Good Green Beans
"Made this dish in a cooking class I attended. Very good and you can vary the ingredients to make it a little different each time. Has become a family favorite."
- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
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6-8
ingredients
- 1 lb fresh green beans
- 2 -4 slices bacon, diced small
- 1 small onion, diced
- 1 -2 clove garlic, minced
- 1 jar pimiento, diced
- 1 pinch thyme
- salt
- pepper
- sliced mushroom (optional)
- almonds (optional)
- water chestnut (optional)
directions
- Break fresh green beans in half and cook trimmed beans in salted water to desired tenderness.
- Saute diced bacon until brown, add onions and garlic and saute until onion is translucent.
- Add cooked beans, jar of pimento's, thyme, salt and pepper to taste.
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Reviews
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What a delicious recipe!! I added the optional mushrooms and waterchestnuts, but left out the almonds because my kids won't eat those. Very well seasoned and a great way to dress up green beans. Thanks for sharing this. -
These green beans are so good! I cooked the beans just until they were crisp-tender. Then I spooned off some of the bacon fat before finishing the dish. I added everything except the pimentos (didn't have any). We liked the crisp almonds and water chestnuts with the beans. Very nice side dish! Thanks JoAnn! -
I did not add the jar of pimentos because I didn't have them in the house. I think that the beans tasted pretty good without them. It had a crispy, tasty difference. A sided dish that I will try again. -
Wow! This is a great recipe! I just made it for Christmas dinner and everyone loved it. I did leave out the pimiento and mushrooms as they are not to our taste. I will definitely make this dish again. -
Used the mushrooms and leaving out the pimentos was the only change I made - my gang loved this with our New Year's Ham dinner. It is a keeper - thanks !
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Tweaks
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Excellent. I added mushrooms and used pancetta instead of bacon.
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Wow! I have never had such a great green bean dish. I didn't have pimentos, but I did have roasted red peppers, and the flavor was awesome! Also, I used shallots in place of the onion & garlic. I didn't use mushrooms, almonds or water chestnuts since I didn't have any, but the dish is awesome anyway. And actually I think I prefer fewer ingredients. Thanks for such a great recipe.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
JoAnn
St. Paul, MN
Love to read. I collect books and have quite a collection but am always adding more. I have also discovered audio books and find that I am able to get through more books by listening to them.
Have recently started knitting and I really enjoy it even if it is quite a challenge at times.
Always searching for a great recipe in any food category. As might be expected I never find "The One" but find many delicious ones along the way.
One of our favorite restaurants is Jensen's Supper Club located in Eagan, MN.
