Description
Southern bacon and green beans bring classic comfort to your dinner table. Crisp bacon and tender green beans create a flavorful side dish that connects you to traditional Southern cooking.
Ingredients
Scale
- 6–8 slices thick-cut bacon
- 1 lb green beans (fresh, trimmed and washed or frozen)
- 1 small onion (finely diced)
- 2–3 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 cup low-sodium chicken broth
- Salt (to taste)
- Pepper (to taste)
- Optional: Crushed red pepper flakes
- Optional: Smoked paprika
Instructions
- Heat skillet over medium temperature, rendering bacon until golden and crisp, approximately 5-6 minutes. Transfer bacon to paper towels, preserving a thin layer of rendered fat in pan.
- Sauté diced onions in residual bacon drippings for 3-4 minutes until translucent and softened.
- Introduce minced garlic, stirring continuously for 45-60 seconds to release aromatic flavors without burning.
- Carefully pour chicken broth into skillet, allowing liquid to reach gentle simmer.
- Incorporate fresh green beans into simmering broth, covering skillet and reducing heat to medium-low. Cook for 8-10 minutes, ensuring beans maintain slight crispness.
- Enhance flavor profile by seasoning with salt, black pepper, and optional spice elements like red pepper flakes or smoked paprika.
- Crush reserved crispy bacon into rustic fragments, generously scattering over prepared green beans just before presenting dish.
Notes
- Bacon fat can be swapped with olive oil for a lighter, vegetarian-friendly version of the dish.
- Try different bacon varieties like maple or pepper-crusted to add unique flavor profiles.
- Cut green beans diagonally for more visually appealing presentation and even cooking.
- Use low-sodium chicken broth to control salt intake and customize seasoning to personal taste preferences.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Lunch, Dinner, Appetizer, Snacks
- Method: Sautéing
- Cuisine: Southern
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 150 kcal
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 400 mg
- Fat: 11 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 8 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 7 g
- Cholesterol: 25 mg