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    Home / Recipes / Sides / Keto Bacon Wrapped Green Beans

    Keto Bacon Wrapped Green Beans

    October 12, 2019 by Keto Cooking Christian 2 Comments

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    An elegant Keto side dish to serve at your next special occasion or holiday dinner!  Green beans wrapped in bacon, with a brown sugar like topping! Yum!

    bacon wrapped green beans on white plate running caddy corner
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    • Tips for Making Keto Bacon Wrapped Green Beans
    • More Keto Side Dishes
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    The bacon gives them a salty bite, then they're brushed with a sugar-free brown sugar-like topping and baked until golden and delicious!

    If you're looking for a Keto side dish to serve at a special dinner, maybe you're hosting some friends or having a holiday meal at your house, these are just what you need!  These little bundles look really pretty all lined up on a long platter and will certainly impress your guests! 

    4 bundles of bacon wrapped green beans on white plate

    Fresh green beans are blanched, then roasted in the oven with bacon wrapped around the center.  During the last few minutes of baking, they're brushed with a Keto friendly brown sugar mixture that gives them a hint of sweetness!

    bacon wrapped green beans on white plate

    When holidays come around, these will be a wonderful addition to your dinner table! But, don't wait for the holidays! They are perfect anytime of year.

    What's in Bacon Wrapped Green Beans

    • Green beans
    • Uncured bacon
    • Bacon grease
    • Brown Swerve
    • Dried thyme
    • Salt 

    *Exact measurements are listed in the recipe card below.

    How to Make Bacon Wrapped Green Beans

    These low carb green bean bundles are so easy to make and require just a few steps.  Start by preheating your oven to 450F.

    Then add some salt to a large pot of boiling water.  First you'll blanch the green beans, then roast them in the oven to finish cooking.

    raw green beans lined up on cutting board

    Take fresh green beans that have been washed and trim the ends off, then boil them for 5 minutes.  

    green beans in boiling water pot

    While the green beans are boiling, fry the bacon in a large skillet, but don't cook it all the way through.  You want them to still be pliable, so you can wrap them around the green beans, and they'll continue cooking in the oven.  Reserve 2 tablespoons of the bacon grease and set it aside.

    6 pieces of bacon frying in a pan

    After 5 minutes, plunge the green beans into a iced water bath, to stop them from cooking any further and sets the bright green color.  It also allows them to cool down some, which makes them much easier to handle them.

    green beans in ice water in glass bowl

    Divide the green beans into 8 batches, with 8 green beans in each batch. Gather a batch of the green beans together, all lined up nicely, then take a slice of the bacon and wrap around the center.

    Leave both ends of the green beans exposed and place the bundle with the bacon's seam side down on a baking sheet lined with a rack. I put foil under mine, to help with cleanup!

    8 bundles of green beans wrapped in bacon

    Bake for 10 minutes, while you mix together the Brown Swerve and bacon grease.

    bacon wrapped green beans on baking rack brushed with oil

    After the bundles have baked for 10 minutes, brush the mixture over each bundle, sprinkle the thyme and a little salt on over the tops.  Continue baking for another 4-5 minutes or  until the bacon is cooked through and crispy.

    Serve on a long rectangular platter with the bundles all lined up and garnish with more dried thyme. If you don't have a long platter, you can pile up the bundles on any platter that you have.

    Store leftovers in the fridge for a few days or freeze. 

    bacon wrapped green bean bundles on rectangular white plate

    Tips for Making Keto Bacon Wrapped Green Beans

    Can You Eat Green Beans on Keto?

    Certainly!  They're actually one of the best low carb Keto friendly vegetables!  They're incredibly healthy and contain folate, fiber, Vitamin C, A and are loaded with potassium!  Read more about the health benefits for green beans in this article.

    Fresh traditional green beans were used in this recipe.  If you wanted to, you could use the Haricots Vert green beans, those are the more petite, slender beans, but you'll want to adjust your cooking times down a bit.

    Alternatively, you can use frozen green beans, thaw them out and skip boiling them in water.  Then continue with the instructions after wrapping them in bacon.  Using the frozen green beans will also be a great time saver!

    How Many Carbs in Green Beans?

    There are only 3.6 net carbs in green beans per cup!

    bacon wrapped green beans on white plate running caddy corner

    Is this a Make Ahead Keto Side Dish?

    Yes, you could absolutely make these ahead of time if you needed to!  To do this, follow all the instructions up until you bake the bundles.  Save your bacon grease and pop it in the microwave to heat it back up when you're ready.  Then mix in the Brown Swerve and it will be ready to glaze the green beans with.  

    If you can't find Brown Swerve, you can use any sugar-free brown sugar substitute that you can find.  Brown Swerve is really easy to find now though, they even carry it at Walmart, which is so convenient!  

