Green Bean Bundle Casserole
Featuring fresh green beans, crispy bacon strips, and a brown sugar glaze, this Green Bean Bundle Casserole is take on a traditional green bean casserole.
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Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 336kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 cans cans french style green beans (28 ounces) drained and rinsed
- 12 ounces bacon cut into bite-sized pieces
- 5 tablespoons butter
- ¾ cup light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F. Spray a 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray.
- Spread the green beans in an even layer in the bottom of the prepared baking dish.
- Top with bite-sized pieces of bacon.
- In the microwave (or on the stove top) melt the butter. Add the brown sugar and spices and stir to combine. Be sure the majority of the brown sugar is dissolved.
- Pour the butter/sugar over the green beans and bacon, trying to get as even as possible.
- Cover with aluminum foil and bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes.
- Remove from the oven. Uncover and drain the majority of the liquid.
- Return to the oven, leaving uncovered, and bake for another 10-15 minutes or until the bacon is cooked and crispy.
- Remove and serve!
Notes
- Worried about your casserole bubbling over and making a mess of your oven? Try placing a baking sheet or cookie sheet on the rack below your casserole dish.
- As part of the prep work for the topping, cook uncured bacon and place it on a paper towel to soak up any excess oil. Once you have patted the piece of bacon dry with paper towels, break it into smaller pieces for your topping.
- I recommend choosing frozen cut green beans for this recipe, rather than fresh. They stay bright green and cook well.
- Depending on your oven, start checking the casserole at 30 minutes.
- If the bacon doesn’t get as crispy as you would like, you can try partially cooking the bacon pieces before adding them to the top of the casserole.
- This recipe can accommodate a lot of special diets – to make this recipe vegetarian, for example, the only change you need is to remove the bacon.
- For a creamier consistency, add in a little cream of mushroom soup.
- Top with French Fried Onions for even more crunch!
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 336kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 61mg | Sodium: 779mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 17g