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Home » Recipes » Sides » Healthy Bacon Wrapped Green Beans

Healthy Bacon Wrapped Green Beans

By Jennifer • Nov 17, 2022 • 4 Comments

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My green beans wrapped with bacon strips are an elegant and delicious side dish or appetizer. A great way to turn plain green beans into something special and wow your guests. Only 4 ingredients and just 4g net carbs!

Bacon Wrapped Green Beans
Table of Contents
  • Keto Bacon-Wrapped Green Beans
  • Why You'll Love Them
  • Ingredients You'll Need
  • How To Make Them
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • How To Make Eggplant Bacon
  • Storage Instructions
  • More Appetizers and Sides
  • Bacon Wrapped Green Beans Recipe
  • 💬 Reviews

I'm so happy to share my bacon-wrapped green beans recipe with you. I've been preparing these for holiday dinners for years, and they're always a crowd-pleaser. One of the best things is that you can prepare them ahead of time and keep them in the fridge. When it's time to eat, chuck them into the oven for 10 minutes and serve.

I'm always worried because there's so much delicious food around this time of year. Unfortunately, almost everything is loaded with carbs and sugar, making it SO hard to stick to any diet, let alone keto.

But I'm determined not to let the holiday season kick me out of ketosis and ruin all my progress!

Over the years, I've learned that all you need is a bit of smart planning and, most importantly: DELICIOUS keto holiday recipes!

Keto Bacon-Wrapped Green Beans

Keto Bacon-Wrapped Green Beans Instructions

Make your holiday and Thanksgiving menus a total hit with family and guests asking how the dishes are possibly low carb.

So... let's start off with my keto green bean bacon wraps! They make a fantastic side dish or extravagant appetizer. And no, I won't judge you if you want to eat a few as a quick snack.

Why You'll Love Them

  • Each bundle has just 4g net carbs!
  • Perfect as an appetizer, side, or snack
  • Great for the holidays, parties, and events
  • Keto + gluten-free and easily made vegetarian, vegan, and dairy-free!
  • Easy to prepare and make ahead of time

Ingredients You'll Need

To make my green beans wrapped in bacon, you'll only need 4 key ingredients + salt and pepper! As always, feel free to add your favorite seasonings like red pepper flakes, to give them a kick.

Bacon Wrapped Green Beans Recipe Ingredients
  • Green beans - fresh or frozen green beans will work fine. Make sure they're thawed if frozen. Look for long and skinny varieties like French Green Beans, haricots verts, and filet beans.
  • Bacon - thinly sliced bacon strips to wrap our green beans. Substitute for turkey bacon or other bacon alternatives.
  • Butter/olive oil - melted butter or olive oil to coat our green beans before seasoning.
  • Seasonings - I used a very simple blend of sea salt, freshly ground black pepper, and garlic powder.
  • Optional - I love to serve these drizzled with balsamic vinegar and sprinkled with fresh parsley.

How To Make Them

  • Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (180 degrees Celsius) and prepare a baking tray or dish.
Blanching green beans in a pot of boiling water before drying and seasoning
  • Bring a large saucepan of salted water to a boil and blanch the green beans for around 2 to 3 minutes.
Green beans in a colander sitting on a plate
  • Thoroughly drain the green beans using a colander and pat them dry with a paper towel or clean kitchen towel.
Green beans in a bowl mixed with butter and seasoned with garlic powder, salt and black pepper
  • In a mixing bowl, combine the green beans with the melted butter and make sure they're evenly coated. Season with a pinch of sea salt, garlic powder, and freshly ground pepper, then set them aside.
Golden crispy bacon slices on a plate
  • In a dry pan over high heat, cook the bacon slices for about 30 seconds on each side until slightly golden.
Green beans wrapped with bacon in a baking dish ready to bake
  • Divide the green beans into small bunches with somewhere between 6-10 beans in each bunch.
  • Wrap each bundle with a slice of bacon, tucking the end of the bacon strip underneath the bundle to keep it in place.
Bacon wrapped green beans baked to perfection in a baking dish
  • Arrange the wrapped beans in the baking tray with space between each one. Bake in the preheated oven for around 10 minutes until golden and crispy.
3 bundles of bacon wrapped green beans drizzled with balsamic vinegar and served on a white plate
  • Transfer them to a plate and optionally drizzle with balsamic vinegar and sprinkle with fresh parsley. Serve hot!

Frequently Asked Questions

How Many Green Beans in Each Bunch?

Depending on the size of your green beans, the number in each bunch will vary. This recipe should make 6 bunches, so divide your beans up accordingly.

On average, 1 pound of green beans contains between 35 to 40 individual pieces. So, you may need as few as 6 beans in each wrap.

Can I Substitute the Bacon?

Yes! You can use many alternatives to wrap your delicious green bean bundles.

Options include turkey bacon, prosciutto, beef bacon, duck bacon, vegetarian bacon, tofurky bacon, mushroom bacon, and zucchini bacon. If you want to use eggplant bacon, keep reading below for a simple recipe.

