Best 8 Bacon Almond String Beans Recipes

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Are you looking for a flavorful and easy-to-make side dish? Look no further than bacon almond string beans! This classic combination of crispy bacon, crunchy almonds, and tender string beans is sure to delight your taste buds. With its simple ingredients and quick preparation time, this dish is perfect for busy weeknights or special occasions.

Here are our top 8 tried and tested recipes!

GREEN BEANS WITH ALMONDS AND BACON



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Provided by Valerie Brunmeier

Time 20m

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 to 1-1/2 pounds green beans
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon butter
1/3 cup sliced almonds
1/2 lemon (juiced)
1/2 teaspoon salt (or to taste)
2 to 3 slices bacon (cooked and crumbled)

Steps:

  • Rinse and drain the green beans and snap off one end, removing the tough string if it is present (some will have them, some won't).
  • Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add green beans and allow to cook for 3 to 4 minutes, just till slightly softened. Remove from heat and transfer to a colander to drain. Rinse with very cold water to stop the cooking process and lock in the bright green color. Drain well.
  • In a 12-inch skillet, melt the butter with olive oil over medium heat. Add the almonds and cook for about 2 to 3 minutes or until lightly golden brown, stirring often. Return green beans to pan with the almonds and cook stirring just until green beans are warmed through. Add lemon juice and season with salt. Transfer the beans to a serving platter, scraping out all the buttery almonds. Garnish with crumbled bacon.

BACON-ALMOND GREEN BEANS



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"I adapted this recipe from one I saw in a magazine that required a lot of work," says Jackie Matthews from Yucca Valley, California. "This is much quicker and easier to prepare and tastes great!"

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Side Dishes

Time 30m

Yield 6 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 7

1-1/2 pounds fresh green beans, trimmed and cut into 1-1/2-inch pieces
3 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons brown sugar
2-1/4 teaspoons soy sauce
2-1/4 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
4 to 5 tablespoons real bacon bits
4 to 5 tablespoons sliced almonds, toasted

Steps:

  • Place beans in a large saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil; cook, uncovered, for 8-10 minutes or until crisp-tender., Meanwhile, melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Stir in the brown sugar, soy sauce and Worcestershire sauce. Cook for 1 minute or until sugar is dissolved. , Drain beans; add to the skillet. Cook and stir for 2 minutes or until heated through. Sprinkle with bacon and almonds; toss to coat. Serve with a slotted spoon.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 149 calories, Fat 9g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 19mg cholesterol, Sodium 352mg sodium, Carbohydrate 15g carbohydrate (10g sugars, Fiber 4g fiber), Protein 5g protein.

GRANDMA'S GREEN BEANS WITH BACON VINAIGRETTE



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Ridiculously good beans that make a great side dish to just about anything. One of those recipes that grandma made for years that we could never get enough of. Garnish with sliced or slivered almonds.

Provided by Sarahbeara

Categories     Side Dish     Vegetables     Green Beans

Time 30m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 8

4 slices bacon
2 pounds fresh green beans, trimmed
½ cup finely chopped onion
½ cup brown sugar
¼ cup white vinegar
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon dry mustard
ground black pepper to taste

Steps:

  • Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until crisp, about 10 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, place a steamer insert into a saucepan and fill with water to just below the bottom of the steamer. Bring water to a boil. Add green beans, cover, and steam until tender-crisp, 3 to 5 minutes. Drain.
  • Drain bacon slices on paper towels, reserving grease in the skillet. Saute onion in the bacon grease until softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in brown sugar, vinegar, salt, mustard, and pepper. Stir well, scraping up any onion bits off the bottom of the skillet. Cook until bubbling, 3 to 5 minutes.
  • Add green beans to the skillet with the sauce; toss to coat well. Chop cooked bacon and stir into the beans. Serve hot.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 117.5 calories, Carbohydrate 22.7 g, Cholesterol 5 mg, Fat 2.1 g, Fiber 4.1 g, Protein 3.9 g, SaturatedFat 0.7 g, Sodium 260.4 mg, Sugar 15.4 g

SNAP BEANS WITH BACON AND ALMONDS



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Bacon and toasted almonds add irresistible flavor and texture to snap beans. Regular green beans, wax beans, wide Romano beans, or thin string beans all cook in roughly the same amount of time.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Ingredients     Meat & Poultry     Pork Recipes

Time 20m

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil
4 slices bacon, cut into 1-inch pieces
1/4 cup coarsely chopped natural almonds
1 pound frozen snap beans, such as Romano, thawed and halved (if desired)
Coarse salt and ground pepper

Steps:

  • In a large skillet, heat oil over medium. Add bacon and almonds and cook until bacon is crisp and almonds are toasted, about 5 minutes. Transfer bacon and almonds to a small bowl and drain all but 2 teaspoons fat from skillet. Add beans and 1/2 cup water to skillet. Season with salt and pepper, cover, and cook until beans are crisp-tender, about 4 minutes. Transfer beans to a platter and top with bacon and almonds. Serve warm.

