This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Michael Angelo’s. The opinions and text are all mine.
Italian Green Beans
Italian-cut green beans, bacon, garlic and diced tomatoes – a delicious combination of flavors! Using frozen green beans is not only a budget-friendly option for this side dish but a super fresh option. Green beans are picked and frozen at the peak of their freshness. The flavor is locked in until you unleash it during cooking! Speaking of unleashing flavors, I am serving these green beans as a side dish with Three Cheese Baked Ziti from Michael Angelo’s. It makes this Momma’s weekday meal planning a whole lot easier and I don’t have to feel guilty at all about serving this preservative-free pasta dish!
It tastes good to say no
Say no to fillers, preservatives and other additives. Real, wholesome ingredients make all the difference. Michael Angelo’s says no to compromise and shortcuts. Michael Angelo’s takes the time to build flavors throughout the cooking process, adding each hand-selected ingredient at the right moments to release the best flavors and create full flavors. Michael Angelo’s goal has always been to create dishes that taste like they were homemade. That can’t be done if you add artificial flavors and colors. These meals make it easy and quick to dish up an Italian-inspired feast for your family and friends – just pop in the oven and serve. This is frozen food for people who don’t like frozen food. 😉
The ingredients read like a grocery list, not a trip to a chemistry lab:
Cheese: Parmesan and Romano cheeses made by experts who know how to age it to the perfect texture and flavor, store it at the right temperature and protect it every step of the way. The Mozzarella cheese is also made with equal quality, care and craftsmanship.
Tomatoes: Having tested tomatoes from all over the world, Michael Angelo’s only use the best, Grade A, vine-ripened tomatoes, grown in Northern California.
Heirloom Garlic: The cornerstone of many authentic Italian dishes, Michael Angelo’s uses heirloom garlic grown from Italian seed. Heirloom garlic produces a juice that ensures each clove caramelizes to perfection and produces a consistently mild, sweet flavor.
New look!
Michael Angelo’s is now in stores with a new look—check out the green boxes in the frozen foods aisle in your grocery store and is available in different sizes. Single serve entrees are great meals for one. Family size is perfect for quick meals for three to four people.
These aren’t your Momma’s frozen meals of the past! They taste great whether you make them in the microwave or in the oven. Perfect for an easy, breezy weeknight meal or Sunday supper. There are also really yummy meatless options: Vegetable Lasagna, Three Cheese Baked Ziti, Eggplant Parmigiana or Manicotti with Sauce. Or, if you are craving a meatier dish, then go with the Lasagna with Meat Sauce or Chicken Parmigiana. And there’s more where that came from – even organic options! Check out all the dishes Michael Angelo’s offers HERE. 
Today I am serving Michael Angelo’s Three Cheese Baked Ziti with one of my favorite side dishes: Italian Green Beans. They are a super flavorful side dish that can be prepared in the time it takes for your Michael Angelo’s meal to be heated. Let’s dig in!
Ingredients:
4 slices bacon
3 green onions, sliced (white and green parts)
2 tsp minced garlic
1 (14.5 oz) can Italian-style diced tomatoes (undrained)
1/2 tsp Italian seasoning
2 (12 oz) bags frozen green beans
salt + pepper, to taste
Directions:
In a large, deep skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Season with a bit of salt and pepper. Remove from the pan and drain on paper towels. Do not remove bacon grease from skillet. 
Turn the heat down to medium-low and add sliced green onions to the bacon grease. Cook for about a minute then add minced garlic and cook for another 30 seconds.
Next, stir in green beans and diced tomatoes. Season with Italian seasoning, salt and pepper.
Cover and cook over medium heat for about 8-10 minutes until green beans are heated through. 
Finally, crumble bacon over cooked green beans. 
Stir, then serve. 
Enjoy with your favorite Michael Angelo’s family-size pasta dish!
Enjoy!
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- 4 slices bacon
- 3 green onions sliced (white and green parts)
- 2 tsp minced garlic
- 1 14.5 oz can Italian-style diced tomatoes (undrained)
- 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning
- 2 12 oz bags frozen green beans
- salt + pepper to taste
- In a large, deep skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Season with a bit of salt and pepper. Remove from the pan and drain on paper towels. Do not remove bacon grease from skillet.
- Turn the heat down to medium-low and add sliced green onions to the bacon grease. Cook for about a minute then add minced garlic and cook for another 30 seconds.
- Next, stir in green beans and diced tomatoes. Season with Italian seasoning, salt and pepper.
- Cover and cook over medium heat for about 8-10 minutes until green beans are heated through.
- Finally, crumble bacon over cooked green beans. Stir, then serve.
Love their products! Green beans look wonderful too!
I had a friend many years ago who made these green beans and then added sour cream to them. Are you familiar with that recipe? These are delicious as written by you. But those made by her takes me back to my younger days. I’m just afraid of getting it wrong.
