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Green Bean Bundles

Green Bean Bundles are tender, bundled green beans wrapped in bacon and baked until crisp, then glazed with a sticky brown sugar garlic butter. The oven bake creates bubbly glaze that clings to every bundle for a glossy finish.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings: 8 servings
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Calories: 290
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Green bean bundles
  • 1.5 lb fresh green beans trimmed
  • 8 bacon slices, halved crosswise
  • 0.25 cup butter melted
  • 0.33 cup brown sugar
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 0.25 tsp black pepper

Equipment

  • 1 sheet pan

Method
 

Blanch and cool
  1. Preheat the oven to 400F. Blanch the green beans in boiling water for 3 minutes, then plunge them into ice water and drain.
  2. Gather 8-10 trimmed green beans into a tight bundle and wrap each with a half slice of bacon, placing them seam-side down in a baking dish.
Make the glaze and bake
  1. Whisk the melted butter, brown sugar, minced garlic, soy sauce, and black pepper until the sugar looks dissolved. Pour the glaze evenly over the bacon-wrapped bundles.
  2. Bake at 400F for 25-30 minutes until the bacon is crisp and the glaze is bubbly. Spoon the pan glaze over the bundles and serve warm.

Notes

For the cleanest bite, pat the blanched green beans dry before bundling so the bacon sticks and the glaze clings. Store leftovers in the refrigerator for up to 3 days; reheat in a 350F oven until warmed through (microwave works but bacon may soften). Freezing is not recommended due to texture changes in the green beans. For a lower-sodium option, choose reduced-sodium soy sauce.