Sautéed Green Beans with Bacon

Here’s a delicious way to spice up frozen green beans. The bacon adds just enough zip.

INGREDIENTS:

3 slices precooked bacon

8 ounce frozen French cut green beans

2 small shallots

1 Tbsp butter

1 Tbsp olive oil

PREPARATION:

Cut the bacon into bite size bits. Peel and thinly slice the shallots thru the diameter.

Place the beans, frozen in a steamer over boiling water for 3 to 5 min.

SAUTéING:

Heat a heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Add the butter and oil letting them heat. Add the shallots and the string beans to the pan and toss well to coat. Sauté, stirring occasionally. After about 10 min. add the bacon continuing to cook until tender, about 8 minutes longer