Green Bean Bundles

Submitted by lorenlou

"Great for holidays or any special meal. From the family cookbook--yum!UPDATE: To crisp up the bacon, place under the broiler for up to 5 minutes."

 

• Ready In: 2hrs 30mins
• Ingredients: 4
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 3 (16 ounce) cans green beans, drained (whole)
• 1⁄2 cup margarine
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 8 -10 slices bacon, cut in half

directions

1. Melt margarine.
2. Stir in brown sugar and cook for a few minutes until smooth.
3. Pour over the drained green beans, marinating at least 2 hours. (You can marinate overnight).
4. Wrap about 8-12 (more or less) beans in a half slice of bacon, securing with a toothpick.
5. Arrange bundles in glass baking dish.
6. Bake at 350°F for 30 minutes.
7. Plan on at least 2 bundles per person!

Reviews

[swissms]

We make these all the time. The kids fight over them. I have found that although good, the brown sugar and margarine/butter are not necessary....the bacon provides great flavor and no need for the extra calories from the butter and sugar. I use canned whole green beans. I bake the bundles at 425F for about 20-40 minutes, depending on the thickness of the bacon.

 

[lucky11]

The first time I made these the bocon was not crispy enough, the second time I cooked them for longer and the green beans were shriveled. Any advice?

 

[eknecht]

Boy, did my boys plow through this one! I stemaed some fresh green beans for about 5 minutes, then followed the instructions, except I added just a little bit of onion and garlic powder to the margerine and sugar. They loved this! Thanks for posting!

 

[tara portee]

I must admitt that I am a little confused about this recipe. Once I poured the butter/brown sugar mixture over the green beans to "marinate," of course the brown sugar hardend up and the butter solidified. I pretty much had to pry the beans out of the mixture. I must say however, that the rest of it went great. I did cook a little longer then 30 to get the bacon as crispy as I liked. I will absolutely do green bean bundles again, but I will skip the butter/brown sugar part.