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Green Bean Bundles

Green Bean Bundles with crispy bacon and a sticky brown sugar garlic butter glaze. Blanched green beans are bundled, baked at 400°F until the bacon crisps and the glaze turns bubbly.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings: 8 servings
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Calories: 320
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Green bean bundles
  • 1.5 lb fresh green beans Trimmed
  • 8 slices bacon Halved crosswise
  • 0.25 cup butter Melted
  • 0.33 cup brown sugar
  • 2 garlic Minced
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 0.25 tsp black pepper

Equipment

  • 1 sheet pan

Method
 

Blanch and bundle the green beans
  1. Preheat oven to 400F. Blanch green beans in boiling water for 3 minutes, then plunge into ice water and drain.
  2. Gather 8-10 beans into a bundle, wrap with a half slice of bacon, and place seam-side down in a baking dish.
Make the glaze and bake
  1. Whisk melted butter, brown sugar, garlic, soy sauce, and pepper. Stir until smooth and evenly combined.
  2. Pour the glaze evenly over the bundles, making sure most surfaces are coated. The beans should look glossy and brown-sugar streaked.
  3. Bake for 25-30 minutes at 400F until bacon is crisp and the glaze is bubbly. Look for darkened bacon edges and a thick, bubbling coating.
  4. Spoon the pan glaze over the bundles and serve warm. The bacon should stay crisp while the glaze clings to the beans.

Notes

For best results, keep the green beans cold after blanching so they stay bright green before baking. Refrigerate leftovers in an airtight container for up to 3 days and reheat in a 350F oven until warmed; freeze not recommended because the bacon texture softens. For a lighter option, use turkey bacon and a reduced amount of butter (still melt for the glaze) to cut down on fat.