Hi Dolores! I’m not but I would be willing to try it. These are so good!
These products look tasty, would love to try
My favorite Italian meal is chicken Parmesan with a side of spaghetti and meatballs.
I Love their baked Ziti
I would love to try the products.
Also, Italian Green beans – a must fix. Thabnks
My favorite Italian meal is chicken alfredo.
Lasagna! A great meat sauce always works, too
love Michelangelo’s Eggplant Parmigian and your Italian Green Beans would be a terrific side dish. Now my mouth is watering 🍴
These green beans look really flavorful! Love the bacon!
If also really like to try Michelangelo’s products. Can’t decide if the lasagna with meat sauce it the egg plant parmesan look the best. Thank you for the generous give-away!
Love the green bean recipe and would like try the Michael Angelo Meals!
I have tired a lot of your recipes and there all winners with the family and me
Tagliatelle with bolognese.
My mother-in-law used to cook italian green beans with brown sugar and baby lima beans and tomatoes. That was my favorite side. Never got her recipe but she loved it since she could keep everything on hand to serve if unexpected people came to supper. This recipe sounds good but it would be wonderful if you knew anything about a dish similar to hers.
Lasagna is my favorite.
Bacon and green beans-Can’t go wrong!
I love anything Italian!
Chicken parmesan with a side of spaghetti is my favorite Italian dish.
I love lasagna. Your green bean recipe would be perfect with that dish!
The beans recipe looks great and I love Lasagna and Spaghetti
Lasagna is my favorite Italian meal
I can’t wait to win!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I will make those beans with some lasagna.
My favorite is spaghetti and meatballs
Just looking at the picture of these green beans makes me want to go buy the ingedients and have them tonight Thanks for all you share. I want to try these pasta dishes too.
My husband and I both love green beans, I am going to have to try this recipe for sure, it looks really good. My favorite Italian recipe is spaghetti.
I pretty much love anything Italian, but especially lasagna!
So many of your recipes and ideas have found their way into my “regulars”. We love Italian style style meals, would like to try them!
Ziti
Always looking for a way to spruce up regular veggies!
Favorite Italian meal is lasagna, either with meat or just vegetables.
Will be trying the green bean recipe soon.
Looks yummy.
Eggplant Parmesan.
Lasagna is my favorite italian dish.
Pasta with alfredo sauce, yum!
Today I’m craving Carbonara. Other days spaghetti with a nice meat sauce and good meatballs. Garlic bread with everything!
Spaghetti is my favorite
Fettuccine Alfredo is my favorite
My favorite Italian meal is meat lasagna with lots of cheese Yum!
I love Lasagna
My favorite Italian meal is Capreses salad, Tuscan Soup, ,and Lasagna.
Veggie Lasagna! Thank you for all the great recipes!
My favorite Italian meal is spaghetti and garlic bread. The green bean recipe looks awesome.
Lasagna – but my kids like chicken parmagiana.
Lasagna is my favorite!!
Your recipe is making me hungry. I would love to try the Michael Angelo dinner. Love good pasta meals.
Thanks for the offer.
Our favorite Italian meal is Lasagna made with venison in the sauce. We like a green salad with olive oil and vinegar, and of ourse hot bread sticks. Michael Angelo makes a good lasagna but I would really like to try the Three Cheese Baked Ziti.
I love almost any Italian meal. There are too many to narrow it down.
My favorite Italian meal is lasagna. Yummy!!
Baked ziti
Thanks for the ideas! I think you just gave me the menu for Easter dinner! My husband and I love just about anything Italian, and I love not having to cook for hours! Yay!
Those green beans look delish! And spaghetti and meatballs is my favorite Italian meal!
Will be making this easy green bean side tonight! My favorite Italian meal is ravioli parmigiana!
I love lasagna. This green bean recipe looks awesome.
I love Michaelangelo products. My favorite is the Alfredo. Your green beans look perfect!
My favorite Italian meal is probably either Shrimp Scampi or Chicken Florentine. Those green beans look very good.
Love some Lasagna. Green bean recipe looks like I will have to try.
Thanks
My favorite Italian meal is either chicken parmigiana or eggplant parmigiana with a salad and garlic bread.
I absolutely love to add some sliced grilled/sautéed chicken to their baked zitti, delicious accompaniment to your greenbean recipe! Keep up the wonderful work!
Lasagna with Antipasto salad
Just love your blog and the Michael Angelo’s dinners look great.!
I love anything with Alfredo sauce! Or lasagna.
My favorite Italian meal is Veal Scallopini. My grandmother & mom used to make this together when I was little.
This side dish would complement all of the Michaels frozen entrees which microwave well. I will make these green beans whether I win or not, but it would be great to win! Thank you Country Cook!
I would choose the eggplant parmigiana
I love a good bolognese.. With organic beef and lots of hers
My favorite is Chicken Cacciatore.