Dress up tender whole green beans with flavorful herbs and rich bacon for a tasty 20-minute side dish.
Bacon-Topped Green Beans
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 20 min
- Servings 5
- Ingredients 7
Ingredients
- 2 slices bacon, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 1 bag (22 oz) frozen whole green beans
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic-pepper blend
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
- 1 tablespoon butter or margarine
Instructions
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Step1In 12-inch nonstick skillet, cook bacon over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until crisp. Remove bacon from skillet; drain on paper towel.
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Step2Add beans and water to skillet. Cover; cook over medium heat 6 to 8 minutes, stirring occasionally, until beans are crisp-tender and water has evaporated.
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Step3Stir in garlic-pepper blend, salt, thyme and butter until beans are coated. Sprinkle with bacon.
Nutrition
60
Calories
4g
Total Fat
2g
Protein
5g
Total Carbohydrate
2g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 60
- Calories from Fat
- 35
- Total Fat
- 4g
- 6%
- Saturated Fat
- 2g
- 9%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 10mg
- 3%
- Sodium
- 190mg
- 8%
- Potassium
- 110mg
- 3%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 5g
- 2%
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- 9%
- Sugars
- 2g
- Protein
- 2g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 10%
- 10%
- Vitamin C
- 2%
- 2%
- Calcium
- 4%
- 4%
- Iron
- 4%
- 4%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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