Green Beans with Bacon

By dashy_65

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 pounds green beans, trimmed
• 3 bacon slices
• 1/2 cup chopped shallots
• 1 teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Preparation

Step 1

Cook green beans in boiling water for 5 minutes or until crisp-tender. Drain and plunge beans into ice water; drain.

Cook bacon in a Dutch oven over medium heat until crisp. Remove bacon from pan; crumble. Add shallots to drippings in pan; sauté 4 minutes or until tender. Add beans, juice, salt, and pepper to pan; toss to combine. Cook 5 minutes or until thoroughly heated, stirring often. Remove from heat. Sprinkle bacon over bean mixture; toss.

Nutritional Information
Calories:46 (22% from fat)
Fat:1.1g (sat 0.4g,mono 0.5g,poly 0.2g)
Protein:2.5g
Carbohydrate:8g
Fiber:3.3g
Cholesterol:2mg
Iron:1.1mg
Sodium:93mg