Bacon-Wrapped Green Beans

Name: Bacon-Wrapped Green Beans
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 3/4 pound fresh green beans; 4 bacon strips; 3 tablespoons butter, melted; 1/4 cup packed brown sugar; 1/4 teaspoon garlic salt; 1/8 teaspoon soy sauce

Total Time Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Yield 4 servings

Test Kitchen Approved

Bacon-wrapped green beans are like little bundles of savoriness. Fresh green beans and your favorite bacon create a tasty and impressive-looking side dish.

Ingredients

3/4 pound fresh green beans
4 bacon strips
3 tablespoons butter, melted
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
1/8 teaspoon soy sauce

Directions

Preheat oven to 400°. Place beans in a large saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Cook, uncovered, until crisp-tender, 6-8 minutes. Meanwhile, in a skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until cooked but not crisp, about 3 minutes. Remove to paper towels.
Drain beans; place about 12 beans on each bacon strip. Wrap bacon around beans and secure with a toothpick. Place on an ungreased baking sheet.
In a small bowl, combine butter, brown sugar, garlic salt and soy sauce; brush over bundles. Bake until bacon is crisp, 10-15 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

1 bundle: 196 calories, 12g fat (7g saturated fat), 31mg cholesterol, 355mg sodium, 20g carbohydrate (16g sugars, 3g fiber), 4g protein.

Fresh green beans are wrapped in bacon and covered in a sweet sauce in this fast and simple side dish. Every time I take these bacon-wrapped green beans to a luncheon or family dinner, people beg me for the recipe. —Julie Hewitt, Union Mills, Indiana

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