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Bacon Wrapped Green Beans

Bacon Wrapped Green Beans Recipe

Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 12 minutes
Total: 22 minutes

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
Makes 6

Nutrition

Calories: 160Fat: 13.2gProtein: 5.1gTotal Carbs: 6.2gNet Carbs: 4gFiber: 2.2gSugar: 2.8g