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Fresh green beans with chopped bacon, tossed in bacon drippings make an easy, tasty, and surprisingly low-calorie side dish.

Green beans with bacon in a pan.

Looking for a tasty veggie side? Well, look no further, because I’ve got a good one for you, my favorite Bacon and Green Beans Side Dish.

A couple months ago, I shared my No-fail Butter and Garlic Green Beans and those have ended up being one of the most popular recipes on the site. These are the same easy peasy deal, but instead of tossing home-cooked green beans in butter and garlic, you cook up a couple slices of bacon and toss the beans in the bacon drippings.

And yes, it is exactly as tasty and easy as it sounds.

Bacon green beans on a white plate.

These babies come in at under 100 calories a serving, can be made in 15 minutes, and are completely delicious. I could totally eat these every night of the week and never tire of them.

See Also: Roasted Asparagus

If you have a significant other or a kiddo who doesn’t like to eat their greens, give these a try, it might make a convert out of them!

Green beans with bacon on a white plate with a sandwich.

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Quick Green Beans With Bacon Side Dish

Fresh green beans with chopped bacon, tossed in bacon drippings make an easy, tasty, and surprisingly low-calorie side dish.
5 from 2 votes
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Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Total Time: 15 minutes
Servings (Hover or Click to Change Yield): 4
Calories: 75kcal
Author: Tracy

Ingredients

  • 1 pound green beans trimmed
  • 2 slices of bacon cut into 1/2-inch pieces
  • Salt and pepper

Instructions

  • Place green beans in a medium pot and cover with lightly salted cold water. Bring to a simmer. Simmer the green beans over medium low to medium for 5 to 10 minutes until beans reach your desired level of doneness. Drain.
  • While your green beans are cooking, add bacon pieces to a large skillet. Cook until done. If your bacon gets done before your green beans are ready, simply remove pan from heat until they are ready to go. Once green beans are done and drained, add them to the pan of bacon and toss to coat in bacon drippings.
  • Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste.
  • Serve and enjoy!

Notes

If you want more bacon in your green beans, you can absolutely add more, but you may need to pour off a little of the grease (you only want about a tablespoon of grease in the pan) before you add your green beans.
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Nutritional Information

Make-ahead Instructions: Uncooked bacon can be chopped and green beans trimmed, up to two days in advance. Store separately, in airtight containers, and make sure your beans are dry when storing.
Recipe for Two Instructions: The recipe halves cleanly. No cooking changes are needed.

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Comments

    • Tracy says

      That sounds delish! I don’t think I’ve ever combined tomatoes with my green beans before. I will have to give it a try!

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