Green Beans With Mushrooms and Bacon
Green Beans With Mushrooms and Bacon might be just the side dish you are searching for. Watching your figure? This gluten free, dairy free, and primal recipe has 136 calories, 5g of protein, and 9g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 9% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 8. Head to the store and pick up shallots, pepper, pepper, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 40 minutes.
Instructions
Cook beans in boiling salted water to cover in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat 4 minutes or until crisp-tender; drain. Plunge into ice water to stop the cooking process; drain and set aside.
Cook bacon in a large skillet over medium-low heat until crisp; remove bacon, and drain on paper towels, reserving 1 1/2 Tbsp. drippings in skillet. Discard remaining drippings. Crumble bacon.
Saut mushrooms and shallots in hot drippings over medium-high heat 5 minutes or until shallots are tender.
Add green beans and crushed red pepper; saut 1 to 2 minutes or until thoroughly heated. Stir in crumbled bacon, 1/2 tsp. black pepper, and 1/4 tsp. salt.
Asparagus With Mushrooms and Bacon: Substitute 2 lb. fresh asparagus for green beans. Snap off and discard tough ends of asparagus.
Cut asparagus into 1 1/2- inch pieces. Proceed with recipe as directed, cooking asparagus pieces for 2 to 4 minutes.
Sugar Snaps With Mushrooms and Bacon: Substitute 1 1/2 lb. sugar snap peas, trimmed, for green beans. Proceed with recipe as directed.