Irresistible Crack Green Beans with Bacon
Make these highly flavorful green beans using just five simple ingredients. This recipe delivers tender beans coated in a savory-sweet glaze, enhanced by crispy bacon, making it an irresistible side dish for weeknights or holidays.
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Cook Time: 20 min
- Total Time: 30 min
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Stovetop Sauté
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Low Fat
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb fresh green beans, trimmed
- 4 slices bacon, cut into small pieces
- 1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1/4 cup water
Instructions
- Cook the bacon pieces in a large skillet over medium heat until crisp. Remove the bacon bits with a slotted spoon and set them aside on a paper towel-lined plate. Leave about 1 tablespoon of bacon grease in the skillet.
- Add the trimmed green beans to the skillet with the bacon grease. Sauté for 5 to 7 minutes until the beans start to become tender-crisp.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the brown sugar, soy sauce, and water until the sugar dissolves.
- Pour the sauce mixture over the green beans in the skillet. Bring the mixture to a simmer.
- Continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until the sauce thickens and coats the beans, about 5 to 8 minutes.
- Remove the skillet from the heat. Stir in the reserved crispy bacon pieces.
- Serve immediately as a quick vegetable side or a comfort food side dish.
Notes
- For a low carb vegetable sides option, you can substitute the brown sugar with a low-carb sweetener equivalent.
- If you prefer a smoky flavor, use smoked paprika when sautéing the beans.
- This recipe works well with frozen green beans if you do not have fresh green beans available.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/4 of recipe
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 15
- Sodium: 650
- Fat: 10
- Saturated Fat: 3
- Unsaturated Fat: 7
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 18
- Fiber: 4
- Protein: 6
- Cholesterol: 15
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