Bacon-Wrapped Green Bean Bundles

Bacon-Wrapped Green Bean Bundles. The perfect side dish for Thanksgiving or any holiday, these delicate green beans are layered with a garlic glaze and wrapped in crispy bacon with a chive bow.

Bacon-Wrapped Green Bean Bundles

Hi friends! Are you hosting Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner this year? This festive little side dish is the perfect addition to any gathering, especially during the holidays. Bacon-wrapped green bean bundles are already proportioned so they are so easy to serve. Guests will love these delicious green bean bundles!

The Best Thanksgiving Side Dishes

Today I am joining friends who are all sharing the BEST Thanksgiving side dishes. These recipes will be the hit of your holiday dinner. Be sure to scroll down to grab each of these delicious ideas!

A Twist on a Traditional Thanksgiving Side Dish

Did you grow up with the classic green bean casserole on your moms Thanksgiving table?? Of course, I love the original, but a few of my kids don’t care for the texture of the sauce and softness of the green beans. This green bean dish gives a nod to the traditional green bean casserole, but with a crisper bean and additional savory flavor of bacon.

How Long Does it Take to Make Bacon-Wrapped Green Bean Bundles?

Unlike some Thanksgiving side dishes that takes HOURS of prep and banking time, these green bean bundles take under 3o minutes to make!

Make Ahead of Time

You can also make these green bean bundles ahead of time and pop them in the oven minutes before dinner is served. You can make the green bean bundles the night before. All you need to do is follow the recipe up until the last step. When you have the bundles are tied up with the chive bows, simply put them on a plate of baking sheet and cover them with plastic wrap and put them in the fridge.

Then take them out of the fridge about half an hour before you want to eat and then pop them in the oven. You might have to adjust the baking time to accommodate the fact that they are cold now, so I would add about 5 minutes onto the baking time. Instead of baking them for 7 minutes, I would cook them for about 12 minutes to make sure they cook thoroughly.

A Low-Carb Side Dish

One thing I love about these green bean bundles, besides the fact that they are so delicious, is the fact that they are a great low-carb recipe. Especially since Thanksgiving is typically full of carbs, these green bean bundles are a nice, fresh alternative to the holiday meal. These green bean bundles are also keto and paleo friendly, which is so nice if you are following a low-carb lifestyle and want to stay on track during the holidays! Each bundle comes in at 4 grams of carbs, 112 calories (approximately, with 10-12 green beans per bundle)

Gluten Free Side Dish

These green bean bundles are also gluten free! It’s nice to have a festive alternative to carb-heavy gluten recipes that Thanksgiving is known for. They are also Keto friendly with 4 bet carbs per bundle. And they are delicious. Anyone will love them, whether they are following have dietary restrictions or not!

Customize the Butter Glaze to Your Liking

Another fun fact about these green bean bundles is you can customize the butter glaze! Choose flavors you and your family like most. Make it spicier by adding a touch of cayenne pepper or add more fresh herbs for a flavor explosion.

Bacon-Wrapped Green Bean Bundles Recipe

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Bacon-Wrapped Green Bean Bundles

Bacon-Wrapped Green Bean Bundles. The perfect side dish for Thanksgiving or any holiday, these delicate green beans are layered with a garlic glaze and wrapped in crispy bacon with a chive bow.

Course Appetizer

Cuisine American

Keyword bacon-wrapped green beans, christmas side dish, easter side dish, green bean and bacon, green bean side dish, thanksgiving recipe, thanksgiving side dish

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 22 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 pound fresh green beans
• 6-7 slices uncooked bacon
• 1/4 cup shredded parmesan cheese
• 12 pieces fresh chives, uncut

butter glaze

• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon Italian seasoning
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt (to taste – if you love garlic, add more)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400-degrees

2. Put bacon slices on parchment paper baking sheet and bake for 7 minutes.

3. While bacon is cooking, cut ends of green beans.

4. Fill a large pot with hot water and a pinch of salt. Put pot on stove and let it come to a boil.

5. Once water is boiling, add green beans and cook for 2 minutes.

6. While beans cook, fill a large bowl with water and add ice.

7. As soon as beans have been cooking for 2 minutes, take them off the stove, drain and immediately add to ice water to stop cooking process.

8. After beans have cooled, take them out of the pot and onto a clean dishtowel or paper towels and blot until fairly dry.

9. Make glaze – melt butter, add pepper, garlic salt and Italian seasoning. Whisk to combine.

10. Put beans back in the large bowl and pour the glaze over the top. Use a wooden spoon to stir the beans around so the glaze evenly coats the beans.

11. Put a piece of parchment paper on another baking sheet. Place one piece of bacon on the baking sheet. Put 10-12 green beans in the center of the bacon and wrap the bacon around the beans. Use a long piece of chive to wrap around the bacon and tie in a knot at the top. Do this to all pieces of bacon – you will have 6-7 bundles of beans.

12. Put the baking sheet with green bundles in the oven and bake for 7 minutes.

13. After 7 minutes, take the baking sheet out and transfer the bundles to a serving tray and serve immediately.

14. Enjoy!

Recipe Notes

TIP – If you want to make these green bean bundles the night before, do all the steps in the recipe until you get to the part where you bake the green bean bundles. Once you have the green bean bundles wrapped, you can put a piece of plastic wrap over the top and pop them in the fridge. Then take them out about half an hour before you want to eat. Increase the bake time from 7 minutes to 12 to accommodate the colder temperature of the green bean bundles. 

Total carbs – 4g/bundle. 112 calories. 

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