Megs Green Bean Bundles Recipes

GREEN BEAN BUNDLES

Steps:

• Cook the beans until crisp-tender. Wrap about 10 beans in each bacon strip; secure with a toothpick. Place on a foil-covered baking sheet. Bake at 400° until bacon is done, 10-15 minutes. , In a skillet, saute onion in butter until tender. Add vinegar, sugar and salt; heat through. Remove bundles to a serving bowl or platter; pour sauce over and serve immediately.

BACON WRAPPED GREEN BEAN BUNDLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Cook bacon on the stovetop until slightly cooked (not crispy), about 3-4 minutes. Reserve any drippings.
• Trim and wash green beans. Bring a large pot of water to a boil, add baking soda. Add green beans and cook 3 minutes until tender-crisp. Remove from boiling water and place in a bowl of ice water to stop cooking.
• Dab beans dry and toss with reserved bacon drippings (about 2 teaspoons) or olive oil if you don't have drippings, garlic powder, and salt & pepper to taste.
• Cut each slice of bacon in half and wrap around about 6-8 green beans, secure with a toothpick, and place on a parchment-lined pan.
• Combine brown sugar with 1 tablespoon of water and lightly brush over each bundle.
• Roast 20-22 minutes or until bacon is crisp and beans are lightly roasted.

MEG'S GREEN BEAN BUNDLES

Steps:

• Roll six or seven green beans in bacon strips to make bundles.
• Place in 9 x 13 pan.
• Heat remaining ingredients in saucepan until butter is melted.
• Pour over bundles.
• Bake covered in 350 drgree oven for 30 minutes-- Uncover and cook 15 minutes.
• Broil if needed to brown the bacon.

TANGY GREEN BEAN BUNDLES

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 425 degrees. Drain green beans. Cut bacon slices in half. Wrap a good hand full (12-15) beans with the bacon & lay seam side down on a lined sheet pan sprayed with pam. Repeat with remaining beans and bacon. Bake about 25-30 minute until bacon is brown & beans are cooked. Meanwhile, grate 1/4 to 1/2 of an onion to get it's juice and mix with the rest of the ingredients in a glass pyrex. Microwave 1-2 minutes until butter is melted. Stir well. When bundles are done dip each bundle in sauce and place in serving dish. Pour remaining sauce over bundles and serve. These bundles can be assembled in advance with the sauce kept seperate. These bundles do not freeze well raw or pre-cooked.

GREEN BEAN BUNDLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Line a cookie sheet with aluminum foil.
• Fold each slice of deli smoked ham in half.
• Place 1/8 to 1/4 tsp brown sugar in center and spread a little with the back of your measuring spoon.
• Place a thin slice of butter on top of the brown sugar.
• Add 5-6 green beans (or enough so that the ham folds over nicely).
• Sprinkle with onion salt.
• Fold ham over green beans.
• Place on cookie sheet, seam side down.
• Repeat with remaining green beans.
• Bake in oven at 400 degrees for 15-20 minutes or until ham is golden brown.

GREEN BEAN BUNDLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until partially cooked. Drain, cut each piece in half, and set aside.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Place the green beans on a rack or special steamer basket over the boiling water. Cover with a lid so that the steam does not escape. Steam for a few minutes until the green beans are done. Set the green beans aside. Reserve about 2 cups of the water and dissolve the bouillon cube in it.
• Take a bundle of green beans (4 or 5) and wrap them with a piece of bacon. Secure with a toothpick if necessary. Place the bundles in a shallow baking dish.
• In a saucepan over medium heat, combine the reserved stock with the Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, butter, brown sugar, and garlic powder. Stir until the sugar is dissolved.
• Pour the sauce over the bundles and bake in a preheated 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) oven for 20 minutes or until the bacon is done.

SWEET GREEN BEAN BUNDLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• Wrap 7 green beans with bacon and place in prepared dish. Repeat, using all the green beans and bacon.
• Combine butter with brown sugar. Pour over green bean bundles and sprinkle with garlic salt.
• Cover with foil and bake for 45 minutes.

GREEN BEAN BUNDLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• Wrap 7 green beans with bacon and place in prepared dish. Repeat, using all the green beans and bacon.
• Combine butter with brown sugar. Pour over green bean bundles and sprinkle with garlic salt.
• Cover with foil and bake for 45 minutes.

GREEN BEAN BUNDLES (PAULA DEEN)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Blanch green beans for 3 minutes. Toss them in olive oil and salt and pepper. Bundle about 5 green beans and wrap a piece of bacon around the bundle. Place in a roasting pan and roast for 10 to 15 minutes, until bacon is cooked.

TORI SPELLING'S GREEN BEAN BUNDLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line a 9-by-13-inch baking pan with aluminum foil. Cook the bacon in a heavy skillet over medium heat until partly cooked but not crisp. Drain on paper towels.
• Heat a saucepan of water to boiling and add the green beans. Boil for 2 minutes. Drain and rinse with cold water. Arrange groups of 4 to 5 beans in the prepared pan. Wrap each with a slice of bacon.
• Melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium-low heat. Add the sugar, soy sauce and Worcestershire sauce, and cook for 1 minute, stirring, until the sugar melts. Brush mixture over the bean bundles. Bake about 15 minutes, until the bacon is cooked through.