Best 8 Micro Way Cool Bacon And Green Beans Recipes

MICROWAVE GREEN BEANS WITH BACON

Steps:

• In a microwave-safe bowl, combine the first six ingredients. Cover and microwave on high for 4-1/2 minutes or until the beans are crisp-tender. Sprinkle with bacon.

GREEN BEANS AND BACON

Steps:

• Toss the green beans into a large pot of boiling salted water and cook until bright green in color and crisp-tender, about 5 minutes. Drain the beans and shock in a large bowl of ice water to stop the cooking. Drain the beans again and pat dry.
• Cook the bacon in a large, heavy saute pan until crisp, about 5 minutes. Remove the bacon to a paper towel-lined plate to drain. Spoon off the excess bacon grease, leaving 2 tablespoons in the pan. Add the onion to the pan and saute until soft and very tender, 4 to 5 minutes. Sprinkle in the garlic and red pepper flakes and saute until just fragrant, about 1 more minute. Add the reserved green beans and the pecans and cook until heated through, 5 to 6 minutes more. Return the bacon to the pan, pour in the lemon juice and toss. Season with salt and pepper.

GREEN BEANS WITH BACON

Steps:

• Heat oil in a skillet over low heat. Add garlic and cook for 30 seconds. Stir in green beans and brown sugar, and season with sea salt. Add bacon, increase heat to medium, and stir.
• Pour chicken broth into the pan, cover, and let simmer for 10 minutes. Stir, adding more broth if needed. Cover and cook for another 10 minutes. Stir, uncover, and simmer over low heat until liquid evaporates, about 10 minutes more. Serve.

BACON WRAPPED GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a casserole dish.
• Set out the bacon, green beans and casserole dish in a little assembly line. Lay out a half strip of bacon. place a small bunch of green beans (6 or 7) onto the strip of bacon and roll up into a bundle. Place the bundle into the casserole dish, seam side down. Repeat with remaining bacon strips and green beans. You can pack these pretty tight in the pan, just know that if the bacon is touching another bundle they take some prying to get apart. Sprinkle with the brown sugar and salt and pepper.
• Bake in the preheated oven until browned and heated through, about 20 minutes.

GREEN BEANS AND BACON

Steps:

• Fry bacon in a skillet over medium-high heat until partially cooked.
• Drain off most (but not all) of the fat.
• Add onion and continue to cook until bacon is brown and onion is clear.
• Add vinegar and 1 t of the seasoned salt.
• Cook until most of the vinegar has cooked down and remove from heat.
• In a large saucepan, cook beans in water, covered, until done (5-7 minutes).
• Do not drain.
• Add bacon mixture and cook uncovered for another five minutes' or so.
• Add additional seasoned salt to taste.
• There should be little liquid left at serving time.

QUICK GREEN BEANS WITH BACON

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.

BACON-GARLIC GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Place green beans in a pot and cover with water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until beans start to soften, about 10 minutes. Drain water, leaving beans in the pot.
• Place bacon strips on a microwave-safe plate and cook in the microwave until crisp, about 2 minutes. Cool and crumble bacon.
• Stir butter and bacon into beans in the pot and return to medium heat; cook and stir until butter melts, 2 to 3 minutes. Add garlic; cook and stir until fragrant, 3 to 4 minutes. Top with lemon zest and stir.

MAKE-AHEAD CREAMY GREEN BEANS WITH BACON

Steps:

• Bring beans and broth to boil in large saucepan on medium-high heat; cover. Simmer on medium-low heat 6 to 8 min. or until beans are tender.
• Add cream cheese, dressing and pepper. Cook on medium heat 3 to 5 min. or until cream cheese is melted and mixture is well blended, stirring constantly. Reserve 1 Tbsp. bacon for garnish; stir remaining bacon into bean mixture. Spoon into microwaveable serving bowl; cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate up to 24 hours.
• Vent plastic wrap covering green bean mixture. Microwave on HIGH 6 to 8 min. or until heated through, stirring after 4 min. Top with reserved bacon.