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Southern Speckled Butter Beans Recipe

Speckled Butter Beans are a Southern favorite. These tasty beans are great as a side dish or with a few more ingredients make a wonderful budget friendly meal.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 10 minutes
Servings: 1 Pot of Beans
Calories: 281kcal
Author: Julia Jordan | Julia's Simply Southern

Ingredients

  • 1 tsp Bacon Grease
  • 1 Small Onion diced
  • 1/2 c Celery chopped
  • 2 Small Hot Pepper seeded and diced (optional) or a sweet bell pepper.
  • 28 oz Package of Fresh Frozen Speckled Butter Beans
  • 2 c Chicken or Vegetable Stock
  • 2 c Water
  • 1 Clove of Garlic crushed
  • Salt and Cracked Black Pepper to taste
  • 6.5 oz Smoked Sausage see notes

Instructions

  • Add a teaspoon of bacon fat to a soup pot or dutch oven; heat over medium.
  • Once the bacon fat has melted; add the diced celery, onion and peppers. Saute 3 to 5 minutes.
  • Next, add the crushed clove of garlic, frozen speckled butter beans, stock and water. Cover with a lid and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 45 minutes.
  • Lastly, add the sliced smoked sausage and simmer an additional 15 minutes.

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Notes

I only use 1/2 of the package of smoked sausage and freeze the other half for another meal.
Leftovers may be refrigerated and reheated up to 3 days.
If preferred, you may use all stock or all water.

Nutrition

Serving: 1 | Calories: 281kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 46mg | Sodium: 387mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 5g