Green Beans with Bacon

We had these for Christmas. It was adapted from a Cooking Light Recipe except I added more bacon. It was very tasty but as expected the bacon went to the bottom. Also next time I will add 2-3 cloves of garlic.

Green Beans with Bacon

It is 0 Points even with adaptations.

1 1/4 pounds green beans, trimmed
4 bacon slices
1/4 cup chopped shallots
1/4 teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Cook green beans in boiling water for 5 minutes or until crisp-tender. Drain and plunge beans into ice water; drain.

Cook bacon in a Dutch oven over medium heat until crisp. Remove bacon from pan; crumble. Add shallots to drippings in pan; sauté 4 minutes or until tender. Add beans, juice, salt, and pepper to pan; toss to combine. Cook 5 minutes or until thoroughly heated, stirring often. Remove from heat. Sprinkle bacon over bean mixture; toss.

Yield: 6 servings (serving size: about 2/3 cup)


Adapted from Cooking Light, NOVEMBER 2007