For the Love of Cooking!
|Recipes and Resources for Making Great Food
Browse:
Advanced Search
My Recipe Box
May We Recommend
Grilled Bacon Chicken Kabobs
My Recipes
My Shopping List
+ Add to Shopping List
Cook's Tools
Cooking Timers
Cooking Measurements
Wine Pairings
Cooking Terms
Bake, Broil or Grill?
My Recipe Box
Recipes
Shopping List
Green Beans with Bacon
Rate this Recipe
Serves 12 |
Bacon and shallots enhance the wonderful flavor of fresh green beans.
Ingredients:
2 1/2 lb. green beans, trimmed |
3 bacon slices |
1/2 cup shallots, chopped |
1 teaspoon lemon juice, freshly squeezed |
1/4 teaspoon salt |
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper |
Directions:
- Bring a pot of water to a boil. Add green beans to pot and cook until beans are crisp-tender, about 5 minutes. Drain green beans, and then plunge green beans into ice water to stop cooking. Drain again; set aside.
- In a Dutch oven set over medium heat, cook bacon until crisp. Remove bacon from Dutch oven. Crumble bacon; set aside. Add shallots to drippings in Dutch oven; saute until tender, about 4 minutes. Add beans, juice, salt and black pepper to Dutch oven; stir to combine. Cook until thoroughly heated through, about 5 minutes, stirring often. Remove from heat. Place green beans into a serving bowl. Sprinkle bacon over green beans.
Main Ingredient: | Beans, Vegetable |
Course: | Side |
See Other Recipes Like This
Spring
Summer
Christmas
Winter
Fall
Thanksgiving
Fantastic Baking Ideas for the Holidays
Looking to bake something other than plain sugar cookies for the holidays? Check out these fantastic baking ideas! View Recipes >
Simple Recipes for Fantastic Meals
Delicious meals for the cold weather. They're hearty enough to keep you going, and will satisfy even the hungriest appetite. Whether you're craving beef, pork or chicken, we have you covered. Try a few of these recipes and add them to your collection. Making a wholesome filling meal doesn't have to be hard. View Recipes >