Crack Green Bean Recipe with Fresh Green Beans
If you are looking for the best green bean recipe for the holidays, you have to make these crack green beans with fresh green beans. They are such a delicious side dish and so easy to make, even the pickiest eater will love these!
Ingredients
- 1 lb Green Beans
- ¼ cup Brown Sugar
- 2 tablespoon Soy Sauce
- 4 strips Bacon cooked + cut
- 2 tablespoon Butter
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350F.
- In a frying pan, cook your bacon over medium heat.
- Once cooked, transfer to a plate covered with a paper towel.
- While the bacon is cooling, drain your frying pan using a paper towel, or pour the grease into a glass bowl/cup.
- In the same frying pan, melt your butter and mix together the remaining ingredients (brown sugar, soy sauce, onion powder, and garlic powder.)
- Once the butter is melted, remove from the heat and set aside.
- In a baking dish, place your prepared green beans. I recommend using a 9x13-inch casserole dish.
- Pour the butter mixture over the green beans and mix thoroughly to make sure all the green beans are covered.
- Top with your cooked pieces of bacon.
- Cover the baking dish with aluminum foil and bake at 350F for 30-35 minutes.
- After 30-35 minutes, remove the aluminum foil and place the baking dish back in the oven and bake, uncovered, for an additional 5-7 minutes.
Notes
Substitutes and variations
Bacon. If you don't have regular bacon, you can substitute turkey bacon, slices of ham, or omit the cooked bacon altogether! Soy Sauce. If you are trying. to make this gluten-free, you can use coconut aminos or you can use Worcestershire sauce. Canned Green Beans. If you want to use canned green beans, simply add drained green beans to a casserole dish and cook, uncovered, for 25-30 minutes.Tips for making these ahead of time
If you want to make this green bean dish ahead of time, you totally can! Here are some tips if you want to make these ahead for holiday meals.- Don't bake the green beans! If you have oven capacity, simply prep the green beans ahead of time, cover them with plastic wrap and aluminum foil. Remove the plastic wrap once they need to be baked, cover with aluminum foil and bake at 350F for 35 minutes.