Southern Style Peppery Green Beans

For a lower-fat alternative, substitute turkey bacon for the pork bacon.

Ingredients

1 lb bacon

1/2 cup butter

1 medium onion, chopped

1 lb green beans

1/2 cup water

1/2 tsp Salt

1 Tbsp Pepper (or more, if you like some zing!)

Directions

Cook the bacon until it’s crispy, and then crumble it into small pieces. In a large saucepan, sauté the onions in the butter until they begin to brown. Add the green beans and the water, and bring to a boil. Once the water is boiling, reduce heat, cover, and simmer for about fifteen minutes. Drain the water from the beans, add salt and pepper. Serve hot.

Tip: If you’d like to make these in your slow cooker, use 2 Cups of water instead, and let the beans simmer for about three hours in the cooker.