These Copycat Texas Roadhouse Green Beans are fast, simple, and taste just like the restaurant version you know and love! They’re perfect as a side dish for a weeknight dinner or even fancy enough to make for holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Texas Roadhouse has the best side dishes in my opinion, especially their green beans! They’re so flavorful and loaded with bacon. I feel like they’re one of the best side dishes out there. These copycat Texas Roadhouse Green Beans are such a fantastic side for almost any main. You could even make these as a holiday side dish too.
If you need more Texas Roadhouse copycat ideas be sure to also check out these Copycat Texas Roadhouse Mashed Potatoes, Copycat Texas Roadhouse White Gravy, or take a look at all of my Copycat Recipes for some inspiration.
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❤️ Why you’ll love this recipe
- Taste: These green beans are almost identical to the real deal at Texas Roadhouse. They’re the perfect way to enjoy one of your restaurant cravings at home.
- One pan: This is an easy one pan recipe.
- Simple ingredients: This is a simple recipe that uses just a few ingredients.
🥣 Ingredients needed
The complete list of ingredients and amounts can be found in the printable recipe card further below in the post.
For these green beans, you will need:
- Canned green beans: Be sure to use plain cut green beans. There are many varieties including seasoned, French style, and Italian cut green beans be sure to select plain cut green beans. You can substitute frozen green beans, if needed.
- Bacon
- Ham base: I used the brand Orrington Farms but Better Than Bouillon also makes a ham flavored base. Ham stock will also work. If you can’t find ham base or ham stock, I recommend substituting chicken bouillon.
- Water: For the ham base.
- White onion
- Sugar, garlic powder, white pepper, and salt
🔪 Equipment needed
You’ll need a large skillet or pot and a whisk (for the ham base).
⏲️ Recipe instructions (step by step guide)
Begin by frying your bacon in a large skillet (image 1). Fry it until it’s crisp and then set the bacon on paper towels to drain the fat. Let it cool.
Drain the bacon grease from the pan leaving just a little and cook your onion in the bacon grease until translucent (image 2).
Add the ham base to one cup of hot water and whisk until well combined (image 3).
Once your bacon is cool, chop it into small pieces and it back into the pan. Add the remaining ingredients and cook on low for about fifteen minutes (image 4).
👩🏻🍳 Tips
- Make sure you fry your bacon until it is very crisp. This will help the green beans taste like the restaurant version.
- You can substitute chicken base or bouillon if you can’t find ham base.
- You can substitute frozen green beans, if needed.
🥡 How to store leftovers
Store any leftover green beans in an airtight container in your refrigerator. They will be good for up to four days after making.
📋 Recipe FAQs
Canned green beans, ham base, water, sugar, bacon, white pepper, garlic powder, white onion, and salt.
Yes, there is a very small amount of sugar in the recipe.
Absolutely, I think making these green beans in the slow cooker is a great idea for holidays. Fry your bacon on the stove-top then add all of the ingredients to your slow cooker. Cook on low for 1 to 2 hours. Be careful not too overcook or the green beans will become mushy.
More copycat recipe ideas:
- Copycat Texas Roadhouse Mashed Potatoes
- Copycat Texas Roadhouse White Gravy
- Copycat Texas Roadhouse Croutons
- Copycat Texas Roadhouse Caesar Dressing
- Copycat Texas Roadhouse Italian Dressing
- Copycat Texas Roadhouse Honey Mustard
- Copycat Texas Roadhouse Ranch
- Copycat Rudy’s BBQ Creamed Corn {in the crockpot}
Copycat Texas Roadhouse Green Beans
Equipment
- Large skillet or a large pot
- Whisk
Ingredients
- 4 pieces bacon
- 2 cans cut green beans about 14.5 ounces each – drain well
- 1 cup hot water
- 2 teaspoons ham base *see note
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- ¼ cup white onion finely diced
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon white pepper or to taste
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Begin by frying your bacon in a large skillet. Fry it until it's crisp and then set the bacon on paper towels to drain the fat. Let it cool.4 pieces bacon
- Drain the bacon grease from the pan leaving just a little and cook your onion in the bacon grease until translucent.¼ cup white onion
- Add the ham base to one cup of hot water and whisk until well combined.1 cup hot water, 2 teaspoons ham base
- Once your bacon is cool, chop it into small pieces and it back into the pan. Add the remaining ingredients and cook on low for about fifteen minutes.2 cans cut green beans, 2 teaspoons sugar, ½ teaspoon garlic powder, ¼ teaspoon white pepper, salt
Notes
Nutrition
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Jolene says
These Texas Roadhouse green beans were so good! The bacon adds so much flavor, and the little hint of sweetness makes them even better. Such an easy side dish and they taste just like the restaurant version!
Katie says
I liked how the bacon added so much flavor to these easy green beans.
nancy says
i’ve never been to Texas Roadhouse but I would imagine it would taste just like yours. Makes me want to go on a road trip now
Elizabeth says
This was a delicious way to shake up our side dish recipes! My husband loves bacon and thought these green beans were amazing!
Ramona says
This green beans dish would make such a lovely side dish, thank you for sharing this recipe it looks delicious!