Green Beans with Bacon

Name: Green Beans with Bacon
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 454 grams fresh green beans, ends snipped off and discarded, extra long beans, cut in half if you want; 1 serving Salt; 2 slices bacon; 1 serving Black pepper; 1 Tbsp lemon juice or cider or red wine vinegar

The recipe Green Beans with Bacon can be made in about 25 minutes. One portion of this dish contains roughly 4g of protein, 5g of fat, and a total of 88 calories. For 63 cents per serving, you get a side dish that serves 4. If you have green beans, bell pepper, bacon, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, fodmap friendly, and whole 30 diet.

Instructions

Heat a pot of salted water to a rolling boil (1 Tbsp salt for 2 quarts of water).

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Water

Salt

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Add the green beans and boil them for 4-5 minutes, until just tender enough to eat (you may have to cook longer depending on the particular green beans you have).

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Green Beans

Drain and set aside.

Cook the bacon: While the water is heating up to boil the beans, slowly cook the bacon until crispy in a large sauté pan set over medium-low heat.

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Bacon

Beans

Water

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Use a slotted spoon or a fork to remove the bacon from the pan. Set the bacon on paper towels to sop up the excess fat.

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Bacon

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Paper Towels

Frying Pan

You should have about one tablespoon of fat left in the pan.

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Pour off any fat beyond 1 tablespoon. (Do not pour the fat down the drain or you'll stop up your drain.) If you have much less fat than a tablespoon left in the pan, add a little olive oil or butter to the pan.

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Butter

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Sauté the green beans in the bacon fat: Once the green beans are cooked, sauté them over medium-high heat for 1-2 minutes in the bacon fat.

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Green Beans

Bacon Drippings

Dice the bacon and add to the pan and sauté another minute.

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Bacon

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Frying Pan

Put the beans and bacon into a large serving bowl and sprinkle generously with freshly ground black pepper. Toss with lemon juice or vinegar and serve at once.

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Ground Black Pepper