French Style Green Beans with Bacon
These easy French Style Green Beans with bacon are a delicious way to dress up canned green beans. They’re cooked with onion and garlic in a sweet and tangy maple Dijon sauce, then topped with Parmesan cheese. An easy green bean side dish for weeknight dinners or holiday meals.
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 51kcal
Ingredients
- 3 strips thick cut bacon
- ¼ cup onion diced
- 1 teaspoon garlic
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ⅛ teaspoon black pepper
- 2 cans green beans 14.25 ounces each
- 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- In a large skillet over medium heat cook bacon until crispy, this will take about 10 minutes (turn heat down if necessary). Remove bacon and set aside, chop when cool. Discard all but one tablespoon of bacon grease, *see note below.3 strips thick cut bacon
- Add onion and cook over medium heat until it is translucent, soft, and beginning to brown, about 3-5 minutes. Add garlic and cook another minute.¼ cup onion, 1 teaspoon garlic
- Add maple syrup, Dijon mustard, balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper and cook until heated through, scraping up any bits bottom of pan.1 tablespoon maple syrup, 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard, 2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar, ¼ teaspoon salt, ⅛ teaspoon black pepper
- Drain green beans; add the green beans and bacon into the sauce, stirring to coat. Cook stirring occasionally until heated through, about 3-5 minutes.2 cans green beans
- Pour into a serving dish and top with grated Parmesan cheese, or add to individual servings.2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
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Notes
Total cooking time includes 10 minutes to cook the bacon.
*Be extremely careful when you are measuring hot bacon grease. You can carefully pour the hot oil into a glass measuring cup on a heatproof surface and then measure out 1 tablespoon. The grease is hot so you need to use a heatproof measuring device or it will melt. Also, be sure to carefully clean any excess bacon grease off of the bottom of the skillet so it doesn't burn when you put it back on the heat.
I open the cans of green beans and leave the lid attached a little, then I pour the canning liquid out while holding the lid in place, this way I don't have to dirty a strainer.
Nutritional information is approximate.
See tips, notes, and suggestions, plus how to make this recipe using fresh green beans or pre-cooked bacon, in the post above.
Nutrition
Calories: 51kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.004g | Cholesterol: 4mg | Sodium: 170mg | Potassium: 175mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 466IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 42mg | Iron: 1mg