Bacon adds a twist to this colorful green bean side dish - ready in just 35 minutes.
Green Beans Olé
- Prep Time 35 min
- Total 35 min
- Servings 4
- Ingredients 9
Ingredients
- 1 lb fresh green beans, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 4 slices bacon, cut up
- 1 medium onion, chopped (1/2 cup)
- 1 medium tomato, chopped (3/4 cup)
- 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh or 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Dash of pepper
- 2 tablespoons lemon or lime juice
Instructions
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Step1In 2-quart saucepan, place green beans in 1 inch water. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer uncovered 10 to 15 minutes or until crisp-tender; drain. Immediately rinse with cold water; drain.
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Step2Meanwhile, in 10-inch skillet, cook bacon over medium-high heat, stirring frequently, until crisp; drain all but 1 tablespoon fat from skillet. Drain bacon on paper towels. Cook onion in bacon fat over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until tender.
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Step3Stir tomato, garlic, oregano, salt and pepper into onion. Simmer uncovered 5 minutes. Stir in green beans; heat through. Drizzle with lemon juice; sprinkle with bacon.
Nutrition
90
Calories
4 1/2g
Total Fat
4g
Protein
10g
Total Carbohydrate
4g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 90
- Calories from Fat
- 40
- Total Fat
- 4 1/2g
- 7%
- Saturated Fat
- 1 1/2g
- 7%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 5mg
- 2%
- Sodium
- 440mg
- 18%
- Potassium
- 280mg
- 8%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 10g
- 3%
- Dietary Fiber
- 4g
- 15%
- Sugars
- 4g
- Protein
- 4g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 20%
- 20%
- Vitamin C
- 10%
- 10%
- Calcium
- 6%
- 6%
- Iron
- 6%
- 6%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 2 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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