Green beans with onion and BACON

I am getting back to my roots.  It’s been a while since I have blogged about a recipe with BACON. 

Green beans remind me of my grandmother, who is DEAD.   As a child, she had a garden in her backyard.  Green beans was a staple vegetable that she would grow in her garden.   As a child, I loved my grandmother’s green beans and her garden.  Ahhh, fond memories.

So I got to thinking….I love bacon and green beans, why not throw the two together?  It's the best of both worlds.  While making this delicious dish, my kitchen was over taken by the smell of BACON.  Ah, the smell of bacon, drives me insane!  

Over all this would probably make an excellent side dish but, hey, eat it as a snack too!  

Ingredients

8 cups of green beans, trimmed

1 medium yellow onion (diced)

6 slices of uncured bacon (chopped)

Salt and pepper to taste

***try your own proportions of green beans, onion and bacon

Directions

Trim green beans.  Place green beans in a large pot and cover with water.  Bring water to a boil.  Boil green beans for 10 minutes, uncovered. Green beans should be crisp and tender.

At the same time, combine bacon and onion in large pan or skillet.  Cook bacon/onion combo until onions are translucent and bacon is cooked.

Drain green bean thoroughly.  Combine green beans with bacon/onion mixture in skillet.  Toss mixture together (this is the best part….rendered bacon fat coating the green beans).  Add salt and pepper to taste.  Serve hot!