Green Bean Bundles

Bacon Green Bean Bundles are a super easy, delicious side that can be prepped ahead of time, stored in the fridge, and loaded into the oven shortly before serving.  Tender-crisp green beans wrapped in crisp bacon are basted with a sweet and savory glaze. They are perfect for dinner parties as each guest gets their own neatly bundled serving of green beans!

I love green beans, and I love bacon.  I know what you are thinking!!  Who in the world doesn’t?  Now, these little delights are so easy to put together, and they taste so delicious for your next dinner party. If you like this recipe, try green beans almondine, spinach casserole, and green beans and potatoes.

Ingredient Notes and Substitutions

See the complete list of ingredients below on the recipe card.

• Green beans: Use haricot verts (French green beans). If they are not available, hand-pick your beans for the longer, more slender ones.
• Bacon: Use thinly sliced bacon so it cooks all the way through.
• Olive oil: extra virgin olive oil, please
• Seasoning: garlic powder, onion powder, dried basil and oregano, salt, and freshly ground black pepper. If you want a little extra kick, sprinkle a few pinches of cayenne into the olive oil mixture.

How to Make Green Bean Bundles

This is the summary version; see the recipe card below for the complete list of ingredients and the instructions.

First, blanch your beans by plunging them in boiling water for two minutes.  Drain them quickly and plunge them into a bowl of ice water to stop the cooking process.

Dry the beans and divide them evenly. Wrap one slice of bacon around each bundle, trying to spread it out so that it cooks through. Place on a baking sheet seam side down.  Mix the olive oil, brown sugar, garlic powder, onion powder, basil, oregano, salt, and pepper. Brush over the bundles.

Bake for 15-20 minutes, turning on the broiler the last 1-2 minutes of cooking to brown the bacon. If the bacon is holding up well, flip halfway through the cooking process.

Preparation Tips

• Use thinly sliced bacon and wrap it around the beans with as little overlapping as reasonably possible. You can place them on the baking pan seam side down or secure the bacon with a toothpick.
• Turn the broiler on for the last couple of minutes (in the baking process) to finish browning the bacon.  Stay close by, as broilers are unpredictable.
• If you prefer not to use your broiler (maybe you have an older stove), precook your bacon for just a few minutes.  You don’t want it crispy.  You want it just barely cooked and pliable.  You can cook it on the same cookie sheet and drain any excess grease before cooking the assembled bundles.

These bacon-wrapped veggies are perfect with steaks, burgers, chicken, Thanksgiving turkey, or Christmas beef roast. Perfect little rays of sunshine for you and your family!  Fancy enough to serve on holidays or dinner parties! They are flavorful enough for you to keep serving them time and time again!

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Green Bean Bundles Recipe

This delicious and easy side dish comes together quickly.  Blanched green beans are wrapped in bacon, basted with lightly seasoned olive oil, and roasted to perfection. I love to serve these for Easter brunch and Christmas dinner. 

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Course: vegetable

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes minutes

Servings: 4

Calories: 122kcal

Author: Beth Pierce

Ingredients

• 1 lb fresh green beans
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 4 slices bacon uncooked
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• ½ teaspoon onion powder
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• ½ teaspoon sea salt
• ¼ teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Cover a large baking sheet with aluminum foil for easier clean up or use an old baking sheet.
• Heat a large pot of water to boiling. Add 1/4 teaspoon salt. Add green beans and cook for just 2 minutes. Drain hot water from the beans and place them in an ice water bath to immediately stop the cooking process. Dry the beans.
• Divide beans evenly, wrapping in the middle of each piece of bacon to create four bundles. Place the bundles seam-side down on the prepared baking sheet.
• In a small bowl, combine olive oil, garlic powder, onion powder, basil, oregano, salt, black pepper, and brown sugar. Brush over green bean/bacon bundles.
• Bake for 15-18 minutes. Turn oven to broil and cook for 2-3 more minutes. Stay close by, as broilers are unpredictable.

Notes

• Use thinly sliced bacon and wrap it around the beans with as little overlapping as reasonably possible. You can place them on the baking pan seam side down or secure the bacon with a toothpick.
• Turn the broiler on for the last couple of minutes (in the baking process) to finish browning the bacon.  Stay close by, as broilers are unpredictable.
• If you prefer not to use your broiler (maybe you have an older stove), precook your bacon for just a few minutes.  You don’t want it crispy.  You want it just barely cooked and pliable.  You can cook it on the same cookie sheet and drain any excess grease before cooking the assembled bundles.

Nutrition

Calories: 122kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 446mg | Potassium: 265mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 793IU | Vitamin C: 14mg | Calcium: 60mg | Iron: 2mg

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