I made this instead of the customary yet heavy green bean casserole for Thanksgiving dinner. It tastes wonderful and just a little bit sweet.
| Prep Time: | 10 mins |
| Cook Time: | 15 mins |
| Total Time: | 25 mins |
| Servings: | 4 |
| Yield: | 4 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 (16 ounce) package frozen green beans
- ½ cup apple cider
- ½ teaspoon olive oil
- 2 tablespoons real bacon bits
- ½ cup chopped onion
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Combine green beans and cider in a microwave-safe bowl; cover with plastic wrap. Cook in microwave on high for 5 minutes; stir beans. Return to oven and cook until tender, 5 more minutes. Remove beans with a slotted spoon and transfer to a serving bowl; reserve cider.
- Heat olive oil in a small skillet over medium heat; cook and stir bacon bits and onion in the hot oil until onion is tender, 5 to 10 minutes. Pour cider from green beans into the skillet; simmer until liquid is reduced, 5 minutes.
- Spoon bacon mixture over green beans. Season with salt and black pepper.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 79 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 13 g |
| Cholesterol | 3 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 3 g |
| Protein | 3 g |
| Saturated Fat | 0 g |
| Sodium | 114 mg |
| Sugars | 7 g |
| Fat | 1 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
These came out beautifully! I will be making these regularly. I added peppers, onions and bacon bits to the mix. I also added cheynne pepper to offset the sweet acidic taste I thought I was going to get.
I used Balsamic Vinegar & Brown sugar & didn’t use bacon. It turned out very tasty!
First, I had to change the recipe because I forgot to buy bacon. I had to substitute pepperoni for the bacon, which wasn’t awful, but the bacon would have been much better in my opinion. I thought the sauce was very nice, but would have been better with a touch of white wine or a splash of vinegar to balance the sweetness of the cider. I didn’t think it was too sweet though. I did not use the microwave to prepare this dish. I steamed fresh beans until tender and then added them to the onions and sauce. I’ll make this again with bacon!
tony didn’t like. too sweet.