  Course: Side

  Cuisine: American

  Keyword: canned green beans, how to cook canned green beans

  Prep Time: 5 minutes

  Cook Time: 9 minutes

  Total Time: 14 minutes

  Servings: 2

  Calories: 235kcal

  Ingredients

  • 1 16 oz can of green beans
  • 2 Tbsp unsalted butter
  • 1 slice of bacon cut into 1 inch pieces
  • 1/2 cup fresh water
  • 1 tsp of bouillon concentrate OR 1 bouillon cube
  • ½ tsp onion powder
  • ½ tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp granulated sugar
  • Pinch of red pepper flakes
  • Salt and Pepper to taste

  Instructions

  • On the stovetop over medium heat place a small saucepan and the butter and bacon. Cook the bacon till crispy.

  • Drain the water from the green beans (unless it is a pre seasoned green bean).

  • Add the beans, 1/2 cup fresh water, bouillon, onion powder, garlic powder, red pepper flakes (optional) to the bacon/butter mix and then taste once all of that is mixed in. Follow with salt and pepper according to your tastes.

  • Heat over medium heat until the beans are heated through. If you prefer soft southern style green beans, continue to cook until beans are soft.

  Notes

  • Drain the water out of the green bean can UNLESS you have purchased the green beans that have flavorings already in them EX: Margaret Holmes Seasoned Italian Green Beans.  
  • Many people will tell you that the water in the canned green beans contains lots of flavors, but personally, depending on what kind of beans you have purchased, you might not like the flavor of the water!  (The water won’t hurt you, so if it is too late to drain it off, don’t worry about it).
  • If you don’t have some of the ingredients in the recipe, just don’t worry about it.  The only things that are absolutely essential are the salt and pepper.
  • I know you are saying to yourself, “Sugar?”, the answer is, “Yes, sugar, sugar” (say with a southern accent).  You won’t be sorry.

  Nutrition

  Nutrition Facts

  How to Cook Canned Green Beans on the Stove

  Amount Per Serving

  Calories 235 Calories from Fat 144

  % Daily Value*

  Fat 16g25%

  Saturated Fat 8g40%

  Cholesterol 37mg12%

  Sodium 102mg4%

  Potassium 530mg15%

  Carbohydrates 20g7%

  Fiber 6g24%

  Sugar 10g11%

  Protein 6g12%

  Vitamin A 2020IU40%

  Vitamin C 29.4mg36%

  Calcium 89mg9%

  Iron 2.5mg14%

  * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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  A VERSE TO SHARE

  Doesn’t Matthew have some wonderful news about Jesus? I think so too! Have you ever thought about what it means to become like a child in Christ?

  What qualities do children have that are not at all like how adults are? You can think of a few, right? YOU fill in that blank.

  Here’s the verse…

  Matthew 18: 1-5

  At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who, then, is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”

  2 He called a little child to him, and placed the child among them. 3 And he said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

  How do you cook Del Monte canned green beans in the microwave?

  Directions.

  Empty 2 cans of Green Beans into a microwave-safe bowl; cover. Heat 4 to 5 minutes on HIGH. Drain..

  Add Olive Oil, Garlic, and Basil before serving..

  How do you cook green beans out of a can?

  Instructions.

  Drain half of the liquid out of the green beans..

  Pour the green beans and the reserved half of the canning liquid into a skillet..

  Add butter, onion powder, salt and pepper..

  Simmer, uncovered and stirring occasionally, until almost all of the cooking liquid has evaporated..

  How do I cook green beans in a jar?

  Pressure canned string beans are shelf stable, and can be prepared quickly for meals. Since the canning process cooks them, they only need 10 minutes on the stove to heat up. Canned string beans are a great addition to homemade soups. Add the whole jar at the end of the cooking time and boil for at least 10 minutes.

  How do you cook canned green beans on the stove?

  Place beans in a 4- to 6-quart kettle or pot; add enough water to cover beans. Bring to boiling. Cook, covered, for 5 minutes. Drain.