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Green Beans with Bacon and Onion
These Green Beans with Bacon and Onion are the ultimate Southern-style side dish. Crispy bacon, tender green beans, and sweet caramelized onions come together in one skillet for a comforting, crowd-pleasing recipe. Whether you’re serving them for a holiday meal or an easy weeknight dinner, this is one veggie dish that always disappears fast.

Ingredients
Instructions
- Step 1
Blanch green beans in boiling water for 3 minutes or until crisp-tender.
- Step 2
Drain and set aside.
- Step 3
Meanwhile, In a large skillet, cook bacon until crisp.
- Step 4
Remove bacon and drain on paper towels. Crumble and set aside.
- Step 5
Reserve 1 tablespoon of bacon drippings in skillet.
- Step 6
Saute onion in bacon drippings over medium-high heat for 3 minutes or until tender.
- Step 7
Stir in brown sugar, pepper and blanched green beans.
- Step 8
Cook for 5 minutes or until beans are glazed and heated through.
- Step 9
Serve with crumbled bacon on top.
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