Southern Bacon Green Bean Bundles
Fresh green beans are wrapped in bacon and baked with a buttery brown sugar glaze until tender, caramelized, and savory-sweet. These Southern-style bundles make an easy holiday side dish, potluck favorite, or special dinner addition.
INGREDIENTS:
1 1/2 lb fresh green beans trimmed
8 slices bacon cut in half crosswise to make 16 shorter strips
4 tbsp unsalted butter melted
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
DIRECTIONS:
Preheat the oven to 375°F and grease a 9×13-inch baking dish.
Divide the trimmed green beans into 16 small, even bundles.
Wrap each bundle with a half slice of bacon, spiraling it around the beans to help hold the bundle together.
Place each bundle seam-side down in the prepared baking dish.
Drizzle the melted butter evenly over the green bean bundles.
Sprinkle the packed brown sugar evenly over the top.
Bake for 30–40 minutes, or until the bacon is browned and lightly caramelized and the green beans are tender.
For crispier bacon, broil for 1–2 minutes at the end, watching closely to prevent the sugar from burning.
Spoon the glaze from the bottom of the dish over the bundles before serving.