Can I Make it Dairy-Free?

Yep, easy! Simply substitute the melted butter for olive oil, and this recipe is dairy-free.

Can I Make it Vegan/Vegetarian?

Yes, to make my recipe vegetarian and vegan, you can substitute the bacon for eggplant bacon!

A bowl of eggplant bacon made by baking eggplant strips with olive oil and seasonings

Use the eggplant 'bacon' to wrap the beans and follow the same instructions.

How To Make Eggplant Bacon

  • Cut an eggplant lengthwise into quarters and thinly slice it into long strips that resemble bacon slices. The slices should be around ⅛-inch thick, and you can use a vegetable slicer or mandolin slicer to make it easier.
  • Brush the eggplant slices with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. To give it more flavor, add paprika, garlic powder, and cumin.
  • Bake the eggplant slices in an air fryer or oven at 250 degrees Fahrenheit (120 degrees Celsius) for around 15 minutes. They're ready when they're crispy and dry.

Storage Instructions

  • Prepare them ahead of time - to prepare these ahead of time, follow the instructions up until step 6, where you wrap the beans in the bacon. Cover the baking dish with plastic wrap and keep them in the refrigerator. They'll keep for up to 3 days until you're ready to cook them!
  • When you're ready to cook - place them in the preheated oven and bake. They make take a few minutes more to get golden and crispy if they're being baked straight out of the fridge.

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  • Crispy Baked Green Bean Fries
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Bacon Wrapped Green Beans

Bacon Wrapped Green Beans Recipe

My green beans wrapped with bacon strips are an elegant and delicious side dish or appetizer. A great way to turn plain green beans into something special and wow your guests. Only 4 ingredients and just 4g net carbs!
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Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 12 minutes
Total: 22 minutes
Servings: 6
Author: Jennifer

Ingredients 

  • 1 lb Green Beans trimmed, fresh or frozen and thawed
  • 6 slices Bacon thinly sliced
  • 2 tablespoon Balsamic Vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon Butter melted, or olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon Garlic Powder
  • Sea Salt to taste
  • Black Pepper freshly ground, to taste

Instructions

  • Gather the ingredients and preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C).
    Keto bacon wrapped green beans ingredients on a table
  • Bring a large saucepan of salted water to a boil and blanch the green beans for 2-3 minutes.
    Blanching green beans in a pot of boiling water
  • Thoroughly drain the green beans in a colander and pat them dry with a paper towel or clean kitchen towel.
    Green beans drained in a plastic colander
  • Place them in a mixing bowl and coat them with melted butter/olive oil—season with a pinch of sea salt, garlic powder, and freshly ground black pepper. Set aside.
    Green beans washed and seasoned with salt and black pepper in a bowl
  • Heat a dry pan and cook the bacon for a few seconds until slightly golden.
    Golden crispy bacon slices on a plate
  • Divide the beans into small bunches of 8 to 10 beans. Wrap each bundle with a slice of bacon, tucking the end of the bacon strip underneath to keep it in place.
    Green beans wrapped with bacon in a baking dish ready to bake
  • Arrange the wrapped beans on the baking tray and bake in the oven for about 10 minutes until golden and crispy.
    Bacon wrapped green beans baked to perfection in a baking dish
  • Transfer to a plate and serve hot, drizzled with balsamic vinegar.
    Three portions of bacon wrapped green beans on a plate drizzled with balsamic vinegar

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Notes

Net Carbs: 4.0g
Make it dairy-free: Substitute the melted butter with olive oil.
Make it vegetarian/vegan: Substitute bacon with eggplant bacon.

Nutrition

Calories: 160 kcal Carbohydrates: 6.2 g Protein: 5.1 g Fat: 13.2 g Saturated Fat: 5 g Polyunsaturated Fat: 2 g Monounsaturated Fat: 5.4 g Cholesterol: 23.6 mg Sodium: 578.1 mg Potassium: 226.9 mg Fiber: 2.2 g Sugar: 2.8 g Vitamin A: 45.8 IU Vitamin C: 9.2 mg Calcium: 32.3 mg Iron: 1 mg Net Carbs: 4 g
Course: Appetizer, Sides
Cuisine: American
Calories: 160
Diet: Dairy-free, Gluten-free, Grain-free, Keto, Vegan, Vegetarian
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  1. MaryAnn Anthony

    December 28, 2022 at 1:53 pm

    5 stars
    Can you make these with asparagus?

    Reply
    • Jennifer

      December 29, 2022 at 1:51 pm

      Yes, just as delicious!

      Reply
  2. Karen

    November 17, 2022 at 3:39 pm

    5 stars
    This looks amazing!! Am going to try this for Thanksgiving....

    Reply
    • Jennifer

      November 17, 2022 at 4:21 pm

      Thank you, Karen!

      They're really great for Thanksgiving, you can prep them the day before as well to make life easier.

      Hope you and everyone enjoy them!

      Reply

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