Bacon Garlic Green Beans uses fresh green beans cooked together with smoked bacon and fresh garlic. A southern style side dish!
BACON GARLIC GREEN BEANS
I have always felt like I have had a foot in two worlds. My Dad is from Wisconsin and my Mom is from Alabama. A little southern, a little northern and we live smack dab in the middle of both – in Virginia. So I grew up eating lots of traditional northern foods (German and Polish mostly) as well as lots of traditional southern foods like fried chicken, pulled pork, coleslaw and ambrosia. So really, I feel like I got the best deal out of the bargain. I got to eat it ALL.
CAN I USE HAM INSTEAD OF BACON?
Of course you can! Ham or ham hocks can be used. We soak ’em, simmer ’em and then – add ham or bacon. Pig makes everything better. Can I get an ‘Amen’?
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CAN I USE FROZEN GREEN BEANS?
Fresh is best here but you could absolutely use frozen green beans in this recipe. Just thaw slightly before cooking. They don’t need to be completely thawed because they will cook up quickly once they get in the pan.
WHAT YOU’LL NEED:
bacon
fresh green beans
salt
butter
garlic
HOW TO MAKE BACON GARLIC GREEN BEANS:
Cook bacon until crispy, reserve 1 tablespoon bacon grease and drain the rest. Crumble bacon.
Bring a large pot of water to boil, add green beans (water should be just above the beans) and 1/2 teaspoon salt.
Gently boil for 5 minutes, drain the beans. Heat reserved bacon grease and butter in a large skillet on medium heat. Add minced garlic. Cook it while stirring constantly, for about 30 seconds.
Add crumbled bacon and cooked green beans.
Saute on medium heat for about 1 minute to combine all ingredients.
Remove from heat. Taste and add more salt, if needed.
Enjoy!
BACON GARLIC GREEN BEANS
Ingredients
- 6 bacon strips
- 1 pound fresh green beans rinsed, ends trimmed
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 6 garlic cloves minced
Instructions
- Cook bacon until crispy, reserve 1 tablespoon bacon grease and drain the rest. Crumble bacon.
- Bring a large pot of water to boil, add green beans (water should be just above the beans) and 1/2 teaspoon salt.
- Cook on medium-low heat for 5 minutes, drain the beans.
- Heat reserved bacon grease and butter in a large skillet on medium heat.
- Add minced garlic. Cook it while stirring constantly, for about 30 seconds.
- Add crumbled bacon and green beans.
- Saute on medium heat for about 1 minute to combine all ingredients.
- Remove from heat. Taste and add more salt, if needed.
Nutrition
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Oh my gosh Brandie, these look AMAZING!!!!
Thanks so much Stacy!! Hope you love them!
I agree with you that anything is better with bacon on it! My only concern here is that you only cook the beans for 5 minutes, while I always cook them much longer. Will they taste crunchy?
Hi Virginia! Fresh green beans don’t take long to cook when they’re in boiling water. I like mine with just a bit of crunch to them. But if you like it super soft, just boil for longer 🙂
Yum!
Yummy. I’ve been doing green beans similar to these for many years and am known for my beans!
How long do you cook your green beans?
Definitely gonna try this at home thanks 😀
Brandie they look really good!!! I was going to go out for dinner tonite I just might stay home and make these
Ha! Good idea!
I made green beans tonight with garlic, shallots and bacon grease instead of butter, minus the bacon. Wish I had thought of putting bacon with mine. Thanks for the low carb recipe!
Of course veggies need bacon! 😉 We do love our fresh green beans with bacon too. My mom sometimes throws in red new potatoes too and then it’s all the sides in one. Just throw some meat on the grill and dinner is served! Now I’m craving green beans!
They look so amazing!
I made this the other night for my family and they were very good. However, I did cook my beans just a little bit longer. I will say that the next time I cook this I will not use as much garlic.
Could you use green beans out of the can?
I like the recipe’s with low carbs. Of course I like all the recipes. I’m going to try many of the recipes. I just found you’re site today. Thank You
Thanks so much Shirley! Hope you love everything that you might try!
I’m making these for Thanksgiving! I think I might add some sautéed mushrooms!
Yes! Great addition!
These were delicious..just wondering how good they would be if
I make them a day ahead?
They would lose a bit of their crispness but you could certainly do it. 🙂