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.
- Prep Time: 5
- Cook Time: 25
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 4
- Category: vegetable
- Method: stovetop and bake
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 1 lb fresh green beans
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 4 slices bacon uncooked
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- 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.
- 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
- Always preheat the oven. For easier cleanup over a baking sheet with aluminum foil or use an old baking sheet.
- Use thinly sliced bacon and wrap it around the beans with as little overlapping as reasonably possible.
- Use haricot verts (French green beans). If they are not available hand pick your beans for the longer, more slender ones.
- Place the bacon seam side down.
- 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.
- If you want a little extra kick sprinkle add a few pinches of cayenne to the olive oil mixture.
Find it online: https://www.smalltownwoman.com/green-bean-bacon-bundles/