SPECIAL GREEN BEAN BAKE

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This is one my favorite green bean side dishes. It has been in my family for a very long time. It goes great with pot roast and potatoes. It's almost like a green bean relish. Not your ordinary green bean dish! Even better left over. I've also added rinsed and drained water chestnuts for some crunch.

Provided by white1969

Categories     Side Dish     Vegetables     Green Beans

Time 2h15m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 8

6 slices bacon
1 tablespoon bacon drippings
½ sweet onion, chopped
½ cup white sugar
½ cup cider vinegar
3 tablespoons sweet pickle relish
1 (2 ounce) jar chopped pimento peppers
2 (15 ounce) cans French-cut green beans, drained

Steps:

  • Place the bacon in a large, deep skillet, and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain the bacon slices on a paper towel-lined plate, reserving about 1 tablespoon bacon drippings in the skillet. Crumble bacon.
  • Preheat oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C).
  • Cook and stir the onion in the reserved bacon drippings over medium-high heat until onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes.
  • Combine cooked onion, sugar, cider vinegar, relish, pimento peppers, and green beans in a large bowl.
  • Transfer mixture to a baking dish and cover with aluminum foil.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until browned, about 1 1/2 hours. Remove foil and stir lightly.
  • Allow green beans to rest for 15 minutes before topping with crumbled bacon and serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 154 calories, Carbohydrate 24.8 g, Cholesterol 10.1 mg, Fat 4 g, Fiber 2.4 g, Protein 4.7 g, SaturatedFat 1.3 g, Sodium 504.1 mg, Sugar 20.2 g

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