Green Bean Bundles

This recipe for green beans is delicious and has just a hint of sweetness.  And it's really easy to make.

First, trim the ends of your green beans, so you don't have any stems left on them.  Separate your green beans into piles of 5 or 6 beans.  I got about 10 piles with  in each pile.

Then wrap a slice of bacon around each bunch of green beans.  If cooking right away, place each bundle in a 9x13" pan.  Sprinkle salt and pepper over each bundle and sprinkle 2 Tablespoons of brown sugar evenly over all the bundles.  Bake at 400 degrees for about 15-20 minutes, or until bacon and beans are cooked all the way through.

You can also freeze these for a future meal.  Instead of placing the bacon-wrapped bean bundles in a 9x13" pan, spread them out on a wax-paper lined baking sheet and freeze.  Then transfer them to a gallon-size Ziploc bag labeled with the date and cooking instructions.

When ready to cook, place in 9x13" pan directly from the freezer and bake at 400 degrees for 20-30 minutes, or until bacon and beans are cooked through.

Green Bean Bundles
Ingredients:
1 lb. fresh green beans
1/2 lb. bacon slices
Salt and Pepper
2 Tbsp. brown sugar

Steps:
1.  Trim ends of green beans and separate into piles of 5 or 6 beans.
2.  Wrap one piece of bacon around each pile of beans.
3.  Place in 9x13" pan and sprinkle with salt, pepper, and brown sugar.
4.  Bake at 400 degrees for 15-20 minutes, or until bacon and beans are cooked through.
5.  TO FREEZE:  Place uncooked bacon-wrapped bean bundles on a wax paper lined baking sheet and freeze.  Transfer to gallon-size Ziploc bag labeled with cooking instructions.  Bake in 9x13" pan, directly from freezer, sprinkled with salt, pepper, and brown sugar, for about 20-30 minutes at 400 degrees, or until bacon and beans are cooked through.