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Our Bacon Wrapped Green Beans are the perfect holiday side dish! Roasted green beans wrapped in bacon and sprinkled with a mix of brown sugar and garlic. So simple and always a hit!
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Getting my family to eat green beans is simple. I just wrap them in bacon, brush them with butter, and sprinkle on a little brown sugar and garlic. ????
I mean, my kiddos actually like most forms of green beans (especially our Green Bean Casserole with Bacon and our Air Fryer Green Beans), but to get my husband involved, there absolutely has to be plenty of bacon involved.
These don’t disappoint, whether you serve them up for a simple weeknight side dish next to my cheeseburger meatloaf or you can make them for a nice holiday dinner. Either way, these are always well received and hard to resist!
Ingredient Notes:
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Green Beans – You’ll want fresh green beans. Frozen may also work, but definitely do not try this recipe with canned green beans.
Bacon – I’d recommend using a thin sliced cut of bacon for this. A thicker cut won’t cook through as easily or get as crispy. Maple bacon will also be tasty.
Sauce – We’ll make a sweet and savory sauce out of butter, brown sugar, and garlic powder by melting everything together and brushing it over the beans.
What We Love About This Recipe:
These little roasted green bean bundles are sweet, savory, and so simple to throw together. Easy enough for any night of the week, but nice enough for a holiday dinner.
How To Roast Green Beans:
Prepare: Start pre-heating your oven to 400 degrees and prepare the green beans by washing and drying them and then snapping off the ends. Place a wire cooling rack over a large cookie sheet.
Wrap: You’ll take a handful of green beans (about 5 to 10, depending on how large you want each bundle) and lay them across a strip of bacon.
Roll the bacon up around the green bean bundle and place it seam side down on the rack. Repeat for each remaining bundle of green beans.
Sauce: Melt some butter in a sauce pan on the stove over low heat, then mix in the brown sugar and garlic powder until well combined. This shouldn’t take more than a minute or two, just until it’s combined. Brush each bundle of green beans with the sauce and then sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Helpful Tip!
If you want to add a little extra savory flavor to the sauce try mixing in a bit of soy sauce!
Roast: You can now cover the sheet with foil and roast in the oven for 35 minutes. After that remove the foil and let it continue to roast uncovered for another 10 to 15 minutes, or until the bacon is nice and crispy!
We’ve been serving these bacon wrapped green beans with my turkey meatloaf and roasted sweet potatoes, or try it with these easy air fryer boneless pork chops!
Sauce Variations:
Spicy – Add a pinch or two of ground cayenne to your butter sauce to make sweet and spicy green beans.
Smoky – Add smoked paprika and/or a dash of liquid smoke to the butter sauce.
Maple – Swap the brown sugar for pure maple syrup.
FAQs:
It’s not necessary unless you want the roasted green beans to be a little more tender. I like them a bit crisp with a bit of a bite, so we don’t blanch them first.
You shouldn’t need to unless you’re using a thick cut of bacon. It may take longer for the bacon to cook than the green beans, so doing a short precook may help it all finish at the same time if the bacon is thick.
You can keep the green beans wrapped with bacon in the refrigerator for at least 3 to 4 days, and they should reheat well in the oven!
MORE GREEN BEAN RECIPES!
- Crockpot Green Bean Casserole
- Szechuan Green Beans
- Green Beans with Tomato and Bacon
- Roasted Green Beans with Dipping Sauce
- Parmesan Green Beans
Bacon Wrapped Roasted Green Beans
Ingredients
- 1 pound fresh green beans
- 6 slices bacon
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees. Place a wire rack on a large cookie sheet.
- Wash and dry green beans. Snap off the ends. Take a small handful of beans (anywhere from 5-10 green beans) and lay them on a strip of bacon. Roll the bacon up and around the green bean bundle and place it in the pan, seam side down. Repeat with remaining green beans.
- Melt the butter in a sauce pan on the stove. Add the brown sugar and garlic powder and mix together until well combined. Remove from the heat and brush over the tops of the green bean bundles. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Cover with foil and roast for 35 minutes. Remove foil and roast for another 10-15 minutes or until the bacon gets nice and crisp. Enjoy!
Alisa Bubeck says
Iโve made these for many years, they are always a high hit at the holidays. Iโve always used canned green beans, and theyโve alway been good. I like the beans softer.
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Caleb Dean says
I tried to make these and the butter/brown sugar/garlic mixture turns into a glob of gunk with melted butter around it. Can you explain that part in a bit more detail like is the stove on low while your mixing. How long etc… thanks
Karly says
I just left on low while mixing the butter, garlic, and sugar and once it was combined removed from the heat. Shouldn’t take more than a minute or two for it to come together.
Sorry you had problems with this one!
Hannah Jessup says
These look delicious! i am making them right now,just stuck them in the oven! i am 13 and love to cook!!!
tracy chester says
I was in my local grocers, saw a bowl of delicious looking snap beans with roasted almonds on them and just had to buy them to make. I am thrilled to have found this site and to be able to make these green beans with almonds n bacon for my love!!! thx !
Chameleon Girls says
This is a family favorite. Instead of the butter mixture we marinade the bundles in italian dressing. Nom nom nom…
tracy chester says
@Chameleon Girls, I will have to try Italian Dressing next time ๐ sounds delicious.
Julie says
Green beans are my favorite veggie, and don’t even get me started on bacon. Perfect combo!
Callie says
These are amazing! I just made them a couple nights ago and there were fabulous! It reminds me of another savory dish that I love Prosciutto Wrapped Asparagus. Give them a try sometime and you won’t be disappointed. http://4peatssake.wordpress.com/2011/03/02/prosciutto-wrapped-asparagus/
StephenC says
I’m afraid my statin drug insists that I not wrap my green beans in bacon. I’ll bet there’s something else I could think of though.
Pam says
I love, love, love these!
Elizabeth Ann says
oh my! ๐ These look amazing!
cindy ensley says
these look amazing! i have bacon wrapped asparagus, but never green beans. will definitely have to try it out!
Joanne says
Haha I think my mom would do the opposite! She’s usually irritated at how much green I eat and wishes i would just eat some damn bacon already! (Direct quote.)
katescakesandbakes says
Bacon? Green beans? My two favourite savoury ingredients? Man, whats not to love about this recipe??
Blog is the New Black says
Jessica’s recipes are great! This looks awesome!