{"id":1151,"date":"2026-01-24T13:18:29","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T13:18:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=1151"},"modified":"2026-01-24T13:18:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T13:18:29","slug":"country-ranch-green-beans-n-potatoes-with-bacon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/24\/country-ranch-green-beans-n-potatoes-with-bacon\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a0Country Ranch Green Beans \u2019n Potatoes with Bacon"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>\u00a0Country Ranch Green Beans \u2019n Potatoes with Bacon<\/h2>\n<p>A cozy, down-home side dish that goes with <em>everything<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h3>Ingredients<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1 lb (450 g) fresh green beans, trimmed<\/li>\n<li>1\u00bd lbs (700 g) baby potatoes, halved or quartered<\/li>\n<li>6 slices bacon, chopped<\/li>\n<li>1 small onion, diced (optional but sooo good)<\/li>\n<li>2 cloves garlic, minced<\/li>\n<li>1 packet (1 oz) ranch seasoning mix<\/li>\n<li>2 tbsp olive oil or butter<\/li>\n<li>Salt &amp; black pepper, to taste<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup chicken broth or water (optional, for extra tenderness)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0Instructions<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Cook the Bacon<\/strong><br \/>\nIn a large skillet or pot over medium heat, cook the chopped bacon until crispy.<br \/>\nRemove bacon and set aside, leaving the drippings in the pan.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Saut\u00e9 the Aromatics<\/strong><br \/>\nAdd onion to the bacon drippings and cook until soft (about 3\u20134 minutes).<br \/>\nStir in garlic and cook for 30 seconds.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Add Potatoes<\/strong><br \/>\nToss in the potatoes, drizzle with olive oil or butter if needed, and season lightly with salt and pepper.<br \/>\nCover and cook for 8\u201310 minutes, stirring occasionally.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Add Green Beans<\/strong><br \/>\nAdd green beans and sprinkle the ranch seasoning over everything.<br \/>\nStir well to coat.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Simmer<\/strong><br \/>\nPour in chicken broth or water (optional).<br \/>\nCover and cook for 12\u201315 minutes, until potatoes are fork-tender and beans are soft.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Finish<\/strong><br \/>\nStir the crispy bacon back in. Taste and adjust seasoning.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>\u00a0Optional Add-Ins<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>A pinch of red pepper flakes<\/li>\n<li>Shredded cheddar or Parmesan<\/li>\n<li>A squeeze of lemon juice for brightness<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Country Ranch Green Beans \u2019n Potatoes with Bacon A cozy, down-home side dish that goes with everything. Ingredients 1 lb&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1152,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1151","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1151","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1151"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1151\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1153,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1151\/revisions\/1153"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1152"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1151"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1151"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1151"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}