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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
Green beans with bacon on a plate

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.

Energy170 kcal
Protein7.8 g
Fat11.9 g
Carbohydrates6.5 g
of which sugar4.7 g
Fibre3.1 g
Salt1.1 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. 1

    Top and tail the beans, boil in salted water for 8 minutes, refresh.

  2. 2

    Render the diced bacon in butter, add the onion and sweat until translucent.

  3. 3

    Add the beans, toss for 3 minutes, season with salt and pepper.