CRUNCHY GREEN BEANS WITH BACON

Crunchy Green Beans with Bacon image

This is a great summertime recipe. The secret ingredient (not so secret anymore!) adds a great flavor.

Provided by stacyseb

Categories Side Dish Vegetables Green Beans

Time 40m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 9

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Ingredients

½ pound bacon
1 ½ pounds fresh green beans, trimmed
1 small onion, diced
5 cloves garlic, chopped
2 tablespoons butter
garlic salt to taste
Italian seasoning to taste
ground black pepper to taste
1 (4 ounce) package flavored tortilla snack chips (such as Doritos®), crushed

Steps:

Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned and crisp, 10 to 12 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels. Reserve 1/4 cup bacon grease in the skillet; discard remainder.
While the bacon is cooking, place a steamer insert into a saucepan and fill with water to just below the bottom of the steamer. Bring water to a boil. Add beans, cover, and steam until tender, 2 to 6 minutes. Drain and set aside.
Add onion and garlic to the skillet with the reserved bacon grease. Cook over medium heat until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in butter until melted. Add green beans, garlic salt, Italian seasoning, and pepper; toss until combined. Mix in crushed chips.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 179.1 calories, Carbohydrate 16.8 g, Cholesterol 17.8 mg, Fat 10.4 g, Fiber 3.7 g, Protein 6.3 g, SaturatedFat 3.6 g, Sodium 438.4 mg, Sugar 2.1 g