Green Beans And Bacon Food

GREEN BEANS WITH CHEESE AND BACON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Lightly grease a 2 1/2-quart baking dish with a lid.
• Place the green beans in a large pan with water to cover; bring to a boil and cook only until the beans are hot and bright green, about 1 minute. Drain. Transfer to a large bowl.
• Cook the bacon in a large, deep skillet over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until evenly browned and crisp, about 10 minutes. Pour off all but 1 tablespoon of the drippings. Return to the heat and add the green onions; cook until the onions have softened, about 2 minutes.
• Add the bacon mixture, Cheddar cheese, sour cream, mayonnaise, salt, and pepper to the green beans; stir. Spread the mixture into the prepared baking dish; cover with the lid.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the casserole is bubbling and the beans are tender, about 20 minutes.

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 BACON

Steps:

• Heat oil in a skillet over low heat. Add garlic and cook for 30 seconds. Stir in green beans and brown sugar, and season with sea salt. Add bacon, increase heat to medium, and stir.
• Pour chicken broth into the pan, cover, and let simmer for 10 minutes. Stir, adding more broth if needed. Cover and cook for another 10 minutes. Stir, uncover, and simmer over low heat until liquid evaporates, about 10 minutes more. Serve.

QUICK GREEN BEANS WITH BACON

Steps:

• Place beans in a large saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Cook, uncovered, until beans are crisp-tender, 8-10 minutes; drain. In a large skillet, cook bacon and onion over medium heat until bacon is crisp and onion is tender, stirring occasionally, 3-5 minutes., Add beans to bacon mixture. Sprinkle with salt and pepper; toss to coat.

GREEN BEANS WITH WARM BACON DRESSING

Steps:

• Cook the beans in a large pot of boiling water until tender-crisp, about 5 minutes. Drain. Pat dry. Place the beans in a large bowl.
• Cook the bacon in a skillet, and transfer to drain, reserving the drippings in the skillet. Add the shallots and garlic to the drippings. Saute over medium, 1 minute or just until soft. Add the vinegar, Dijon and dry mustard. Whisk, stirring to loosen the browned bits in the bottom of the skillet. Remove from the heat and slowly whisk in the olive oil.
• Toss the beans with the warm dressing. Season with salt. Arrange on a serving platter. Sprinkle with the reserved bacon, goat cheese and dried cranberries. Serve immediately.

GARLIC PARMESAN GREEN BEANS WITH BACON

Steps:

• Start by trimming the ends of your green beans and slice into 2 inch pieces. Bring a large pot of water to a boil and add the green beans. Cook until tender 5-8 minutes and drain and put the green beans in an ice bath.
• In a medium sized skillet cook the bacon until crisp. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain the fat. Add the butter to the skillet and garlic and saute until tender. Add bacon, green beans, and parmesan cheese to the skillet and cook until heated through. Salt and pepper to taste.

GREEN BEANS WITH BACON

Steps:

• In a large deep skillet, cook the bacon over moderate heat, stirring, until golden. Transfer the bacon with a slotted spoon to a plate. Add the onion to the skillet and cook, stirring, until softened. Add the beans, pepper flakes, and salt and saute over moderately high heat, stirring, for 2 minutes.
• Add the boiling water and cover the skillet immediately. Steam the beans, shaking the skillet occasionally, for 15 minutes, or until just tender. Add the butter, vinegar, and salt and pepper and toss until combined. Sprinkle with the bacon.

GREEN BEANS ALMONDINE WITH BACON

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium-high heat, cook the bacon until done but not crisp. Remove the bacon to drain on paper towels. Reserve 2 teaspoons of the bacon fat in the pan and discard the rest. Chop or break bacon into small pieces.
• While the bacon is cooking, steam the prepared green beans using a steamer or steamer basket, until almost fully cooked 3-4 minutes (taste to test). Note: they will complete cooking when sautéed and to retain firmness they should not steam until fully done. Remove beans from the steamer.
• Over medium-high heat add the diced shallots to the skillet with the bacon fat and sauté for 2-3 minutes.
• Add the green beans and sauté to coat and heat through. Toss in bacon and sliced almonds; remove from heat and serve immediately.

GREEN BEANS WITH BACON AND ONIONS

Steps:

• Boil the beans for 6-7 minutes, or until crisp tender. Drain and place the colander into a prepared ice bath. Dry the beans well and chop into bite-size pieces (or leave them whole if you prefer). Set aside.
• Add the bacon to a pot or skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onions. Sauté until the bacon is crispy and has rendered its fat and the onions are translucent. Don't remove the bacon fat! Add the chicken broth, salt, and pepper, and beans. Simmer for 3 minutes. Enjoy!

