Bacon-Wrapped Green Beans
A delicious and simple side dish made with fresh green beans and center-cut bacon glazed with a brown sugar dijon garlic butter.
Servings 12
Calories 104kcal
Ingredients
- 1 lb Fresh French green beans go for the long, thin beans (hericot verts)
- 6 slices center-cut bacon sliced in half
- ¼ cup butter melted
- 3 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 clove garlic minced
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon 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
Calories: 104kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 17mg | Sodium: 308mg | Potassium: 109mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 384IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 19mg | Iron: 1mg