Garlic and Bacon Green Beans sauteed in olive oil and butter – an easy and delicious way to prepare the green beans for the holiday table!
This is a great side dish for many grilled meats, and it’s especially good for holiday menu on Thanksgiving, Christmas, or New Year’s Eve.
I love garlic with just about anything, and the green beans are no exception! Sauteed garlic tastes GREAT with green beans and bacon!
Garlic and Bacon Green Beans
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Garlic and Bacon Green Beans sauteed in olive oil and butter - an easy and delicious way to prepare the green beans for the holiday table!
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 235 kcal
Ingredients
- 1 pound green beans , fresh, rinsed, ends trimmed
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 6 garlic cloves , minced
- 6 bacon strips , cooked, drained of fat, chopped
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of water to boil, add green beans (water should be just above the beans), and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cook on medium-low heat for 5 minutes, drain the beans.
- Heat olive oil and butter in a large skillet on medium heat. Add minced garlic and cook it, constantly stirring, for about 30 seconds. Add chopped cooked bacon (drained of fat) and green beans. Saute on medium heat for about 1 minute to combine all ingredients. Remove from heat. Taste and add more salt, if needed.
Nutrition Facts
Garlic and Bacon Green Beans
Amount Per Serving
Calories 235 Calories from Fat 171
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 19g 29%
Saturated Fat 6g 30%
Cholesterol 29mg 10%
Sodium 541mg 23%
Potassium 322mg 9%
Total Carbohydrates 9g 3%
Dietary Fiber 3g 12%
Sugars 3g
Protein 6g 12%
Vitamin A 17.4%
Vitamin C 18.5%
Calcium 5%
Iron 7.7%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
I made this when I had to do a fast thanksgiving meal for about 20 when my sister in law broke her oven. It was a perfect side dish. I actually keep this saved in one of my browser tabs so I don’t lose the recipe on my phone haha!
Thank you, Amanda! Love reading comments like yours. 🙂 So glad you enjoyed this recipe and made it for 20 people – WOW!
How would you prepare this a day ahead for 150 people? It is a fund raiser dinner. Thanks
Wow, Loretta, that’s a huge task – to cook for 150 people. I don’t think I will be of big help to you as I have no idea how to cook for that many people!
If it’s servings size is for 4 people.
You are going to have to just compensate for the math and increase accordingly…
Would you happen to have the nutrition information for this recipe?
Great recipe; simple, fast and delicious. Brought a new twist to an old favorite and topped with Frenches onion rings.
Why on earth would you waste all of that delicious flavorful bacon grease? I made this by cooking bacon in a frying pan and using the bacon grease to sauté everything and it was phenomenal. You had a really great idea but it definitely needed some tweaking. So I guess thanks for starting point
Thank you, Candice! I am glad you enjoyed the recipe! I usually precook my bacon in the oven, so the fat is already drained, but your way of cooking this dish, with the bacon grease, is delicious, too!
Great recipe; simple, fast and delicious. Brought a new twist to an old favorite and topped with Frenches onion rings. I’m glad to read people are adjusting to their likes. This is want makes a creative cook. The original recipe is perfect and rather than find fault it gave you a starting point to adjust to your liking. It apparently sounded appealing to those finding fault so run with it and make it your own.
damn you’re rude, candice.
Going to try this for thanksgiving, looks good, just wondering if i can add another vegetable for color? If so which one?
Sliced and roasted bell peppers will work well!
Too much Garlic. I made it for the family and it didn’t go. The comment was more bacon and a lot less garlic.
Thanks for stopping by! I am glad you tried this dish. Just use less garlic next time (I love lots of garlic, though).
One of my favorite
Thinking of making the green bean with garlic and bacon dish…. wondering if I could prep everything ahead of time and then do the final step of combining everything in the sauté pan just before dinner?
Yes, you could – if you prep everything the same day.