Garlic and Bacon Green Beans

Here’s another great dinner side dish that Traci dug up during our Corona virus quarantine. It was super quick and easy to make. As you can imagine, anything with garlic and bacon is going to taste great, and this recipe is no exception!

Garlic and Bacon Green Beans

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pound green beans fresh, rinsed, ends trimmed
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 6 cloves garlic minced
  • 4-6 strips bacon cooked, drained of fat, chopped

Instructions
 

  • Bring a large pot of water to boil, add green beans (water should be just above the beans), and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cook on medium-low heat for 5 minutes, drain the beans.
  • Heat olive oil and butter in a large skillet on medium heat. Add minced garlic and cook it, constantly stirring, for about 30 seconds. Add chopped cooked bacon (drained of fat) and green beans.
  • Saute on medium heat for about 1 minute to combine all ingredients. Remove from heat. Taste and add more salt, if needed.

Notes

Original recipe: https://juliasalbum.com/garlic-and-bacon-green-beans/
Keyword Bacon, Garlic, Green Beans
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Easy Green Beans

Exactly like the title states, these are easy green beans. They cook up perfectly – quickly and in one skillet.  Cooking doesn’t have to be difficult.

Easy Green Beans

Quick and easy green beans
Prep Time 6 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 12 ounce Green Beans trimmed
  • 1/4 cup Water
  • 1 tbsp Butter
  • 1/4 tsp Salt
  • 1/4 tsp Black Pepper

Instructions
 

  • Combine green beans and water in a large skillet.
  • Bring to a boil over high heat. Once it reaches a boil, cover and cook for 3 minutes.
  • Uncover pan and stir in butter. Cook 1 minute or until water evaporates ad beans are crisp tender.
  • Sprinkle beans with salt and pepper.
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