Southern Style Green Beans

Name: Southern Style Green Beans
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 1 can (28 oz. Allens® Cut Italian Green Beans, not drained); 4 strips bacon or 1/2 cup diced ham; 1 cup sliced onion; 1 Tbsp. sugar; Salt and pepper (to taste)

Southern Style Green Beans

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Give your beans that back-burner, slow-simmered flavor without the long wait!

Course Side Dish

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 15

Total Time 20

Servings 4

Ingredients

1 can 28 oz. Allens® Cut Italian Green Beans, not drained
4 strips bacon or 1/2 cup diced ham
1 cup sliced onion
1 Tbsp. sugar
Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

Heat a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook bacon until crisp, about 5 minutes. Drain bacon on paper towels reserving 1 Tbsp. bacon grease; crumble and set aside.
Cook onion in bacon grease over medium-high heat in same pan 3 to 4 minutes or until edges are browned. Add beans, sugar and bacon.
Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, uncovered, 5 minutes to thicken sauce slightly. Season to taste with salt and pepper, if desired.