Bacon Wrapped Green Beans

 BACON WRAPPED GREEN BEANS

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Honestly folks, I keep finding things to wrap with bacon.  I'm not sure if that's a good thing or not. . .but bacon is just so tasty!  This was a cinch to make as well. 

Just wrap and cook.  Make a little sauce to pour over the top, and you're done!  I actually pan-fried the bundles a little bit, because the only bacon I had on hand, was thick-cut, or pre-cooked.  Because the bacon was thick, it needed a little help to cook faster.  Even still, I would stick with regular cut, or even thin cut next time we make these.

I made up the sauce to drizzle over the top, going with a garlic-brown sugar-soy sauce mixture.  It was tasty!

These can easily be served as a side dish, or an appetizer, depending on how many beans you stuff inside the bacon.

BACON WRAPPED GREEN BEANS
Posted at: http://recipesofacheapskate.blogspot.com
Adapted from: http://ourbestbites.com

• 1 to 1 1/2 lbs fresh green beans
• 1 pkg thin cut/regular cut bacon
• 3 Tbsp butter
• 1 Tbsp minced garlic
• about 1/2 cup brown sugar
• about 1/4 cup soy sauce
• salt

Wash the beans, discarding all the bad ones.  Cut off the tops and bottoms.  Bring a pot of water to a boil, and blanch the beans.  About 3-5 minutes should suffice, until they're bright green.  Drain, and rinse with cold water.  Take small bundles of beans, and wrap with a slice of bacon.  All this can be done a day ahead of time.  Place all the bundles on a lined pan, and bake for about 15 minutes, until the bacon is crispy.  While the beans are cooking, melt the butter in a sauce pan, then add the garlic, sugar, a dash of salt, and soy sauce.  Pour over the bundles before serving.

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