GREEN BEANS IN CIDER

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I prepared this for Thanksgiving dinner in place of the traditional but heavy green bean casserole. It has a delicious, faintly sweet flavor.

Provided by Carol Shorter Hicks

Categories Side Dish Vegetables Green Beans

Time 25m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

1 (16 ounce) package frozen green beans
½ cup apple cider
½ teaspoon olive oil
2 tablespoons real bacon bits
½ cup chopped onion
salt and ground black pepper to taste

Steps:

Combine green beans and cider in a microwave-safe bowl; cover with plastic wrap. Cook in microwave on high for 5 minutes; stir beans. Return to oven and cook until tender, 5 more minutes. Remove beans with a slotted spoon and transfer to a serving bowl; reserve cider.
Heat olive oil in a small skillet over medium heat; cook and stir bacon bits and onion in the hot oil until onion is tender, 5 to 10 minutes. Pour cider from green beans into the skillet; simmer until liquid is reduced, 5 minutes.
Spoon bacon mixture over green beans. Season with salt and black pepper.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 78.7 calories, Carbohydrate 13.3 g, Cholesterol 2.5 mg, Fat 1.4 g, Fiber 3.3 g, Protein 3.2 g, SaturatedFat 0.3 g, Sodium 114.3 mg, Sugar 7.3 g