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green beans and greens

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Recipe by
Carolyn Haas
@Linky1
Whitewater, WI

I bought beets at the Farmers' market to use in a salad. The greens were so beautiful, I figured I should use them. I used bits and pieces of other recipes, including my grandma's green bean recipe, and came up with this. You can use any kind of greens - spinach, collard greens, etc. If you would rather use bacon bits instead, add a little olive oil to the pan since you won't have any bacon grease.

yield 3 -4
prep time 10 Min
cook time 15 Min
method Stove Top

Ingredients For green beans and greens

  • 1 lb
    beets - cut off the beets and just use the greens! (approx. 1/2 pound greens)
  • 1/2 lb
    green beans
  • 2 slice
    thick bacon, diced
  • 1 sm
    onion, diced
  • 1/2 tsp
    seasoning mix (i used mccormick garlic & basil)
  • 1/2 tsp
    sugar
  • 2 Tbsp
    vinegar
  • 1/2 tsp
    dried oregano, crumbled
  • sea salt and pepper, to taste

How To Make green beans and greens

  • 1
    Saute diced bacon in a large skillet until browned. Remove and set aside. leave a little grease in the pan.
  • 2
    Turn heat up. Saute onions in the pan until starting to soften.
  • 3
    Meanwhile, rinse greens and add to pan - there should be a little water clinging to the leaves. Saute in bacon grease until wilted.
  • 4
    Add frozen green beans and stir together with greens. Turn heat down and let cook until beans are to desired consistence. (I like them a little firm, DH would prefer them much softer. Cook wins)
  • 5
    Add sugar, vinegar, your favorite seasoning, oregano, salt and pepper to taste. Add bacon back to pan.
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