Crack Green Bean Recipe With Bacon and Fried Onions
A great savory green bean casserole with the slight hint of sweetness. These Crack Green Beans are everything your main dish needs to round out your lunch, dinner, or special holiday meal.
Prep Time10mins
Cook Time40mins
Course: Casserole, Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Crack Green Beans, Crack Green Beans Recipe, green bean casserole, green bean side dish, Southern Green Beans
Servings: 6servings
Calories: 260kcal
Author: Heather
Ingredients
58 oz.cans of drained green beans or 2 ½ lbs of fresh green beans
12ouncespackage of baconcooked crisply
½stick of butterabout ¼ of a cup of butter
⅔of brown sugar
⅛of cup of soy sauceeither regular or light sodium
If using fresh green beans, steam your green beans by boiling about one inch of water in a saucepan that has a steamer basket. Add your green beans, cover them, and cook the green beans until tender-crisp (or in about 6 minutes). If you don't have a veggie steamer, check out this OXO Good Grips Silicone Steamer. I bought one a few months ago love it! If you're using canned green beans skip the steaming and instead drain your beans and place them into a 9x13 casserole dish.
Cook the bacon so that it is crispy. Crumble the bacon and sprinkle it over the green beans.
Melt the ½ stick of butter and place the melted better into a medium-sized bowl.
Add the brown sugar, soy sauces, and garlic powder to your melted butter. Whisk the mixture until it's well combined.
Pour the mixture onto the top of the green beans and bacon.
Place the crack green beans dish into the oven and cook for 35 mins.
Remove from the oven and gently mix the green beans so that everything is well coated and the bacon is evenly distributed throughout the dish.
Top with the crispy fried onions and bake for another 5 minutes.
Remove from the oven and let the beans cool for approximately 7 to 10 minutes. Serve warm with your favorite main dish.
Notes
If you're a vegetarian this dish can easily be made without meat. If you're still looking for that hearty savory taste that bacon brings to this dish, try adding a meat substitute crumble in place of the bacon.If you're not looking to add the flavor of meat, try sprinkling some Parmesan cheese on the top of your casserole when it comes out the oven. It will give your side dish a little extra pizazz!