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Holiday Green Beans

To add a bit of Christmas color, if desired, sprinkle a few chopped pimientos on top around the bacon. It adds only an extra trace of carbs.

Type: Vegetables
Courses: Side dish
Serves: 8 people

Recipe Ingredients

2 3/4 lbs 1248g / 44ozGreen beans - trimmed, and
  Strings removed
1 tablespoon 15mlButter
3 tablespoons 45mlHeavy cream
3 tablespoons 45mlFinely-chopped mushrooms
  = (your variety choice)
1/4 cup 36g / 1.3ozWalnuts - coarsly chopped
2 1/2 tablespoons 37mlFreshly-chopped scallions
  Salt - to taste
  Garlic - to taste
3   Bacon - cooked, crumbled

Recipe Instructions

In a 4 1/2-quart saucepan, bring 2 quarts of water to a rolling boil. Add green beans. When the water returns to a boil, cook green beans for 5 minutes. Drain water from beans. Set aside.

In the same saucepan, add butter, cream, walnuts, scallions, garlic and salt. Heat to a small boil, stirring constantly. Heat until slightly thick. Return beans to pan and heat thoroughly. Top with bacon just before serving.

This recipe yields 8 servings; 3 carb grams per serving.

Source:
Low Carb Recipes at http://www.lowcarbluxury.com

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