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Recipe: Roasted green beans with applewood bacon

Cooking bacon and green beans on a sheet pan together simplifies meal prep.


Ingredients

2 slices bacon, chopped
3 x 225g packs thin French green beans, trimmed
1 shallot, minced
½ tsp smoked paprika
½ tsp salt
½ tsp ground pepper
2 tsp red wine vinegar
1 tsp lemon juice

Method

1. Preheat oven to 230°C.

2. Arrange bacon in a single layer on a large rimmed baking sheet.

3. Roast until opaque, about 5 minutes.

4. Remove the pan from the oven.

5. Stir in beans, shallot, paprika, salt, and pepper; spread into a single layer.

6. Roast until the beans are lightly browned and tender and the bacon is crisp, 10 to 12 minutes.

7. Stir in vinegar and lemon juice, and roast 2 minutes more.

Recipe supplied by Andrea Kirkland for Eating Well

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