    If you're concerned about having a whole bag of it and nothing else to use it for, not to worry!  There are so many Keto desserts that you can use it in like Pumpkin Coffee Cake, Mixed Berry Crumble, Easy Homemade Caramel, Pecan Praline, Chocolate Chip Cookies and so much more!  If you've never used it before, you will be pleasantly surprised by it because it tastes, smells and feels exactly like regular brown sugar!!

    What Kind of Bacon is Good For Keto?

    The bacon that I use is uncured, so it contains no nitrites, nitrates or other unhealthy additives.  You'll also want to make sure it doesn't continue hidden carbs in sugar, as so many varieties of bacon do.  

    Be sure not to cook the bacon too much, because if it's too brittle, it won't wrap nicely around the green beans.  But don't worry, it will crisp up when you bake it!

    bacon wrapped green beans on white plate

    More Keto Side Dishes

    • Roasted Garlic and Rosemary Mashed Cauliflower
    • Easy Creamed Spinach
    • Jalapeño Popper Cauliflower "Mac" and Cheese
    • Easy Sautéed Mushrooms
    • Mexican Cauliflower Rice
    • Loaded Creamy Cauliflower Casserole

    Need even more ideas for Keto Side Dishes?  Check out these 50 Best Keto Side Dish Recipes roundup!

    More Keto Recipes with Bacon

    • Fried Cabbage with Bacon
    • Pork Chops with Bacon Mushroom Gravy
    • Hot Bacon Dressing
    • Bacon Cheeseburger Casserole
    • Air Fryer Bacon Wrapped Jalapeno Poppers
    • Bacon Ranch Chicken Casserole
    • Bacon Cheeseburger Bites
    • Bacon Wrapped Roasted Chicken
    • Broccoli Salad with Bacon
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    Keto Bacon Wrapped Green Beans

    An elegant Keto side dish to serve at your next special occasion or holiday dinner!  The bacon gives them a salty bite, then they're brushed with a sugar-free brown sugar-like topping and baked until golden and delicious!
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    Author: Julianne
    Servings 8
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    PREP 5 minutes mins
    COOK 20 minutes mins
    TOTAL 25 minutes mins

    Ingredients
     

    • 1 pound fresh green beans, 64 green beans
    • 8 slices uncured bacon
    • 2 tablespoons bacon grease
    • 1 tablespoon Brown Swerve
    • 1 teaspoon dried thyme
    • Salt to taste

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat oven to 450F.
    • Add some salt to a pot of boiling water. Trim the ends off the green beans and boil for 5 minutes. Then put them into a iced water bath, to stop them from cooking any further and allow them to cool down so you can easily handle them.
    • While the green beans are boiling, fry the bacon in a large skillet, but don’t cook all the way through. You want them to still be pliable, so you can wrap them around the green beans, and they’ll continue cooking in the oven. Reserve 2 tablespoons of the bacon grease and set it aside.
    • Divide the green beans into 8 batches, with 8 green beans in each batch. Gather a batch of the green beans together, all lined up nicely, then take a slice of the bacon and wrap around the center. Leave both ends of the green beans exposed and place the bundle with the bacon’s seam side down on a baking sheet lined with a rack. I put foil under mine, to help with cleanup!
    • Bake for 10 minutes, while you mix together the Brown Swerve and bacon grease.
    • After the bundles have baked for 10 minutes, brush the mixture over each bundle, sprinkle the thyme and a little salt on over the tops. Continue baking for another 4-5 minutes or until the bacon is cooked through and crispy.
    • Serve on a long rectangular platter with the bundles all lined up and garnish with more dried thyme. If you don’t have a long platter, you can pile up the bundles on any platter that you have.
    • Alternatively, you can use frozen green beans, thaw them out and skip boiling them in water. Then continue with the instructions after wrapping them in bacon. Using the frozen will also be a great time saver!

    *Make sure to scroll up and read the post for substitutions, additions and helpful tips for making this recipe.

    Course Side Dish
    Cuisine American
    Calories 72kcal
    Nutrition Facts
    Keto Bacon Wrapped Green Beans
    Amount per Serving
    Calories
    72
    % Daily Value*
    Fat
     
    5
    g
    8
    %
    Saturated Fat
     
    2
    g
    13
    %
    Carbohydrates
     
    4
    g
    1
    %
    Fiber
     
    2
    g
    8
    %
    Sugar
     
    2
    g
    2
    %
    Protein
     
    3
    g
    6
    %
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

    *Nutritional data is provided as a courtesy and is accurate to the best of my knowledge. You can verify it using the nutrition calculator of your choice. All data is based on net carbs, without sugar alcohol: Swerve, Erythritol, Monk Fruit or Allulose.

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    1. Lisa

      July 01, 2020 at 9:39 am

      Green beans and bacon? Yes! Thanks for the recipe and I love the verse.💕

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      • Keto Cooking Christian

        July 01, 2020 at 5:44 pm

        You're so welcome 🙂

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