QUICK GREEN BEANS WITH BACON



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Green beans with bacon and onions makes such an easy side dish. Fresh beans lend a crisp, bright flavor to any meal. They're best when served hot. -Mari Anne Warren, Milton, Wisconsin

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Side Dishes

Time 25m

Yield 8 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 5

8 cups fresh green beans, trimmed
4 bacon strips, chopped
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper

Steps:

  • Place beans in a large saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Cook, uncovered, until beans are crisp-tender, 8-10 minutes; drain. In a large skillet, cook bacon and onion over medium heat until bacon is crisp and onion is tender, stirring occasionally, 3-5 minutes., Add beans to bacon mixture. Sprinkle with salt and pepper; toss to coat.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 62 calories, Fat 2g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 6mg cholesterol, Sodium 177mg sodium, Carbohydrate 8g carbohydrate (4g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 4g protein. Diabetic Exchanges

BACON-ALMOND GREEN BEANS



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Make and share this Bacon-Almond Green Beans recipe from Food.com.

Provided by CookingONTheSide

Categories     Pork

Time 30m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 1/2 lbs fresh green beans, trimmed and cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces
3 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons brown sugar
2 1/4 teaspoons soy sauce
2 1/4 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
4 -5 tablespoons bacon bits
4 -5 tablespoons sliced almonds, toasted

Steps:

  • Place beans in large saucepan and cover with water.
  • Bring to a boil; cook, uncovered, for 8-10 minutes or until crisp-tender.
  • Meanwhile, melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat.
  • Stir in the brown sugar, soy sauce and Worcestershire sauce.
  • Cook for 1 minute or until sugar is dissolved.
  • Drain beans; add to the skillet.
  • Cook and stir for 2 minutes or until heated through.
  • Sprinkle with bacon and almonds; toss to coat.
  • Serve with slotted spoon.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 155.8, Fat 9.3, SaturatedFat 4.3, Cholesterol 19, Sodium 284.9, Carbohydrate 16.1, Fiber 3.5, Sugar 10.8, Protein 4.5

TANGY ALMOND GARLIC STRING BEANS



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Provided by Dave Lieberman

Categories     side-dish

Time 18m

Yield 4 to 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

Salt
1 pound string beans, trimmed
1/2 cup sliced almonds
1/2 cup olive oil
4 to 5 cloves garlic, smashed
1-inch piece ginger, grated
1/2 teaspoon dried red chili flakes
1/4 cup red wine vinegar

Steps:

  • Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Add the beans and cook for just 1 to 2 minutes, until the beans turn bright green. Strain them and run under cold water to stop them from cooking.
  • Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the almonds and toast them until golden brown, about 4 minutes, shaking the pan often to avoid burning the almonds. Remove the toasted almonds from the pan.
  • Return the skillet to the burner and increase the heat to medium-high. Heat the olive oil in the pan and add a few pinches of salt, the garlic, ginger, and chili flakes. Cook just until the garlic starts to brown. Add the vinegar and let cook down for 1 to 2 minutes. Remove pan from heat and toss in the beans to coat them thoroughly and evenly with the dressing.
  • Serve on a platter and scatter the top with the toasted almonds.

SAUTEED GREEN BEANS WITH BACON AND ALMONDS



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Sauteed green beans with bacon and slivered almonds. I made this as a side for Easter dinner this year and everyone raved!

Provided by Lizzie Qualls McCrory

Categories     Green Bean Side Dishes

Time 30m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 4

5 slices bacon
½ cup slivered almonds
1 (16 ounce) package frozen cut green beans
¼ cup butter

Steps:

  • Place bacon in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook until browned on one side, then turn over to cook on the other side. Add the almonds to the skillet at this time, and cook, stirring until light golden brown.
  • Remove the bacon from the skillet, leaving the bacon drippings. Crumble or chop bacon, and return to the skillet. Melt the butter in with the drippings. Add the green beans; cook and stir until tender, about 8 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 201.9 calories, Carbohydrate 7.3 g, Cholesterol 28.8 mg, Fat 16.9 g, Fiber 3.3 g, Protein 6.4 g, SaturatedFat 6.4 g, Sodium 231.7 mg, Sugar 2.5 g

Tips

  • For a quicker prep time, buy pre-cut green beans.
  • Blanching the green beans helps lock in their color and crispness. You can blanch them by boiling them for 2-3 minutes, then immediately transferring them to an ice bath.
  • Use a large skillet or wok to cook the green beans so that they have plenty of room to spread out and cook evenly.
  • Don't overcrowd the skillet or wok. If you do, the green beans will steam instead of fry and won't get crispy.
  • Cook the green beans over medium-high heat so that they cook quickly and evenly.
  • Stir the green beans frequently so that they cook evenly.
  • Once the green beans are cooked to your liking, remove them from the heat and immediately transfer them to a serving dish.
  • Serve the green beans hot or at room temperature.

Conclusion

Bacon Almond String Beans are a delicious and easy side dish that is perfect for any occasion. They are crispy, flavorful, and packed with nutrients. With just a few simple ingredients and a little bit of time, you can have a delicious and healthy side dish that the whole family will love.

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