According to hubby, I hit a home run with these beauties. Not something I’d typically make on a week night, but I had extra bacon in the fridge and fresh green beans from our nearby produce stand. Bill ate one bundle before dinner…and then another and another. This recipe will be moved to the stack of tried and true…and I’m certain I’ll get requests for another go round of these winners.
Green Bean Bundles…adapted from AllRecipes and The Realistic Nutritionist
1 pound fresh green beans, washed and stem ends trimmed
8-10 slices of bacon, cut in half
1 tablespoon real maple syrup
1 1/2 teaspoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons butter
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
Preheat oven to 350º.
Blanch green beans for 3-4 minutes, till beans are partially cooked. Drain and set aside.
Partially cook bacon…should be almost cooked through but still pliable. Place on paper toweling to soak up excess grease.
Take 5-6 green beans and gather together in a bundle with all stem ends facing the same direction. Wrap bacon around center of bundle and secure with toothpick. Place bundles on a baking sheet.
In a small microwave safe bowl, melt butter with maple syrup and brown sugar. Add garlic salt and stir to combine. Brush bundles with butter mixture.
Bake about 20 minute till bacon is completely cooked.
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These are so fancy! Have a wonderful vacation!
Woowww, beuatiful and perfect!
Kisses
A great way towards our five a day!
So gourmet a great new way to make beans love these!
Sounds good, Lizzy, I make a green bean bundle that uses a savory sauce to drizzle over the bundles.
Have a great vacation!
Awesome, great way to make kids (and adults:)) eat their greens!
Green Beans look wonderful! Anytime you can get your family to eat veggies is a plus in my book!
How cute! I bet these would make a great appetizer for a party, as well as a weeknight veggie enticement…cool idea.
Absolutely lovely dish Lizzy! I love it! gloria
Fabulous – we love anything wrapped in bacon!
Lizzy , I cooked something like a green beans but over here they called it asparagus beans…very much like the french beans but more crunchy
Yours look great with the bacon wrapped around them…yummy !
I’ve made these a lot! Too simplify them a bit, just top with a sprinkle of brown sugar =)
Happy Wednesday!
~Carolyn
Cookin’ for my Captain
These look so easy! Definitely a nice way to use up some leftover bacon, and add a healthy touch to the dish with some green beans!
Definitely a great man appetizer, in addition to being a great idea all around ~ Alexandra
Save travels, Lizzy…have fun! These look so wonderful…so much better than plain green beans and lovely enough for company!!
WOw, Lizzy,loock so good!
I know my guy would love these. Bacon. How could you go wrong? Yummy! Hope you enjoy your vacation and be safe.
I have a great bean addiction. I have a bacon addiction. Combining the two, definitely a home run! Enjoy your holiday, Lizzy. It will give me a chance to catch up on your posts – three days without an Internet connection nearly drove me crazy!
Easy to make but yet delicious! Thanks for sharing.
Fancy! They sound really delicious too.
These are such a great idea! What a beautiful presentation for an appetiser. I have some parma ham left over, not enough to do a proper dish with, but enough to make these. Thanks for sharing!
I have seen this recipe many many times and I have always wanted to try it just never had a good excuse to do so. Now that I know that it’s okay to make them anytime, I will!
It looks perfectly cooked and so juicy from the bacon! Perfect for appetizers or side dishes!
They are very pretty! So awesome with bacon and I like the sweetness with maple syrup and brown sugar.
These sounds pretty awesome! Love the flavors…
Thanks for sharing this great recipe! 
And another vacation? Oh I’m so jealous! 
Have a wonderful time, Lizzy!
These look like a great way to get kids to eat their greens. Have a great vacation, Lizzy!
I love it. I usually cook green beans in Asian way, or just saute them with butter and salt/pepper. I’m going to try this. It’ll be fun and look forward to cooking this!
What a great idea for appetizers! Love the bacon used for wrapping the bean!
I’ve bookmarked these bad boys! Not often I can find a veggie side that hubby and I both like
Lovely wrapping of the beans with the bacon, so convenient to be munched on.
Green beans wrapped in bacon… YES PLEASE! Mmmmm : )
Looks delicious! The bacon looks great wrapped around the green beans.
Definitely one of my favorite food combinations, but I’ve never tried them in cute little bundles!
These look yummy and beautiful! I can’t wait to try them!
Yeah Lizzy you knocked this one out of the park!
I’ll have to do this one with the bacon son#1 made. Yes, he cured and smoked his own bacon!! And, it is to die for!
OMG green beans, bacon and maple syrup! I’ve died and gone to heaven. This looks really amazing. Thank you for linking up to Sharing Sundays.
Ellen
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