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Bacon-Garlic Green Beans

Name: Bacon-Garlic Green Beans
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 12 servings
Ingredients: 3 pounds fresh green beans, trimmed; 4 slices bacon; 1 cup butter; 4 cloves garlic, minced; ½ teaspoon lemon zest

Rating: 4.56 stars

25 Ratings
21 Reviews
7 Photos

Another family favorite vegetable side-dish that is simple and quick to make. Great for family dinners, Thanksgiving, or any occasion. You can substitute lime zest for the lemon zest, if desired.

By markfernandez

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Recipe Summary

prep:

15 mins

cook:

20 mins

total:

35 mins

Servings:

Yield:

12 servings

Nutrition Info

Ingredients

Original recipe yields 12 servings

The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

3 pounds fresh green beans, trimmed
4 slices bacon
1 cup butter
4 cloves garlic, minced
½ teaspoon lemon zest

Directions

Step 1

Place green beans in a pot and cover with water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until beans start to soften, about 10 minutes. Drain water, leaving beans in the pot.

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Step 2

Place bacon strips on a microwave-safe plate and cook in the microwave until crisp, about 2 minutes. Cool and crumble bacon.
Step 3

Stir butter and bacon into beans in the pot and return to medium heat; cook and stir until butter melts, 2 to 3 minutes. Add garlic; cook and stir until fragrant, 3 to 4 minutes. Top with lemon zest and stir.

Cook's Notes:

Remove the bacon for a healthier dish. However, adding the bacon is a great option that adds great flavor to the beans.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

189 calories; protein 3.4g; carbohydrates 8.5g; fat 16.7g; cholesterol 44mg; sodium 185.2mg. Full Nutrition

Reviews (21)

Most helpful positive review

bap693@yahoo.com

01/10/2017

My family loved this recipe but I will cut down on the butter next time I make it. Read More

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(5)

Most helpful critical review

chappy678

05/12/2017

Way too much butter in this recipe and we love butter very disappointed this is the first recipe on this app that was not something I would ever make again! Read More

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(1)

25 Ratings

5 star values: 18
4 star values: 5
3 star values: 1
2 star values: 0
1 star values: 1

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bap693@yahoo.com

01/10/2017

My family loved this recipe but I will cut down on the butter next time I make it. Read More

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Magnolia Blossom

Allstar

04/05/2015

Quick and easy. The lemon zest gave it a nice pop of flavor. Read More

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marrielle

11/24/2017

I used 2 pounds of beans 3 slices of bacon 3 cloves of garlic and some fresh lime juice and zest. Compliments at Thanksgiving dinner. I will make it again. Read More

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Jason Elrod

12/25/2015

Great flavor. I used 4 pieces of bacon I cooked on the stove and only 1/4 cup of butter. Quick simple and delicious. Read More

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MilesMacyMom

11/25/2016

Great flavor. As others have indicated kind of an absurd amount of butter. We also added more garlic and baked the bacon. Yum! Great Thanksgiving side dish! Read More

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Dawnie

04/18/2017

Easy to make & pretty tasty. After reading the reviews I decided to use one stick of butter instead of two and it was plenty. Read More

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Alfreda

12/30/2016

A bit too much butter for our taste; but I will certainly serve it again just with less butter. Other than that we loved it!! Read More

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Danielle Kristen Nadorff

12/29/2016

We made this for Christmas and it was fantastic! As one reviewer mentioned it was indeed swimming in butter. Next time I'll try just one stick instead of two. Read More

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chappy678

05/12/2017

Way too much butter in this recipe and we love butter very disappointed this is the first recipe on this app that was not something I would ever make again! Read More

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(1)

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My family loved this recipe but I will cut down on the butter next time I make it.

Quick and easy. The lemon zest gave it a nice pop of flavor.

I used 2 pounds of beans 3 slices of bacon 3 cloves of garlic and some fresh lime juice and zest. Compliments at Thanksgiving dinner. I will make it again.

Great flavor. I used 4 pieces of bacon I cooked on the stove and only 1/4 cup of butter. Quick simple and delicious.

Great flavor. As others have indicated kind of an absurd amount of butter. We also added more garlic and baked the bacon. Yum! Great Thanksgiving side dish!

Easy to make & pretty tasty. After reading the reviews I decided to use one stick of butter instead of two and it was plenty.

A bit too much butter for our taste; but I will certainly serve it again just with less butter. Other than that we loved it!!

We made this for Christmas and it was fantastic! As one reviewer mentioned it was indeed swimming in butter. Next time I'll try just one stick instead of two.

Way too much butter in this recipe and we love butter very disappointed this is the first recipe on this app that was not something I would ever make again!