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Green Beans with Mushrooms and Bacon

Course: Side Dish
Keyword: bacon, green beans, mushrooms
Servings: 8
Author: Southern Living, NOVEMBER 2006

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds fresh green beans trimmed
  • 8 bacon slices
  • 3 cups sliced shiitake mushrooms about 7 oz.
  • 1/4 cup chopped shallots
  • 1/8 to 1/4 tsp. dried crushed red pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt

Instructions

  • Cook beans in boiling salted water to cover in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat 4 minutes or until crisp-tender; drain. Plunge into ice water to stop the cooking process; drain and set aside.
  • Cook bacon in a large skillet over medium-low heat until crisp; remove bacon, and drain on paper towels, reserving 1 1/2 Tbsp. drippings in skillet. Discard remaining drippings. Crumble bacon.
  • Sauté mushrooms and shallots in hot drippings over medium-high heat 5 minutes or until shallots are tender. Add green beans and crushed red pepper; sauté 1 to 2 minutes or until thoroughly heated. Stir in crumbled bacon, 1/2 tsp. black pepper, and 1/4 tsp. salt.

Notes

Haricots verts are perfect for this recipe.
Asparagus With Mushrooms and Bacon: Substitute 2 lb. fresh asparagus for green beans. Snap off and discard tough ends of asparagus. Cut asparagus into 1 1/2- inch pieces. Proceed with recipe as directed, cooking asparagus pieces for 2 to 4 minutes.
Sugar Snaps With Mushrooms and Bacon: Substitute 1 1/2 lb. sugar snap peas, trimmed, for green beans. Proceed with recipe as directed.
Recipe By: Southern Living, NOVEMBER 2006
Serving Size: 8