Southern Style Green Beans & New Potatoes

Name: Southern Style Green Beans & New Potatoes
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 5 slices bacon, roughly chopped; 1 cup chopped sweet onion (about 1/4 of a large sweet onion); 1 1/2 pounds fresh green beans (rinsed well), ends removed and snapped in half; 1 1/2 pounds small red (“new”) potatoes; 1 teaspoon kosher salt (more or less, to taste); 1 teaspoon pepper (more or less, to taste)