Southern Green Beans

Recipe courtesy Rachael Ray

Show: 30 Minute MealsEpisode: 30-Minute Roadside Classics

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (57)

RECIPE
COMMENTS & REVIEWS(57)

Cook Time:
12 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 servings

Times:

Prep: 10 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 12 min
Total:: 22 min

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Ingredients

1 1/4 pounds green beans, trimmed and chopped into 1-inch pieces
2 slices bacon, chopped
1 small onion, minced
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
2 teaspoons sugar

Directions

Cook green beans in 1-inch simmering water, covered, for 6 minutes. Drain and set aside. Return skillet to stove and set burner to medium high. Add bacon and brown. When fat begins to render, add chopped onions to the pan and cook until tender with the bacon. Add cooked green beans to the pan and turn to coat in bacon drippings and onions. When the beans are hot and bacon crisp at edges and onions translucent add vinegar to the pan and season with beans with sugar. Allow the vinegar to evaporate and the sugar to combine with pan drippings, 1 to 2 minutes, then serve.

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Janet St. George, UT 05-12-2008
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Tasty Beans
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

These beans are great! My husband can't stop raving about them. They are quick, easy and full of flavor. The bacon and... onions really take plain old green beans to a new level.Read more
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nikki Walworth, NY 05-09-2008
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YUM-O
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I'm always looking for side dishes, and this is absolutely delicious!! I'm not a huge green bean fan, but the vinegar,... onion, and bacon give it great flavor. I make this at least once a week and it's a great way to get both me and my children to eat veggies!!Read more
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Anonymous 08-29-2007
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Re: Great dish
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

This recepie was great!
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Amy Williamsburg, VA 03-30-2007
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Sweet and Crisp Green Beans
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

great side dish, very easy and quick
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Anonymous 02-26-2007
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Different but not too different
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Different people mentioned that they really liked the green beans when I made them. Glad I made them!
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Kristi Edmond, OK 02-14-2007
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Fantastic
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

These are my favorite green beans. My husband and I love them and even our toddler will eat them. And he doesn't eat ANY... vegetables! Although he does love bacon. :) I make these green beans all the time, they are simply fantastic!Read more