Grilled Green Beans with Bacon is one of my go to recipes during the hot summer months. Made in a foil packet, Green Beans with Bacon is made with fresh green beans and filled with buttery garlic bacon flavors and cooked right on the grill!
Green Beans with Bacon
I am all about using the grill to cook as much as possible during the hot summer months. I am so not a fan of heating up the kitchen so anything I can cook on the grill outside it my go to! Grilled green beans are super easy to prep and there is no need to stand over them when they are cooking!
Grilled Green Beans with Bacon
If you are looking for a simple how to cook fresh green beans recipe you are in luck! This easy green beans recipe is so easy even my husband can do it! (Trust me that is a big thing, he’s slightly lacking in the cooking veggies department. 😉 )
Green Beans and Bacon
If you have never tried green beans and bacon together you are in for an amazing treat! The combination of bacon and green beans works perfectly! Add in a little butter and garlic and oh my! So good!
My kids clear their plates whenever I make Green Beans with Bacon so if you are making this green beans with bacon recipe then I am going to suggest that you double the recipe. You are probably going to be very surprised at how quickly they get devoured!
How long do you grill green beans in foil?
Thankfully cooking green beans on the grill is quick, it only takes about 10 minutes to cook green beans on the grill!
There is no need to precook the bacon with this easy green beans recipe. The bacon will cook at the same times as the green beans do, which also means you are not losing any of that tasty bacon flavor!
How to Make Grilled Green beans with Bacon
Grilled Green Beans with Bacon
Ingredients
- 1 pound fresh green beans
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons minced garlic
- 1/2 pound bacon
Instructions
- Rinse your green beans and cut off the ends.
- Then grab a large piece of foil, place the green beans on it.
- Cut your bacon into bite sized chunks and place on top of the green beans.
- Add in the butter and the garlic.
- Wrap the foil up tight so none of the Grilled Green Beans with Bacon ingredients come out.
- Place on a medium heated grill (Roughly 350 degrees) for 10 minutes.
Nutrition
10 Weight Watchers SmartPoints on the Freestyle Program
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Can you do this in oven as well .
yes i have done it in a cast iron pan.