GREEN BEANS AND PEARS WITH BACON

Steps:

• Cook the bacon in a large, deep skillet over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until partially cooked but not brown, 5 to 6 minutes; drain on paper towels.
• Combine the drained bacon, green beans, and pears in a large saucepan; pour enough water over the mixture to cover. Bring to a boil; reduce the heat to low and simmer until cooked and tender, about 30 minutes.
• Remove from the pan to a serving dish with a slotted spoon, draining excess water. Season with salt and pepper to serve.

GREEN BEANS WITH BACON AND ONIONS

Steps:

• In a large heavy pot or Dutch Oven add the olive oil and butter.
• Heat to medium high.
• Add the onions and bacon.
• Cook until the onions are soft and browning lightly, about 8 minutes.
• Add the green beans and chicken stock.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer, stirring a few times until green beans are soft, about 30 minutes.
• Your liquid should be cooked down, giving the green beans a "glazed" look, or coating if you will.
• Salt and pepper to taste.

GREEN BEANS WITH TOMATO, ONION AND BACON

Steps:

• In a 2 quart saucepan, add green beans in enough water just to cover them, and bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer, uncovered about 15 minutes or until crisp tender.
• Drain and immediately rinse with cool water to stop cooking. Drain and set aside.
• In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium-high heat until crisp. Stirring frequently.
• Reserve 1 tablespoons of bacon fat and drain off the rest and place bacon on plate covered with paper towels.
• In the same skillet add onion and 1 tablespoons bacon fat and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until tender.
• Stir in tomato, garlic, oregano, salt and pepper into onions and simmer about 5 minutes.
• Stir in green beans and heat through.
• Add bacon and stir to blend.
• Transfer mixture to serving dish and drizzle with lemon or lime juice.

BACON AND FETA GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Place the bacon in a large, deep skillet.
• Cook over medium-high heat until evenly browned but only slightly crisp.
• Drain grease, leaving a small amount in the skillet for later use.
• Crumble bacon, reserving 2 tablespoons for garnish, then set aside.
• Cook green beans in a large saucepan of salted water 5-6 minutes, or until they are just crisp, about 5-6 minutes. Don't over-cook. Drain and set aside.
• Reheat skillet with residual bacon grease over medium-high heat. Stir in bacon and garlic, until garlic is lightly golden.
• Add green beans and Feta cheese and season with onion powder and freshly ground black pepper.
• Cook and stir until most of the Feta cheese has melted, about 2 minutes.
• Transfer to a serving dish, and garnish with remaining Feta cheese and crumbled bacon.

GREEN BEAN, POTATO, AND BACON SOUP

Steps:

• In a large pot or Dutch oven, cook bacon pieces until slightly crispy. Remove bacon with a slotted spoon and drain excess fat, but don't wipe the bottom clean.
• Add onion to the pot and sauté in bacon drippings until soft.
• While the bacon and onions are cooking, boil the potatoes until tender. Drain water and slightly mash. Set aside.
• Steam green beans until slightly tender. Set aside.
• When the beans and potatoes are done, add the bacon back in the pot, add green beans and mashed potatoes, and cover with the milk and cream. Stir to combine.
• Warm for a bit until heated through, taking care not to boil.
• Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Serve hot, garnishing each bowl with snipped chives, if desired.

GREEN BEANS WITH BACON

Steps:

• In a covered saucepan, cook beans in a small amount of water for 20-25 minutes or until tender. Drain. Meanwhile, in a skillet, cook bacon until crisp. Remove bacon, reserving drippings. Crumble bacon and set aside. Add beans to drippings; sprinkle with pepper and seasoned salt. Heat through. Add crumbled bacon and toss.

GREEN BEANS WITH BACON AND RED BELL PEPPER

Steps:

• Cook bacon in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat until brown and crisp. Using slotted spoon, transfer bacon to paper towel and drain. Pour off all but 2 tablespoons drippings from skillet. Add green beans and bell pepper to skillet. Toss vegetables over medium-high heat until coated with drippings, about 1 minute. Add broth. Cover and cook until vegetables are crisp-tender, about 5 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Transfer to serving bowl. Sprinkle with bacon and serve.

GRANDMA'S GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Place the bacon in a large cast-iron skillet over medium heat and cook until crisp, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove the bacon and all but 2 to 3 tablespoons of the bacon grease.
• Add the onion and jalapeño and cook for a minute or two, then add the green beans. Cook until the green beans are bright green, an additional minute. Add the chicken stock, garlic powder and a good pinch of both salt and pepper. Bring to a simmer and lightly cover, allowing the some of the steam to escape. Cook until the liquid is evaporated and the beans are starting to soften, but still have a bite, 10 to 12 minutes.
• Transfer the beans to a serving vessel. Crumble the bacon and sprinkle it over the top of the beans, along with the fried onions.

