Green Beans Almondine with Bacon

This classic French side dish is made with a twist! Crisp green beans cooked with shallot, with bacon and sliced almonds tossed in. It's a delicious side dish perfect any time holiday meals included. Fast and easy recipe.

Course Side Dish

Cuisine American

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 10

Total Time 25

Servings

Calories 136kcal

Author Toni Dash

Ingredients

¼ pound (4 slices) Bacon
1 ¼ pounds fresh Green Beans , rinsed and ends trimmed
1 large Shallot , peeled and diced
¼ cup Sliced Almonds
Kosher Salt and freshly ground Black Pepper to taste

Instructions

In a large skillet over medium-high heat, cook the bacon until done but not crisp. Remove the bacon to drain on paper towels.
Reserve 2 teaspoons of the bacon fat in the pan and discard the rest. Chop or break bacon into small pieces.
While the bacon is cooking, steam the prepared green beans using a steamer or steamer basket, until almost fully cooked 3-4 minutes (taste to test).
Note: they will complete cooking when sautéed and to retain firmness they should not steam until fully done. Remove beans from the steamer.
Over medium-high heat add the diced shallots to the skillet with the bacon fat and sauté for 2-3 minutes.
Add the green beans and sauté to coat and heat through. Toss in bacon and sliced almonds; remove from heat and serve immediately.

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