The Best Bacon-Wrapped Green Beans
An easy recipe for making bacon-wrapped green beans basted in a brown sugar dijon garlic glaze and roasted to perfection. This mouthwatering side dish is always a hit!
Everything’s better with bacon, right? Green beans are one of my favorite veggies and this flavor combo is a real winner. When you add the sweet, caramelized goodness of the candied bacon glaze to these green bean roll-ups, it’s pure magic. Also, these slow-roasted green beans are a must-try if you haven’t already made them. When you roast vegetables it brings out the natural sweetness and depth of flavor, which makes pretty much any vegetable irresistible!
Recipe Ingredients
This recipe starts with only a few simple ingredients that you may already have in your refrigerator and pantry.
- Fresh green beans {make sure they are not thick, the French green beans aka haricot verts work nicely}
- Center-cut bacon
- Butter
- Brown sugar
- Dijon mustard
- Fresh garlic
- Salt and pepper
Steps For Making Green Bean Roll-Ups
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. In a large pot, add the beans and cover them with water. Bring the beans to a boil and cook for 6 minutes. Drain the beans and place them into an ice bath to stop the cooking process and cool.
Slice the bacon strips in half and heat a non-stick skillet over medium heat. Cook the bacon for 3-4 minutes, turning it half way through. You want the bacon to be cooked but not crispy. Drain the bacon on paper towels and pat to soak up any excess oil. Next, drain the green beans and pat them dry.
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and wrap about 7-8 beans with a strip of bacon, securing with a toothpick. In a small bowl, whisk together the melted butter, brown sugar, dijon mustard, garlic, salt, and pepper. Using a pastry brush, baste the sauce to coat each bundle.
Bake the green bean bundles for 15-18 minutes until bacon is golden and beans have started to caramelize. Simple. Addictive and incredibly delicious!
Storage Tips
These green bean roll-ups are great for meal prep! I usually eat 2 bundles and pair them with a protein source. I mean, it’s hard to eat just one! 😉 They will keep well for up to 5 days in a sealed glass meal prep storage container in the refrigerator. *FYI- the nutrition calculations for this recipe are for one green bean bundle per serving.
More delicious sides
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Bacon-Wrapped Green Beans
Ingredients
- 1 lb Fresh French green beans go for the long, thin beans (hericot verts)
- 6 slices center-cut bacon sliced in half
- 1/4 cup butter melted
- 3 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1 tsp coarse salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- In a large pot, add the beans and cover with water.
- Bring to a boil and cook for 6 minutes.
- Drain the beans and put them into an ice bath to stop the cooking process and cool.
- Heat a non-stick skillet on medium heat and cook the bacon for 3-4 minutes, turning half way through.
- Drain bacon on paper towels.
- Drain the green beans and pat them dry with paper towels.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Wrap about 7 or 8 beans with a piece of bacon and secure the bundle with a toothpick. Repeat until all twelve bundles are assembled.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the melted butter, brown sugar, Dijon, minced garlic, salt and pepper.
- Using a pastry brush, baste each bundle with the glaze mixture, making sure to coat each bundle thoroughly.
- Bake the green bean roll-ups for 15-18 minutes until the bacon is golden
Nutrition
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Very interesting…now I’ve heard of everything. =) These have to be delicious…and healthy too? Can’t beat that combo.
Hmmm, interesting. I would be up for some of those.
Can I prepare it totally except cook it the next morning
Hi Chris! Yes, that should work just fine. I hope that you enjoyed them!
Would this work in a crockpot? Just cook beans add crumbled bacon and pour sauce over. I need a large batch for Easter.
Hi Kathryn! The crockpot will make them too soft. You want the caramelization from the oven roasting process for best taste/texture. You could toss the green beans in EVOO and roast them at 400 for 20-25 minutes (no pre-boiling) and toss with the glaze for the last 15 minutes of cooking then top with cooked crumbled bacon for an easier large batch process. I haven’t tested this out, but that’s how I would modify. If you try it, let me know how it turns out! I have a recipe for roasted carrots and green beans that explains the green bean roasting process if that helps. Happy Easter!