Green beans with bacon
Blanched beans tossed in butter with bacon and onions, savory to finish.
- Time
- 25 min
- Effort:
- easy
- Season
- summer
- classic
- quick
- low carb
- keto

Ingredients for 4 portions
600 ggreen beans
100 gstreaky bacon
1onions
2 tbspbutter
to tastesalt
to tastepepper
The ingredients land on the shopping list as soon as the dish is in the week.
Possible allergens
Derived from the ingredients as they are typically composed.
- Milk (incl. lactose)
Please check allergens and intolerances yourself — on the packaging, at the bakery, at the butcher's. Recipes change, and a list like this cannot take responsibility for that.
Nutrition per portion
Estimates computed from the ingredient list — with 4 portions per recipe.
| Energy | 170 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 7.8 g |
| Fat | 11.9 g |
| Carbohydrates | 6.5 g |
| of which sugar | 4.7 g |
| Fibre | 3.1 g |
| Salt | 1.1 g |
Not counted because listed without a quantity: salt, pepper.
Computed with raw ingredients as bought. Cooking losses, peel, trimmings and what stays on the plate are not accounted for. Own dishes and ingredients “to taste” have no values.
Source: Max Rubner-Institut (2025), Bundeslebensmittelschlüssel (BLS) version 4.0, CC BY 4.0. The mapping of ingredients to BLS foods and the piece weights are the operator's own.
Estimates, not lab values — not a basis for medically prescribed meal plans.
Method
- 1
Top and tail the beans, boil in salted water for 8 minutes, refresh.
- 2
Render the diced bacon in butter, add the onion and sweat until translucent.
- 3
Add the beans, toss for 3 minutes, season with salt and pepper.