Unbundled Green Beans
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Unbundled Green Beans, these easy, one-pan wonder is the perfect way to get your daily dose of greens while giving your dinner table a punch of flavor. This recipe is so quick and tasty to make with ingredients you may already have in your kitchen.
With the convenience of canned green beans, it’s super easy to ever to create this delicious side. I like to serve Unbundled Green Beans with Peppercorn Pork Chops or Pork Burgers and
Unbundled Green Beans
This recipe is much like Green bean bundles but who has time to bundle and wrap them. Trust me, dumping them in a casserole dish and pouring the sauce over is a lot faster. I cook them on the stovetop but you could put them in the oven or grill.
These sauce for these stovetop green beans and bacon is incredible. Brown sugar, soy, Worcestershire, and garlic are the primary ingredients and, wow, they pack a punch. This combo would make anything taste good. I’m trying it on Brussels sprouts next!
Ingredients for Skillet Green Beans
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- Green beans. For convenience, I use canned green beans. You can use fresh or frozen, see notes below for cooking with fresh green beans.
- Bacon, chopped. I have made these with both ‘real’ bacon and bacon bits and they’re both good. As long as you use real bacon bits like Oscar Myer or Hormel.
- Brown sugar.
- Soy sauce. You can also use coconut aminos or tamari. Oh, and I always use less sodium soy.
- Worcestershire.
- Garlic cloves, minced. Fresh garlic is the best. Jarred garlic is my second recommendation.
- Onion, minced
- Black pepper. Freshly cracked black pepper will always give you more flavor than ground black pepper.
- Salt, if needed
Green Bean tips and suggestions
You can add a pinch of crushed or ground red pepper if you want them spicy.
Southern style green beans are cooked until they’re soft. This takes about an hour. Add 1 cup of chicken broth and simmer on low an hour with the lid on your pot. When the green beans are cooked down and super tender continue with the sauce ingredients as written in the recipe below.
Equally delicious, but different, try this recipe for Southern Green beans and potatoes.
Unbundled Green Beans method
- Cook the bacon in a large skillet until crisp. Remove to a papertowel-lined plate. Chop after it has cooled.
- Reserve two tablespoons of the bacon fat in the skillet.
- To the skillet add garlic and onion. Cook until the onion becomes translucent. This should take about 4 minutes.
- Once the onion and garlic are cooked add the brown sugar, soy sauce, and worcestershire to the pan. Whisk until well combined.
- Next, add the drained can of green beans followed by the half drained can of green beans. Add the bacon. Stir to combine.
- Bring to a simmer and simmer until the liquid has reduced by half. About 5-10 minutes.
- Once done, serve immediately.
Unbundled Green Beans
Ingredients
- 3 14.5-ounce cans green beans Drain 2 cans, drain 1/2 of the other can
- 4 slices bacon cooked then chopped
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
- 3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 4 cloves garlic clove minced
- ¼ cup white onion minced
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- salt if needed to your liking
Instructions
- Cook the bacon in a large skillet until crisp. Remove to a papertowel-lined plate. Chop after it has cooled.
- Reserve two tablespoons of the bacon fat in the skillet..
- To the skillet add garlic and onion. Cook until the onion becomes translucent. This should take about 4 minutes.
- Once the onion and garlic are cooked add the brown sugar, soy sauce, and Worcestershire to the pan. Whisk until well combined. Next, add the drained can of green beans followed by the half-drained can of green beans. Add the bacon. Stir to combine.
- Bring to a simmer and simmer until the liquid has reduced by half. About 5-10 minutes. Once done, serve immediately
Nutrition
Nutritional information given is an automatic calculation and can vary based on the exact products you use and changes you make to the recipe. If these numbers are important to you, I recommend calculating them yourself.