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Ingredients
- 1 pound fresh green beans
- 10-12 slices of thick-cut bacon *I used regular bacon
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 2 cloves of garlic, minced *I only used one
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
Preparation
Step 1
makes about 10-12 bundles
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Spray a 9 x 13 baking dish with non-stick spray.
Heat a small saucepan over low heat. Add butter, brown sugar and garlic and whisk until melted and combined. Using a pastry brush, brush the mixture over top of each green bean bundle. Cover the bundles with foil and bake for 35 minutes. Remove foil and bake for 10-15 (
Bacon makes everything delicious. Even vegetables.
The only thing for me is that I baked them in a casserole dish, and the beans cooked in all that grease. Which may be the point, but the green beans absorb a lot of that grease, which obviously is not good for you. I think when (when, not if) I make them again, I'll cook them in a roasting pan, with the wire rack, so the beans still get the juices of the bacon while it's cooking, but a majority will drip down into the pan. That should also get the bacon crispier without having to broil it. (b/c I almost always burn everything I put under the broiler - see 1st pic)