Pantry Green Beans

Whether they’re store bought or home canned from the summer garden, this is an easy recipe for using your canned green beans from the pantry. Simple ingredients and a fast cook time make this a winner for any night of the week.

First things first…it all starts with bacon.

Of course it starts with bacon! The canned green beans sitting on your pantry shelf might be the star of the show, but bacon.

It just takes 4 or 5 slices. I like to cut them up before putting them in the pan so I don’t have to mess with crumbling them after cooking. The heat, the greasiness, you know.

Green beans sautéed in bacon is kind of classic. If you need to, deglaze the pan with some broth as the bacon is cooking. You might not need to.

Then toss in the green beans, some garlic, some pepper and Italian seasoning and heat it through until the bacon is as you like it.

It’s really just that easy.

I call these pantry green beans because I tend to make them in the winter when I’m using up pantry staples. I’ve never thought of a better name for them.

The longest part is cooking the bacon. The rest just needs to heat through and you might give it an extra minute to get the bacon crispier. It’s up to you. But that’s one of the joys of cooking with canned items, they’re already cooked. It makes cooking dinner faster.

If you’re looking for other pantry meals you might enjoy my 4 Bean Chicken Chili!

I’m doing a pantry challenge for January and maybe part of February too! If you’d like to join my adventure on YouTube you can find the playlist here.

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Pantry Green Beans

Whether they’re store bought or home canned from the summer garden, this is an easy recipe for using your canned green beans from the pantry. Simple ingredients and a fast cook time make this a winner for any night of the week.

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Cuisine

America

Keyword

5 ingredient recipe, pantry meal, recipe

Prep Time

3 minutes

Cook Time

15 minutes

Servings

servings MetricUS Imperial

Ingredients

• 4-5 slices bacon, cut up
• 2 cans green beans drained
• 1 Tablespoon minced garlic
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
• 1/4 cup broth (any type) optional (for deglazing the pan if needed while cooking bacon)

Cuisine America Keyword 5 ingredient recipe, pantry meal, recipe Prep Time 3 minutes Cook Time 15 minutes Servings servings MetricUS Imperial Ingredients 4-5 slices bacon, cut up 2 cans green beans drained 1 Tablespoon minced garlic 1/4 teaspoon pepper 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning 1/4 cup broth (any type) optional (for deglazing the pan if needed while cooking bacon)

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Instructions

1. Crisp the bacon in a large skillet over high heat. If it starts to stick you can deglaze with the broth. If you don't need to, you won't need the broth.
2. Once the bacon is mostly crisp, add in the green beans and remaining ingredients. Cook and stir until heated through. Taste and adjust seasoings.

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