Maple-Glazed Green Beans Recipe

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After picking my first green beans one year, I wanted to try a new dish. I began to play. The results were so yummy, I couldn’t stop eating, so I picked more. Guess what happened?” —Merry Graham, Newhall, California

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Maple-Glazed Green Beans Recipe
  • Prep/Total Time: 25 min.
  • Yield: 4 Servings
15 10 25

Ingredients

  • 3 cups cut fresh green beans
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 4 bacon strips, cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 1/2 cup dried cranberries
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup
  • 1 tablespoon bourbon, optional
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Directions

  • Place beans in a steamer basket; place in a large saucepan over 1 in. of water. Bring to a boil; cover and steam for 4-5 minutes or until crisp-tender.
  • Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook onion and bacon over medium heat until bacon is crisp; drain. Add the beans, cranberries, syrup, bourbon if desired, salt and pepper; heat through. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Facts 3/4 cup (calculated without bourbon) equals 173 calories, 3 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 7 mg cholesterol, 302 mg sodium, 35 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber, 4 g protein.

Originally published as Maple-Glazed Green Beans in Simple & Delicious June/July 2011, p33

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Reviewed on May. 14, 2012 by jmurn99

Yum! I used dried onion in a pinch and it worked really well too!


Reviewed on May. 11, 2012 by Jaime421

OMG these were sooooo good i could have eaten them all! I used 2 frozen steamable bags of whole greenbeans and didn't add the bourbon,it was amazing! This will be made many many times in my house.

 
 
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