Description
These 20-Minute Green Beans with Bacon and Garlic are a quick and flavorful side dish perfect for any meal. The smoky bacon and fragrant garlic elevate simple green beans to a whole new level of deliciousness.
Ingredients
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Bacon:
- 6 slices bacon, diced
Green Beans:
- 1 lb green beans, ends trimmed
Other:
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon cracked black pepper
- Sea or kosher salt, to taste, if needed
Instructions
- Cook the Bacon: Heat a skillet over medium-high heat. Cook diced bacon until crisp, about 6-7 minutes. Remove bacon and set aside, leaving 2 tablespoons of bacon grease in the pan.
- Sear the Green Beans: Rinse and drain green beans. Add them to the skillet and sauté until charred and tender, about 6 minutes. Add garlic and sauté for 1 minute. Return bacon to the skillet and sauté for another minute.
- Season and Serve: Remove from heat, add cracked black pepper, and toss. Adjust seasoning with salt if needed. Serve hot.
Notes
- Use sugar-free, nitrite/nitrate-free bacon for paleo and Whole30 compliance.
- Rinsing green beans with residual water helps with steaming while sautéing.
- Drain excess bacon fat to avoid greasiness. For firmer beans, sauté for 4 minutes instead of 6 in step 2.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 100
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 350mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 8g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 10mg
