Green Beans with Bacon and Tomatoes

Sides

Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 50 minutes Servings: Yield: 8 servings

Ingredients

Green Beans and Tomatoes Ingredients:

Fresh Green Beans (see recipe note for cooking with canned green beans)

Bacon

Canned Tomatoes

Onion

Garlic

Chicken Broth

4 slices bacon, diced

½ cup diced onion

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 ½ pounds fresh green beans

15 ounces canned diced tomatoes

½ cup chicken broth

1 teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon cracked pepper

Directions

1. Fry the bacon until nearly crisp and then stir in the onion and garlic until a bit soft.
2. Add the green beans, diced tomatoes, and broth and season with salt and pepper.
3. Simmer, covered, for around 40 minutes or until your beans are as tender as you’d like.
4. Heat a dutch oven or large skillet over medium heat. Add the bacon and fry, stirring often, until browned but not yet crisp. Do not drain.
5. Stir in the onion and cook for 5 minutes, stirring often.
6. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute.
7. Add the green beans, canned tomatoes (with juice from the can), chicken broth, salt, and pepper. Stir well.
8. Bring to a boil and then reduce heat to low. Cover pan and cook for 40 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the beans are tender. Add additional salt and pepper, if desired.

Notes

Cooking fresh green beans is really simple, but it does take a bit of time to get them soft. You’ll want to bring them to a boil, reduce to a simmer, and then cover the pan to trap in all that steam. The green beans will be perfect in about 40 minutes.

Don’t drain the juice from the can of tomatoes…it adds needed liquid and loads of flavor.

Want to cut carbs? Reduce the onion and/or tomatoes, but don’t skip them completely. They add so much flavor to the green beans!

To make this recipe using canned green beans, drain juice from green beans and use 1 cup of chicken broth instead of 1/2 cup as called for above. Simmer for 45 minutes, uncovered, until liquid has evaporated from pan and beans are very tender.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving Calories 70
Total Fat 2g
Saturated Fat 1g
Trans Fat 0g
Unsaturated Fat 1g
Cholesterol 6mg
Sodium 486mg
Carbohydrates 10g
Net Carbohydrates 6g
Fiber 4g
Sugar 5g
Protein 4g