southwestern green bean bundles

Recipe by
Kathy Williams
Rock Hill, SC

My friend mentioned he makes green bean bundles every Thanksgiving. So I investedgated on the intranet how to make them and this is what I came up with. This recipe was adapted from several recipes I found on the intranet

yield 4 -6
prep time 1 Hr 10 Min
cook time 15 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For southwestern green bean bundles

  • 1 lb
    freash green beans
  • 1 lb
    bacon
  • MARINADE
  • 1/2 c
    olive oil
  • 2 Tbsp
    apple cider vinegar
  • 2 tsp
    dijon mustard
  • 1 Tbsp
    onion powder
  • 1 Tbsp
    sugar
  • 1/4 tsp
    dried tarragon leaves
  • 1 Tbsp
    emeril's southwest seasoning
  • salt and pepper
  • SAUCE
  • 1 stick
    butter
  • 1/2 c
    brown sugar
  • 2 tsp
    garlic powder
  • 1 Tbsp
    emerils southwest seasoning mix
  • 2 tsp
    worcestershire sauce

How To Make southwestern green bean bundles

  • 1
    Cut the ends off green beans and put in a pot of boiling water and some salt. Blanch beans for 5-10 minutes. Drain and imediatley put them into a ice bath.
  • 2
    Meanwhile in a large bowl, whisk together the marinade ingrediants. Mix with green beans and marinade for 1 hour.
  • 3
    Preheat oven 350 F In a skillet cook bacon to render some of the fat. But do not cook til crisp. Cool.
  • 4
    Wrap bacon around 6 green beans tightly taking care not to tear bacon. Place bundles onto a cookie sheet, lined with foil and sprayed with cooking spray.
  • 5
    Bake until bacon is crisp. Turning once. Mean while in a medium sauce pan melt butter, brown sugar, seasoning, garlic powder and worchestershire sauce over medium heat cook until sugar is disolved. Spoon over bundles.

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