Garlic Parmesan Green Beans With Bacon Food

PARMESAN-ROASTED GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Coat a baking dish with cooking spray.
• Place trimmed green beans into the prepared baking dish. Season with sea salt, pepper, and garlic powder; toss to coat. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese on top.
• Roast in the preheated oven until cheese melts and forms a crisp shell over beans, about 10 minutes. Serve immediately.

BACON-GARLIC GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Place green beans in a pot and cover with water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until beans start to soften, about 10 minutes. Drain water, leaving beans in the pot.
• Place bacon strips on a microwave-safe plate and cook in the microwave until crisp, about 2 minutes. Cool and crumble bacon.
• Stir butter and bacon into beans in the pot and return to medium heat; cook and stir until butter melts, 2 to 3 minutes. Add garlic; cook and stir until fragrant, 3 to 4 minutes. Top with lemon zest and stir.

GREEN BEANS WITH PARMESAN AND GARLIC

Steps:

• "Snap" and remove the "strings" from the beans.
• Combine the beans with enough water to cover in a saucepan.
• Bring to a boil; reduce heat, cover and simmer for 6 to 8 minutes or until "tender-crisp.".
• Drain and plunge the beans into a large bowl of ice water to immediately stop the cooking; drain.
• In a large skillet, heat the olive oil to medium heat and saute the garlic, with the salt and pepper.
• Add the lemon juice, beans and mix well.
• Saute until all is heated through.
• Before serving, sprinkle with the parmesan cheese.