GREEN BEANS AND BACON

Steps:

• Fry bacon in a skillet over medium-high heat until partially cooked.
• Drain off most (but not all) of the fat.
• Add onion and continue to cook until bacon is brown and onion is clear.
• Add vinegar and 1 t of the seasoned salt.
• Cook until most of the vinegar has cooked down and remove from heat.
• In a large saucepan, cook beans in water, covered, until done (5-7 minutes).
• Do not drain.
• Add bacon mixture and cook uncovered for another five minutes' or so.
• Add additional seasoned salt to taste.
• There should be little liquid left at serving time.

GREEN BEANS AND POTATOES

Steps:

• In a large Dutch oven, turn the heat to medium, and add the diced bacon. Cook the bacon, stirring frequently, until it's starting to crisp up and is nearly cooked through, about 5-7 minutes.
• Using a slotted spoon, remove the bacon from the pan and set aside on a paper towel to drain.
• Add the diced onion to the pan, and cook, stirring occasionally until the onions are soft and starting to turn golden brown around the edges, about 5 more minutes.
• Next, add the garlic, saute for 30 seconds.
• Add the potatoes, stir, and then add the broth, seasoned salt and pepper.
• Stir everything together very well, and then place the lid on the pot, lower the heat to medium low. Let the potatoes cook for 5-7 minutes, until nearly cooked through.
• Remove the lid, stir the potatoes, and then add the green beans.
• Stir the green beans and potatoes together to coat everything evenly, and then place the lid on the pan. Cook the green beans until tender, about 5-7 minutes. Taste a green bean and poke a potato to ensure they're done.
• Stir the cooked bacon back into the pan, and serve hot.

EASY CANNED GREEN BEANS, MUSHROOMS, AND BACON

Steps:

• Drain most of the water from the green beans. Combine beans and bacon drippings in a saucepan over medium heat and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Add mushrooms and cook an additional 3 to 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Top with crumbled bacon just before serving.

GREEN BEANS AND BACON

Steps:

• Toss the green beans into a large pot of boiling salted water and cook until bright green in color and crisp-tender, about 5 minutes. Drain the beans and shock in a large bowl of ice water to stop the cooking. Drain the beans again and pat dry.
• Cook the bacon in a large, heavy saute pan until crisp, about 5 minutes. Remove the bacon to a paper towel-lined plate to drain. Spoon off the excess bacon grease, leaving 2 tablespoons in the pan. Add the onion to the pan and saute until soft and very tender, 4 to 5 minutes. Sprinkle in the garlic and red pepper flakes and saute until just fragrant, about 1 more minute. Add the reserved green beans and the pecans and cook until heated through, 5 to 6 minutes more. Return the bacon to the pan, pour in the lemon juice and toss. Season with salt and pepper.

BACON FRIED GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• In a skillet, heat a drizzle of oil over medium-high heat, when hot add bacon and pepper and cook the bacon until crisp, 5 minutes. Add beans to bacon and cook about 3 to 5, tossing. Season with vinegar and sugar prior to serving.

GREEN BEANS WITH SHALLOTS AND BACON

Steps:

• Fill a large pot with water and bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Once boiling add the green beans, cover, and cook for 3-4 minutes. Remove the green beans from the boiling water and put into a bowl of ice water to stop the cooking process. Remove the beans from the ice water and set aside. Heat a large saute pan over medium high heat and cook the chopped bacon until crispy (around 8-10 min). Put the cooked bacon on a paper towel-lined plate. Set aside. Remove most of the bacon grease from the saute pan, leaving around 2 Tablespoons of grease (enough to coat the bottom of the pan). Put the pan over medium low heat, then add the shallots and garlic to the pan and cook, stirring and cooking for 3-4 minutes, until they start to caramelize. Add the green beans, raise heat to medium high. Add the salt, pepper, and apple cider vinegar. Stir everything together, cooking for 3-4 minutes. Put the green beans into a serving dish. Sprinkle the bacon on top, stir together, and serve immediately.

GREEN BEANS AND BACON

Steps:

• Toss the green beans into a large pot of boiling salted water and cook until bright green in color and tender-crisp, about 5 minutes. Drain the beans, and shock them in a large bowl of ice water to stop the cooking. Drain the beans again, and pat dry.
• Cook the bacon in a large, heavy sauté pan until crisp, about 5 minutes. Remove the bacon to a paper-towel-lined plate to drain. Spoon off the excess grease, leaving 2 tablespoons in the pan. Add the onion to the pan, and sauté until soft and very tender, about 4 or 5 minutes. Sprinkle in the garlic and red-pepper flakes, and sauté until just fragrant, about 1 more minute. Add the reserved green beans and the pecans, and cook until heated through, about 5 or 6 minutes more. Return the bacon to the pan, pour in the lemon juice, and toss. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Remove to a serving bowl.