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Weight Loss Recipes - Green Beans with
Mustard Shallots and Bacon
Green Beans
with Mustard, Shallots and Bacon
(makes
6 servings)
| Ingredients: |  |
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1
pound fresh green beans, trimmed (or one 16-ounce package frozen green beans) |
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1/4
cup shallots, sliced (or, alternatively, 1/4 cup sliced green onions) |
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2
teaspoons brown or grainy mustard |
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salt
and pepper, to taste* | *Nutrition
facts calculated without salt.
| | Directions: |
| | | 1. | In
a large saucepan, heat 1/2 cup water to boiling and add green beans. Cover and
cook for 10-15 minutes or until beans are crisp-tender. Drain into a colander
then rinse beans under cold water and set aside (if using frozen beans, cook according
to package directions.) | | 2. |
In a
medium skillet, cook bacon until crisp. Drain bacon on paper towels then crumble
pieces and set aside. | | 3. |
Add
shallots to bacon drippings then raise heat to medium-high and cook until tender.
Turn heat to low then stir in the mustard, salt and pepper. Add green beans and
toss until evenly coated. | | 4. |
Serve
in a platter sprinkled with crumbled bacon. |
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VERSION OF NUTRITION FACTS:
Serving
Size: 1/6 of recipe (86 g)
Servings Per Recipe: 6 |
| Amount
per serving | | Calories | 33 |
| Calories
from fat | 2 |
| Total
Fat | 0
g | | Saturated
Fat | 0
g | | Cholesterol | 1
mg | | Sodium | 56
mg | | Total
Carbohydrates | 7
g | | Dietary
Fiber | 3
g | | Sugars | 0
g | | Protein | 2
g | | Vitamin
A | 10% |
| Vitamin
C | 20% |
| Calcium | 4% |
| Iron | 4% |
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