Description
Delicious bacon wrapped green beans offer a savory and slightly sweet side dish perfect for any meal. Fresh green beans are bundled in crispy, thin-cut bacon and brushed with a flavorful butter glaze featuring garlic and brown sugar substitute before roasting to tender perfection.
Ingredients
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Main Ingredients
- 1 pound fresh green beans
- 6 slices bacon
Glaze
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar substitute
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit and place a wire rack on a large cookie sheet to prepare for roasting.
- Prepare Green Beans: Wash and dry the green beans, trimming off the ends. Bundle 5-10 green beans together and lay them on a strip of bacon. Roll the bacon tightly around the green bean bundle and place it seam side down on the wire rack. Repeat until all green beans are wrapped.
- Make Glaze: Melt the butter in a saucepan on the stovetop. Stir in the brown sugar substitute and garlic powder until well combined. Remove from heat.
- Brush and Season: Using a brush, coat the top of each bacon-wrapped green bean bundle with the butter glaze. Sprinkle with salt and pepper according to your taste.
- Roast with Foil: Cover the baking sheet with foil and roast in the oven for 35 minutes to allow beans to cook through and flavors to meld.
- Finish Roasting: Remove the foil and continue roasting for an additional 15 minutes or until the bacon is crispy and the green beans are tender.
Notes
- Fresh green beans yield the best texture, but frozen green beans can be used if needed. Avoid canned green beans as they may become mushy when cooked.
- Thin-cut bacon crisps better in this recipe; thick-cut bacon may not achieve the desired crispness.
- Using a brown sugar substitute keeps the dish lower in sugar without sacrificing sweetness.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 180 kcal
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 400 mg
- Fat: 14 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 6 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 25 mg
