Sautéed Green Beans and Onions With Bacon

Submitted by AZPARZYCH

"I got this recipe from a Cooking Light cookbook."

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 lb fresh green beans
• 4 slices bacon
• 16 ounces cocktail onions, drained
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons cider vinegar
• 3⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper

directions

1. Trim green beans and cut in half.
2. Cook beans in boiling water for 4 minutes or until crisp-tender.
3. Rinse with cold water; drain and pat dry.
4. Cook bacon in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until crisp.
5. Remove bacon from pan, reserving 2 tablespoons drippings in pan.
6. Crumble bacon and set aside.
7. Add onions to drippings, cook 3 minutes stirring occasionally.
8. Add sugar and thyme, cook 3 minutes or until onions are golden brown.
9. Add beans and cook for 2 minutes or until thoroughly heated.
10. Add vinegar, salt and pepper; toss to coat.
11. Stir in crumbled bacon just before serving.

Reviews

[Mandy]

I've never really used cocktail onions for anything other than appetiser trays so was intrigued to try this...is a nice blend of salty & sweet & tangy..nice for something different..thanks for posting!

 

[Boomette]

I omitted the sugar but other than that followed the recipe. Very easy to do. And it tastes so good with the bacon and onions. Thanks AZPARZYCH :) Made for Make my recipe tag game

 

[GibbyLou]

I love green beans and I really loved these! I just used a yellow onion and cut it up into medium sized pieces. I enjoyed the slight sweetness from the sugar. I have already made these twice! Thanks for the recipe.

 

[Karen Elizabeth]

It would never have occurred to me to use cocktail onions, but they were lovely! What a tasty dish this is, enjoyed very much for PRMR tag game, thank you, a new twist on a popular vegetable!

 

[breezermom]

These were phenomenal! I didn't have cocktail onions, so substituted pearl onions. I was afraid they might be underdone, so I cooked them a little longer and broke them up a bit. Otherwise I followed the recipe, and they were delicious. No leftovers with this recipe! Thanks for sharing.