I’ve always prided myself on sharing recipes that I make for my family and friends, photographed just minutes before we devour them, rather than styled photos on a “set.” Honestly, I love the beautifully styled images that bloggers take of their dishes, but I try to share the authenticity with you – sometimes that results in shaky photographs because someone is tugging on my leg or the natural light is fading. I have never shared some of my favorite Thanksgiving recipes with you for this reason! The hustle of preparing for guests and fading light have left me without photos of my favorite side dishes. Yesterday, much to Chris’ delight, we had a Thanksgiving practice run so that I could make & photograph these dishes. A turkey-less Thanksgiving! I’ve never been a huge fan of turkey anyway. I’m going to kick it off with Firehouse Green Beans. I call them that because years ago, my family traveled out of town on Thanksgiving and I joined a friend’s family. One family member, a fireman, prepared the best green beans I’d ever had. He said they were a staple at his firehouse, I immediately knew why! They were the first green beans I liked! They’re incredibly quick and easy to make.
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I usually prefer fresh green beans, but I’ve tried these fresh, whole canned and french cut and french cut is by far the best. They allow the flavors of butter, garlic and shallot to seep in. Mmmmm! This recipe is full of cheats and it’s so delicious, no one will know! It’s also one of the few occasions I use grated parmesan. You’re going to love this 10 minute side dish!
- 3 Tbsp butter
- 1 Tbsp minced garlic
- ½ shallot, minced
- ½ package real bacon pieces
- 2 cans french cut green beans, strained
- ½ c parmesan
- On medium low heat, add butter, garlic, shallot & bacon to pan. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Add green beans, increase heat to medium, stirring frequently until hot.
- Garnish with parmesan & serve.
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Great side dish to any meal!
What a delicious way to jazz up green beans for the holidays! These would definitely be hubby approved!
My sons are not big vegetable eaters, but they love green beans. I try almost any that I come across for variety.
I made these Firehouse Green Bean with Bacon yesterday for Thanksgiving (along with the Sweet Potatoes). They were very good. Couldn’t stop eating them. Thanks!
I hope you had a great Thanksgiving! Thank you SO much for taking the time to share your feedback!
Hi Julie, could you please tell me how many people this recipe serves? I would like to make this for first night of Hanukkah. And can it be made ahead?
It is so incredibly quick and easy, I’d make it last minute. It all depends how many sides you make, but comfortably 6.
Thanks Julie, I’ll will let you know how they like it!! Sounds yummy and easy!
Did you drain the water? Can garlic powder be used instead of minced garlic?
Yes, drain the water. I never use garlic powder…minced garlic keeps in your refrigerator for months and adds a lot more flavor. Give it a try, I just might convert you 😉
Do you think you can make this in a crock pot?? If so, what steps would one take?
I’m sure you can, but they’re so quick and easy I would just make them on the stove top. Enjoy!
The recipe sounds great. Merry Christmas to you and your family❤️🎄
Merry Christmas!
Made tonight for supper. Big hit with my family. As my family would say….this recipe is a keeper. 🙂
Yay! So glad you enjoyed them. Thanks for thanking the time to share! Have a great weekend.
We’ve made something similar but we did use fresh green beans with a pork hock. Yep you get that smokey taste and the onions in it give it a delicious flavor. This we make in the slow cooker but you get the green beans taste that isn’t “green” from using the fresh green beans and we pick off the meat from the hock and keep it with the green beans. This is a VERY German type recipe.
YUM!
Julie, please! This is looks like a great recipe, except for the canned green beans — why on earth would anyone use them, when fresh or frozen beans (either from the grocery store or one’s own freezer) are so readily available? Canned green beans are over-cooked, limp and loaded with sodium and preservatives, to boot. This is the sort of stuff my culinarily-challenged aunt fed us in the Fifties, along with the appalling green bean casserole — you know, the one that requires a can of cream of mushroom soup and a topping of frozen fried onion rings. So gross! Kids everywhere ran for their lives!
I am always an advocate for fresh, but for some reason I love these canned {insert teeth grit}. Either way, I hope you enjoy them. I cannot stand that casserole…I find it appalling as well. Have a beautiful week, Suzanne!
Can you please tell me about how many ounces of bacon bits to use? I have a big bag of crumbles from Costco. Thanks!
I think a standard bag is about 2 1/2 oz.