Keto Bacon-Wrapped Green Bean Bundles
Looking for a unique keto side dish?
Try serving up these elegant-looking bacon-wrapped green bean bundles! They look super fancy, but they’re actually very simple to make, and they’ll steal the show if you make them during the holidays. The best part is they are insanely DELISH and keto-friendly!
I could seriously eat the whole pan, but I was nice and saved some for my family. 😉
Blanch. Roll. Bake.
I used a bag of pre-washed and trimmed green beans for convenience (you can use just standard green beans or the very thin ones, it’s up to you). If you do use the haricots verts (the thinner French green beans), the blanching time will be a little shorter, and you’ll obviously use more beans per bundle.
For this recipe, these green beans get blanched, dried, and then tossed with a dressing of olive oil, Dijon mustard, and a little Swerve sweetener, or a keto sweetener of your choice. Then just roll about 6-7 green beans with 1/2 a slice of bacon, and bake everything in the oven to finish!
Hip Tip: For easy cleanup, prep your baking sheet with foil or parchment paper first.
Bacon-Wrapped Green Bean Bundles
yield: 10 SERVINGS
prep time: 15 MINUTES
cook time: 20 MINUTES
total time: 35 MINUTES
Little bundles of tender green beans wrapped in crispy bacon!
Ingredients
- 1 pound green beans, washed & trimmed
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon Swerve sweetener
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 5 pieces bacon, uncooked
Directions
1
Preheat oven to 450°F, and prepare baking sheet with foil or parchment paper.
2
Bring 4 quarts water to a boil in a large pot. Add green beans, and cook until crisp-tender, about 6-8 minutes. Drain beans, and rinse with cold water and add ice to stop the cooking process. Drain beans, and dry with paper towels.
3
In a small dish, whisk together olive oil, mustard, and sweetener. Toss with green beans and season with salt & pepper.
4
Bundle 6-7 green beans, and wrap with 1/2 a piece of bacon. Place seam side down on a baking sheet. Continue with remaining green beans.
5
Place baking sheet in oven and bake until bacon is crisp, about 10-13 minutes depending on thickness of bacon. Serve warm. One bundle per serving.
Nutritional Information
Yield: 10 bundles, Serving Size: 1 bundle
Amount Per Serving:
Calories: 70, Total Carbohydrates: 3g, Fiber: 1g, Net Carbohydrates: 2g, Total Fat: 6g, Protein: 2g
So tender and yummy!
The result is a little bundle of tender green beans that melt in your mouth, along with delicious and crispy bacon! I am definitely making these again for Thanksgiving, and you can even blanch the green beans a day or two ahead of time to prep for the oven on Thanksgiving day.
