Bacon-Wrapped Green Bean Bundles

Anyone will eat their greens when they come wrapped in bacon, like in this easy dinner recipe.

Yield: 4 servings
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 10-15 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Difficulty Rating: Easy

Nutritional Highlights: Green beans are fairly low-calorie but pack a powerful antioxidant punch.

Recipe Created By: Kristen Winston Catering
Recipe From: Tennessee Home and Farm

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Ingredients

1 pound fresh green beans
8 bacon strips, partially cooked
1 tablespoon finely chopped shallot
3 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
1 tablespoon sugar
¼ teaspoon salt

Instructions

Heat oven to 400 degrees.
Blanch green beans in salted boiling water, until tender yet still crisp. Cool beans under running water. Wrap about 15 beans in each strip of bacon and secure with a wooden toothpick.
Place on a foil-covered baking sheet. Bake for 10-15 minutes, or until bacon is done.
In a skillet, sauté shallot in butter until tender. Add vinegar, sugar, and salt; heat through.
Remove bundles to a serving bowl or platter; pour sauce over and serve immediately.

Recipe From: Farm Flavor - www.farmflavor.com
http://farmflavor.com/bacon-wrapped-green-bean-bundles/

POSTED IN: Baked, Family Friendly, Fourth of July, From the Garden, Pork, Potluck Dishes, Side Dishes, Southern Cooking, Summer, Vegetables

TAGGED: bacon, green beans, shallots

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September 1, 2011

Celebrate National Bacon Day With These Facts and Recipes | Tennessee Home and Farm wrote:

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February 15, 2012

The Perfect Date | Farm Flavor wrote:

[...] all good discussions start with bacon?), and all of the foods you can wrap bacon around – think deliciously-wrapped green bean bundles, potatoes, chicken – and I mentioned that there was a Farm Flavor recipe for bacon-wrapped dates. [...]

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