Good Green Beans

JoAnn's Note:

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.

• Total Time: 25 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 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:

1. Break fresh green beans in half and cook trimmed beans in salted water to desired tenderness.
2. Saute diced bacon until brown, add onions and garlic and saute until onion is translucent.
3. Add cooked beans, jar of pimento's, thyme, salt and pepper to taste.

Reviews

[Sunflower]

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.

[MizzNezz]

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!

[cookie j]

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.