1 pound fresh green beans10-12 slices of thick-cut bacon (or seitan bacon)2 tablespoons butter1 tablespoon brown sugar2 cloves of garlic, minced1/4 teaspoon salt1/4 teaspoon pepper
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Spray a 9 x 13 baking dish with non-stick spray.
Wash and thoroughly dry green beans, then season with salt and pepper. Bundle together about 5-8 green beans, depending on the size of beans and the number of beans per pound. Bundle together as many as you’d like! Using a slice of bacon, wrap it around the center of the beans to hold them together. Lay the bundle bacon-seam down in the baking dish. Repeat with remaining beans.
Heat a small saucepan over low heat. Add butter, brown sugar and garlic and whisk until melted and combined. Using a pastry brush, brush the mixture over top of each green bean bundle. Cover the bundles with foil and bake for 35 minutes.
Remove foil and bake for 10-15 minutes more, just until bacon gets crispy.
Adapted from How Sweet It Is
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This recipe was most recently featured in
Boston Organics Newsletter No. 51 of 2015.