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Pot luck Green beans Recipe

Ingredients

How to make it

  • Fry bacon in pan until done, sprinkling both sides as it cooks with coarse ground pepper.
  • Drain on paper towels, set aside.
  • Add first measure of butter to bacon grease.
  • Add chopped onion and cook slowly over low heat for about 20 minutes until soft and sweet.
  • Remove from heat.
  • In crock-pot, put drained green beans.
  • Sprinkle with a little salt and pepper. Sprinkle with half the bacon, broken into small pieces.
  • Sprinkle with half the cooked onions.
  • Sprinkle with half of the dark brown sugar.
  • Drizzle with half of the bacon and butter drippings from pan.
  • Repeat layer, using undrained can of green beans.
  • Drizzle over the balsamic vinegar.
  • Give all this a VERY gentle fold, folding only 2-3 times.
  • Any more, and your green beans will begin to break up.
  • Cut up remaining butter into pieces and dot top.
  • Cover and heat over high until hot throughout.
  • You can also do this on the stove, or even in the oven in a covered casserole dish.
  • Serve when it is hot or simmer until ready to serve.

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  • mommyluvs2cook 7 years ago
    CherylsCookingNow's I Made It II Review: Pot Luck Green Beans
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    " It was excellent "
    CherylsCookingNow ate it and said...
    I made this in my Instant Pot. I used fresh green beans. Turned out great!
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    " It was excellent "
    trigger ate it and said...
    I love the addition of balsamic vinegar and bacon here.
    Five forks and a big smile :)
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  • karlyn255 15 years ago
    bet it would be even better
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    " It was excellent "
    fishtrippin ate it and said...
    I'm going to try this with some fresh green beans. It sounds so good!!
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    " It was excellent "
    annieamie ate it and said...
    Thank you for this recipe. I was just searching for potluck-style dishes and this one sounds great!
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  • maureenlaw 15 years ago
    Sounds great! Perfect for potlucks. Thanks for the post. High 5
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  • 8 slices bacon, cooked crisp and drained
  • pepper
  • 1 stick butter
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves minced
  • 3 cans (14-1/2 oz. size) green beans, drained
  • 1 can (14-1/2 oz. size) green beans, undrained
  • 1/2 cup dark brown sugar, divided
  • 1 teaspoon good balsamic vinegar
  • salt and pepper
  • 4 tablespoons bacon butter pan drippings
  • 2 tablespoons butter
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