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Green Beans and Sauteed Onions with Bacon

Recipe

Green Beans and Sauteed Onions with Bacon

Prep: 15 minutes
Cook: 20 minutes

1 pound green beans, trimmed and halved crosswise
4 bacon slices
1 (16-ounce) bottle cocktail onions, drained
2 teaspoons sugar
½ teaspoon dried thyme
1½ tablespoons cider vinegar
¾ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon pepper

1. Place beans in a saucepan of boiling water; cook 4 minutes or until crisp-tender. Rinse with cold water; drain and pat dry.
2. Cook bacon in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until crisp. Remove bacon from pan, reserving 2 tablespoons drippings in pan; crumble bacon, and set aside. Add onions to drippings in pan; cook 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add sugar and thyme; cook 2 minutes. Add vinegar, salt, and pepper; toss. Stir in bacon just before serving.

Yield: 8 servings (serving size: ½ cup)

CALORIES 59 (46% from fat); FAT 3g (sat 1/1g, mono 1.4g, poly 0.4g); PROTEIN 2.2g; CARB 6.5g; FIBER 1.2g; CHOL 24mg; IRON 0.8mg; SODIUM 621mg; CALC 24 mg

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