Sweet and Sour Green Beans with Bacon

Sweet and Sour Green Beans with bacon is a fast way to jazz up a regular can of green beans. Bacon, onions, sugar and vinegar turns a plain can of beans into a family-pleasing side dish in no time flat.

Prep Time10

Cook Time15

Total Time25

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Sweet and Sour Green Beans, Sweet and Sour Green Beans with Bacon, Sweet Southern Green Beans

Servings:

Calories: 92kcal

Author: Barbara

Ingredients

14.5 oz. canned green beans, undrained
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup chopped onion
1/4 cup vinegar
2 slices bacon

Instructions

Cut bacon into chunks, and cook over medium until the fat is rendered out and the bacon is crispy.
Remove the bacon pieces to a bowl, leaving behind the bacon grease.
Saute the onions in the bacon fat until soft; add vinegar, sugar and undrained green beans.
Simmer for 15 minutes.
Top with cooked bacon.

Notes

We used a 15-oz can of green beans so as long as the size is close to 14.5 to 15 ounces, go for it!
Sweet and Sour Green Beans are also called Sweet Southern Green Beans.
This recipe makes a smaller portion that feeds 2-4 people; however, you could easily double or triple the recipe if desired.
This is only a 5 ingredient recipe---canned green beans, bacon, onions, vinegar and sugar.
Since these sweet southern green beans are already cooked through, you don't necessarily need to cook them to long in the vinegar sauce. Cook it until flavorful--up to 15 minutes.
Looking for some other ways to eat green beans? Try Slow Cooker Green Beans with Onions and Bacon to serve a crowd, Zero Point Green Bean Chili if you are watching your weight, or try fixing up fresh green beans with andouille sausage.

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