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Crack green beans with bacon in a skillet
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Crack Green Beans

Ingredients

  • 38 Oz can cut green beans (see notes) drained
  • 10 Slices Cooked bacon chopped
  • 2/3 Cup brown sugar
  • 4 Tbsp butter
  • 6 Tsp low sodium soy sauce
  • 2 Tsp garlic powder
  • 2 Tsp onion powder

Instructions

  • Heat a large skillet to medium/low. Add 4 tablespoons of unsalted butter to the skillet & melt. Whisk in the brown sugar, low sodium soy sauce, garlic powder, & onion powder until smooth. Cook on medium heat for a couple of minutes until it starts to bubble.
  • Stir in the drained green beans, tossing to combine with the sauce. Cook on medium/low heat for 20-25 minutes, stirring occasionally. The sauce will thicken up as it cooks.
  • Stir in the bacon & cook for another 5 minutes on low. You can also opt to stir in half of the bacon & garnish the top of finished green beans with the other half. I do this sometimes for texture.

Notes

If you can’t find 38oz cans of green beans, you can also use 3-14.5oz cans of green beans. It bean to sauce ratio will be off slightly but it will still turn out delicious! 
Oven preparation instructions: Prepare the recipe up to step 5 then cover the oven-safe skillet and pop them in the oven at 350-F for about 20 minutes. Stir halfway through cooking.