BACON WRAPPED GREEN BEANS

These Bacon Wrapped Green Beans are an easy side dish made with roasted green beans, bacon, and brown sugar.

These Bacon Wrapped Green Beans are an easy side dish made with roasted green beans, bacon, and brown sugar. They make a great addition to holiday dinners!

Prep Time: 15 Min COOK TIME: 22 MIN

– 1 pound Green beans – 12 slices Bacon, thin – 1/4 cup Butter – ¼ teaspoon Garlic powder – ¼ cup Brown sugar

Ingredients

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Step 1

Cook bacon. Cook 12 pieces of bacon until they are starting to crisp but are still flexible. Set finished bacon on a paper towel-lined plate to remove excess grease.

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Step 2

Cook  green beans. Par cook the green beans by placing them in boiling water for approximately 4 minutes. Remove from boiling water and run under cold water to stop the cooking process. Pat dry with a paper towel to remove all of the excess water

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Step 3

Preheat oven. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

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Step 4

Prepare glaze. In a small bowl mix together melted butter, brown sugar, and garlic powder tp make your brown sugar glaze.

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Step 5

Prepare bundles. On a parchment paper lined baking sheet, bundle the partially cooked green beans into piles of 5-6 beans. Wrap each bundle in a slice of bacon using a toothpick to hold the bacon around the green bean bundle.

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Step 6

Brush and bake.  Brush each green bean bundle with the brown sugar glaze. Bake for 7-10 minutes or until the bacon is crisp.

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CAN YOU FREEZE BACON WRAPPED GREEN BEANS?? Yes. This dish can be frozen. Prepare the beans and wrap up the bundles but do not mix up the brown sugar glaze. Place the bundles on a piece of wax paper or parchment paper and slide into a gallon freezer bag. If you have more than one layer place a piece of wax or parchment paper between each layer. Freeze for up to 2 months.