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Sautéed Green Beans with Pesto and Bacon Bits

Name: Sautéed Green Beans with Pesto and Bacon Bits
Prep time: 33 min
Cook time: 18 min
Total time: 51 min
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 800 g green beans; 30 g butter; 1 garlic clove; 1 bayleaf; 1 sprig thyme; 80 g small pieces of smoked bacon; 4 tablespoons vinegar; pesto; Salt; Pepper

For this recipe, we're going to cook green beans on one side, sauté bacon bits on the other, and combine everything with some delicious pesto.

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Duration

55 min.

Difficulty

Easy

Last modified on: October 17^th 2026

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For 4 people, you will need:

1 800 g green beans
2 30 g butter
3 1 garlic clove
4 1 bayleaf
5 1 sprig thyme
6 80 g small pieces of smoked bacon
7 4 tablespoons vinegar (optional)
8 pesto
9 Salt
10 Pepper
Total weight: 925 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation

35 min.

Cooking

20 min.

All in all

55 min.

Preparation 35 min.

Cooking 20 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - ⌛ 30 min.

Sautéed Green Beans with Pesto and Bacon Bits : Stage 1

Prepare the 800 g green beans and cut them into small pieces.

Stage 2 - ⌛ 1 min.

Sautéed Green Beans with Pesto and Bacon Bits : Stage 2

In a large skillet over medium heat, add 30 g butter, and when it has melted, add crushed 1 garlic clove, 1 bayleaf, and 1 sprig thyme.

Stir for 1 minute to infuse the butter with the flavors of the herbs and garlic.

Stage 3 - ⌛ 1 min.

Sautéed Green Beans with Pesto and Bacon Bits : Stage 3

Pour in the green beans, add water until they are halfway covered, season with salt, and stir.

Stage 4 - ⌛ 10 min.

Sautéed Green Beans with Pesto and Bacon Bits : Stage 4

Cover the green beans or place a circle of paper over them, lower the heat slightly, and let them cook gently.

Stage 5

Ideally, green beans should be cooked until there is little or no water left in the pan; remove them from the heat at that point, stir well, and check the seasoning.

Stage 6 - ⌛ 7 min.

Sautéed Green Beans with Pesto and Bacon Bits : Stage 6

While the green beans are cooking, sauté 80 g small pieces of smoked bacon in a small skillet without any fat, to your liking.

If you like the flavor, deglaze the pan with 4 tablespoons vinegar at the end of cooking.

Stage 7 - ⌛ 1 min.

Sautéed Green Beans with Pesto and Bacon Bits : Stage 7

Add the pan-fried bacon bits to the green beans and toss to combine.

Stage 8 - ⌛ 1 min.

Sautéed Green Beans with Pesto and Bacon Bits : Stage 8

Finally, add the pesto to taste, mix well, and it's ready.

Remarks

If you don't like using vinegar to deglaze the bacon bits, use a little dry white wine, or, if you don't have any, just a little water.

Keeping: 1 or 2 days in the refrigerator, in a sealed container.

Source: Home made.

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Nutritional information

	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats	Calories	Energy
Per 100 g	3 g RDI=5 %	6 g RDI=3 %	7 g RDI=11 %	110 kcal RDI=6 %	463 kJ RDI=6 %
Per person	7 g RDI=11 %	15 g RDI=6 %	18 g RDI=25 %	254 kcal RDI=13 %	1,066 kJ RDI=13 %
Whole recipe	28 g RDI=43 %	61 g RDI=23 %	73 g RDI=100 %	1,018 kcal RDI=51 %	4,263 kJ RDI=51 %