Green Bean Bundles

Perfect for the holidays

• Ready In: 5 hrs 10 mins
• Serves: 6
• Yields: 6 bundles

Ingredients

• 1  lb fresh green beans
• 1  large red bell pepper, cut into strips
• 1⁄2 cup olive oil
• 1⁄2 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1  garlic clove, minced
• 1⁄4 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1⁄2 lb bacon

Directions

1. Blanch the green beans in boiling water for about 3 to 4 minutes.
2. Run under cold water to stop the cooking or plunge into a bowl of ice water. Drain completely and pat dry with a paper towel and put in a casserole dish. Add red bell pepper strips.
3. Mix together the oil, mustard, garlic, salt and black pepper and pour over green beans and red bell peppers.
4. Marinate for at least 4 hours or overnight.
5. Preheat oven to 375.
6. Make a bundle of 8 or 9 beans and 2 or 3 strips of red bell pepper and wrap with half a bacon slice around each bundle. Secure with a tothpick and arrange in a single layer in the same casserole dish used for marinating.
7. Bake uncovered for 45 minutes or until the bacon is cooked.