Green Bean Smashed Potatoes

Green beans and smashed potatoes topped with fresh chopped chive in a blue and white bowl.

This is an easy recipe for Green Bean Smashed Potatoes – a versatile side dish that suits many meals.

You’ll need 5 fresh ingredients, plus a few simple spices, and only 30 minutes of cooking time. Chop some scallions and sprinkle over this dish to make it look extra nice when serving!

It’s suitable for Gluten-Free, Paleo, Whole30 meal plans.

Ingredients to Make Green Bean Smashed Potatoes:

  • potatoes
  • green beans
  • onion
  • butter
  • cream
  • herbs and spices (garlic powder, paprika, thyme, parsley, coriander)

How to Make Green Bean Smashed Potatoes:

  1. Add the potatoes, green beans, and onion into a pot. Cover the ingredients with cold water and bring to a boil.
  2. Boil the vegetables until you can easily stick a fork through the potatoes, about 20-25 minutes.
  3. Drain the excess water then add the cream, butter, and spices immediately.
  4. Roughly mix everything together until mashed, but still chunky, then serve.

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Mashed potatoes tend to be peeled, boiled, then mixed with butter and cream to make a smooth consistency. Smashed potatoes usually include the skins and are chunkier.

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Green Bean Smashed Potatoes

An easy recipe for Green Bean Smashed Potatoes, mashed together roughly to create the perfect side dish for any meal. 5 Ingredients (plus a few spices) and only 30 Minutes. Gluten-Free. Paleo. Whole 30.
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Serving Size 8 servings

Ingredients

  • 4 large potatoes, cubed
  • 4 cups green beans, chopped
  • 1 large onion, diced
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup cream
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp dried thyme
  • 1 tsp dried parsley
  • 1 tsp ground coriander
  • to taste salt

Instructions

  • Toss the potatoes, green beans and onion into a pot. Cover with cold water and then bring to a boil.
  • Boil the veggies for approximately 20-25 minutes, until you can easily stick a fork through the potatoes. Drain excess water well.
  • Immediately add the cream, butter and spices.
  • Roughly mix everything together until it is mashed, but still chunky.

Notes

The smaller you cut the potatoes, the quicker they cook – but that will also make a more “mashy” end product, which is still good. I usually cut the potatoes into 8ths to leave it a bit chunkier.
 

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5 Comments

  1. Hey, good people!
    I tried this recipe, but I did not use all the ingredients… It was a winner though. My family loved it.
    So, I’m here to say thank you😁.

    1. Hi Michelle, I have not cooked this recipe in a crockpot, so I can’t guarantee success, but I can’t see why it wouldn’t work! If you try it, let me know how it turns out 🙂

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