Green Bean Bundles, a Favorite Side Dish
There are many variations of Green Bean Bundles floating out there on the internet, but my recipe is much more simple (only three ingredients!) and uses ingredients that you might already have on hand in your pantry. Let’s hear it for cans! This savory and delicious favorite came to me from my wonderful mother-in-law.
They’re made with bacon, so Green Bean Bundles are actually a favorite side dish in my family any time of year, but we especially enjoy them at holiday dinners when a ham or turkey is on the table – Easter, Christmas, Thanksgiving, etc. They go well with other complimentary sides like mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes and even rice.
Don’t be surprised if you find people in the kitchen after dinner is over, eating these bundles right out of the pan…
Here’s the recipe:
GREEN BEAN BUNDLES
1 pound bacon
3 cans whole green beans
2 cans Campbell’s Beef Consomme Soup
Toothpicks
DIRECTIONS:
1. Drain the green beans.
2. Open the package of bacon and cut right down the middle with a pair of kitchen scissors. Take about 4-6 green beans (depending on their thickness) and wrap in a slice of bacon. Secure with a toothpick and lay in a 9×13 baking dish. Continue doing this until your dish is full, or all the bacon has been used up.
3. Pour both cans of soup on top of the green beans. Cover with plastic wrap and marinate overnight.
4. Next day, uncover and bake at 350 for 30 minutes. If you’d like to crisp the bacon a little, turn the broiler on and cook for an additional 5 minutes or until the bacon begins to sizzle.
That’s all folks!
Photo courtesy Green Line Foods
Very interested in this recipe! My kids are not huge fans of green beans but when I make my “bacon beans” dish (which is different from yours), they gobble it up! I will be trying this this week…it looks fun 🙂 Thanks for the recipe!!
Jessi G.
You’re welcome, Jessi! If they are old enough, they might even enjoy helping you roll them up. Anne
Yum, looks good!
Thanks, it’s always a hit here!
These sound delicious!! I might make them for a friends housewarming party.
Sounds easy and yummy! Could be perfect around the holidays or when company’s coming for dinner!
These look delicious!! We grow our own and this would be a perfect new way to make them. Plus I think I could get my husband to eat anything that is wrapped in bacon 🙂
Same here, Beth! Wrap it in bacon or dip it in ranch, and we will eat it.
yumm! i will have to try this; my family loves bacon and also green beans so this would prob be a hit!
annae07 at aol dot com
Thanks, Amy!
What a great idea!
Might have to make this for Easter! YUMMY
This looks so yummy. I have seen it with asparagus before, but not green beans. I will have to try it.
These look great! I think I will have to try these at our next family gathering! Bookmarking for sure!
Hmm…have to try these! My kids LOVE bacon and green beans…bet it’s a winner!
They are SO good, Morgen! Everyone who tries them asks for the recipe, esp. guys (bacon, go figure).
This looks fun! I love the way bacon and green beans go together! I like my bacon pretty crispy, though. I’d have to make sure it’s good and done before I take them out.
So simple! And it looks so pretty too, maybe I’ll save this one for Thanksgiving.
OH yum!! These look so simple but so amazing!! I think this is what I’ll bring for Thanksgiving!!