Beans Recipe # Grandma's Green Beans with Bacon Vinaigrette

Ridiculously good beans that make a great side dish to just about anything. One of those recipes that grandma made for years that we could never get enough of. Garnish with sliced or slivered almonds.

Ingredients

• 4 slices bacon
• 2 pounds fresh green beans, trimmed
• ½ cup finely chopped onion
• ½ cup brown sugar
• ¼ cup white vinegar
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon dry mustard
• ground black pepper to taste

Cooking Directions

1. Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until crisp, about 10 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, place a steamer insert into a saucepan and fill with water to just below the bottom of the steamer. Bring water to a boil. Add green beans, cover, and steam until tender-crisp, 3 to 5 minutes. Drain.
3. Drain bacon slices on paper towels, reserving grease in the skillet. Saute onion in the bacon grease until softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in brown sugar, vinegar, salt, mustard, and pepper. Stir well, scraping up any onion bits off the bottom of the skillet. Cook until bubbling, 3 to 5 minutes.
4. Add green beans to the skillet with the sauce; toss to coat well. Chop cooked bacon and stir into the beans. Serve hot.

Nutrition Facts

• calories117.5
• carbohydrateContent22.7 g
• cholesterolContent5 mg
• fatContent2.1 g
• fiberContent4.1 g
• proteinContent3.9 g
• saturatedFatContent0.7 g
• sodiumContent260.4 mg
• sugarContent15.4 g