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Bacon Wrapped Green Beans

Bacon Wrapped Green Beans Recipe

Jennifer Zhang
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!
3.75 from 4 votes
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 22 minutes
Course Appetizer, Sides
Cuisine American
Servings 6
Calories 160 kcal

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

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: 160kcal | Carbohydrates: 6.2g | Protein: 5.1g | Fat: 13.2g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 23.6mg | Sodium: 578.1mg | Potassium: 226.9mg | Fiber: 2.2g | Sugar: 2.8g | Vitamin A: 45.8IU | Vitamin C: 9.2mg | Calcium: 32.3mg | Iron: 1mg | Net Carbs: 4g

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