Green Bean Bundles
All I can say is these are amazing. They are easy to make, but they look fancy, so you can serve them with a nice meal and guests, or you can just have them with a casual meal, and the kids will eat their veggies!!
My friend, Julie Gibson, from Shreveport, gave this recipe to me when we were living in Louisiana for Ray's medical school. She made this for us one night, and we devoured them. They looked so difficult, but to my surprise, they were very easy, and DELICIOUS!!
Ingredients: 2 or more cans of uncut green beans (you could use as little or as many as you need to feed your family)(Joy, you might just use one can for ya'll)
1 lb. bacon
salt
pepper
garlic salt
brown sugar (optional)
butter
First, use the cans of green beans that are NOT cut. Some cans say cut green beans, don't use these, but the other ones. Dump them out in a colander and drain the water.
After you drain the green beans, lay out the bacon in strips, pick up a stack of green beans in your hand, like a little stack of fire wood. Then, place the stack towards one end of the bacon strip. Roll up starting with the end closest to the green beans.
Joshua was in the kitchen reading to me while I was cooking.
After rolling the bundle, (the bacon will stick to itself), place the bacon in a pan with edges.
Continue rolling until all green beans are used. Then, sprinkle with Salt, Garlic Salt, Pepper, and drizzle with butter. Sometimes I sprinkle a little brown sugar on them too, for a different taste, but honestly, my kids love them without it, so why add the extra calories and carbs?! Both ways are great!
Bake in 350 preheated oven for 30-45 minutes. They will be tender and the bacon will be cooked.
Yum, Yum!!
