Arkansas Green Beans

Name: Arkansas Green Beans
Prep time: 6 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 46 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: World
Ingredients: Green beans 5 cans 15oz each; Bacon 7 rashers; Soy sauce 7 tsp; Butter 1/4 cup; Brown sugar 2/3 cup; Garlic powder 1 1/2 tsp

Amazing Southern-style side dish for meat lovers

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Serves 10
Easy
350°F
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Ingredients

Adjust Servings:

	5 cans 15oz each Green beans
	7 rashers Bacon
	7 tsp Soy sauce
	1/4 cup Butter melted
	2/3 cup Brown sugar
	1 1/2 tsp Garlic powder

Nutritional information

146

Calories

7.5g

Fat

19mg

Cholesterol

16g

Carbs

11g

Sugar

4.3g

Protein

Cuisine:

Arkansas Green Beans

No one seems to know why Arkansas Green Beans are called Arkansas Green Beans, but let’s just thank the genius who came up with this dish anyway! This southern-style side is such a great way to make plain old green beans utterly delicious, it’s sure to become one of your favorite sides!

To make this recipe even simpler, I’ve recommended using canned beans but you can of course use fresh. The beans and bacon are baked in a delicious sweet and salty sauce, that caramelizes somewhat in the oven and can be spooned all over the softened beans when you come to serve them. This is a great side to serve alongside some boiled rice and simple cooked chicken breasts – the sauce is enough to give everything a good coating!

To make this version of Arkansas Green Beans, you will need the following ingredients:

Steps to make Arkansas Green Beans

1

Heat the oven

1min

Preheat an oven to 350°F.
2

Prepare the beans

1min

Drain the beans and spread them out on a rimmed baking sheet.
3

Cook the bacon

2min

Place the bacon rashers on a microwave-safe plate and cook for about 2 minutes. Place them on top of the beans.
4

Make the sauce

2min

In a small bowl, mix the soy sauce, sugar, butter, and garlic powder together. Ladle the sauce evenly over the beans and bacon.
5

Bake the beans

40min

Bake the beans for 40 minutes until tender.
6

Serving Arkansas Green Beans

Why not serve up a sticky, delicious plate of these Arkansas Green Beans for your next weeknight dinner? Let me know what you think of this simple Southern classic - leave a comment below or tag #cookmerecipes in your cooking posts!

About the author

Bethany Lim

Bethany is very passionate about maintaining a healthy lifestyle and clean diet. She’s trying to cut meat out of her diet as much as possible and focuses on cooking vegetarian food and fish. Bethany gets a kick from finding ways to add new twists to classic dishes. What’s more, thanks to her Asian roots, she’s great at combining different cuisines to come up with something extraordinary. Bethany’s recipes will inspire you to add new colors and flavors to your everyday meals.