Bacon Wrapped Veggie Bundles Food

BACON-WRAPPED VEGGIE BUNDLES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425°F.
• Combine vegetables in large bowl. Whisk next 4 ingredients until blended. Add to vegetables; mix lightly.
• Cover rimmed baking sheet with foil; spray with cooking spray. Place bacon slices in single layer on prepared baking sheet; top evenly with beans and carrots, placing vegetable pieces crosswise along length of bacon slices. Roll up, starting at one short end of each bacon slice. Place, seam sides down, on baking sheet.
• Bake 30 min. or until bacon is crisp, turning after 15 min.

BACON WRAPPED GREEN BEANS BUNDLES

Steps:

• Preheat broiler.
• Pour drained green beans into large bowl.
• Season with salt, pepper and garlic powder.
• Cut each bacon slice into 3 equal portions.
• Wrap 6-8 beans with bacon piece, securing with toothpick.
• Place on broiler pan.
• Sprinkle evenly with some of the brown sugar.
• Broil until sugar melts and bacon browns.
• Turn bundles over and sprinkle with additional brown sugar.
• Broil until brown and bubbly.

GREEN BEAN BUNDLES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 325F degrees.
• 2. Combine green beans and enough water to cover in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil. Boil for 3 minutes.
• 3. Drain.
• 4. Wrap 5 or 6 green beans with a piece of bacon and secure with a toothpick.
• 5. Repeat procedure with remaining green beans and bacon.
• 6. Arrange bundles in a 13x9 baking dish.
• 7. Sprinkle with brown sugar, salt and black pepper.
• 8. Bake bundles until bacon is crisp about 15 to 20 minutes.
• 9. TIP: If you don't have fresh green beans use 2 - 14.5-ounce cans of canned green beans. Drain, rinse and drain one more time. Toss beans with 1 tbsp lemon juice for a taste of freshness before making recipe.