Bacon and Chive Green Bean Coins

  • Level: Easy
  • Yield: 4 servings
  • Total: 35 min
  • Prep: 20 min
  • Cook: 15 min
Cutting the green beans into coins is a fun way to serve them and eat them by the spoonful. Bits of savory bacon add crunch. Center-cut bacon is lower in fat than regular. Chives and lemon are bright notes at the end.
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Ingredients

4 strips center-cut bacon, finely chopped

1 pound green and/or wax beans, trimmed and cut into 1/2-inch-thick small coins

Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper 

2 tablespoons snipped chives

1 lemon

Directions

  1. Cook the bacon in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, stirring, until browned and the fat has rendered, about 4 minutes. Add the green beans and 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper and cook, stirring, until the beans are just bright green. Add 2 tablespoons water and continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until crisp-tender, about 6 minutes. 
  2. Transfer the beans to a serving dish and toss in the chives. Zest the lemon directly over the beans and season to taste with salt and pepper.

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annie r.

Homemade and same stuff we ate as kids. Texture, flavor and aroma are nice!<br />Annie, Fremont, CA

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