Bacon Wrapped Green Bean Bundles
Bacon Wrapped Green Bean Bundles make the BEST holiday side dish! Fresh green beans are wrapped in bacon and topped with a homemade mustard vinaigrette. Baked to perfection, this side dish is ready in less than an hour and perfect for sharing.
Bacon Wrapped Green Bean Bundles.
Try saying that three times fast.
That’s a tongue-twister if I’ve ever heard (or seen) one.
Why I love this recipe:
This recipe is reminiscent of one my mother has cooked for various holidays throughout the years.
It remains one of my favorite dishes because who doesn’t love green beans and bacon? (Assuming, of course, that they eat meat.)
The combination of crispy fresh green beans with bacon makes for a decadent side dish.
The beans and bacon cook together in the oven (no blanching necessary!) and are given extra flavor from a mustardy vinaigrette that comes together in a flash.
This fun holiday side dish is ready in less than an hour and totally delicious for all!
More holiday side dishes to try: Creamed Cornbread Casserole | Hasselback Sweet Potatoes | Brioche Bread Stuffing Recipe | Fresh Cranberry Sauce | Spinach Madeline
Need holiday recipe inspiration, but don’t know where to turn? Check out these Thanksgiving Recipe Index.
What you need to make this recipe:
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- A mason jar to shake up the vinaigrette
- Baking dish
Let’s talk ingredients!
In addition to the tools above, you’re going to need some ingredients to make this recipe, too! Chances are, you might already have some of them in your fridge or pantry. Scroll down to the recipe card for the full measurements and instructions.
Here’s what you need:
- Fresh green beans—while my mom sometimes uses canned green beans for this recipe, I love the texture with fresh. You’ll want to clean, dry and trim them before bundling.
- Bacon—I’m a sucker for thick cut bacon, but use whatever you’ve got on hand. This recipe does not work as well with turkey bacon, which does not crisp up.
- Onion—I recommend using a small yellow or white onion.
- Freshly ground black pepper—we need a sprinkling of this! Depending on how much you like pepper, you can use more.
- Extra virgin olive oil—or another neutral oil, like avocado oil
- Red wine vinegar—this is the acid in our dressing, and it works quite nicely. You could use white wine vinegar if you don’t have red wine vinegar.
- Grainy dijon mustard—this helps the dressing emulsify and stick together. You can use a smooth dijon mustard if you don’t have grainy.
- Garlic—use the fresh kind and mince it yourself, mmkay? It makes a huge difference in flavor.
- Granulated sugar—also known as white sugar, we just need a pinch of this to add a little sweetness to the dressing!
- Kosher salt—I like to use a medium grain kosher salt for recipes like these.
How to make Bacon Wrapped Green Bean Bundles
Combine the vinaigrette ingredients into a mason jar. Measure in the olive oil, red wine vinegar, mustard, garlic, salt and pepper.
Shake vigorously to combine, then set aside.
Preheat the oven to 350°F.
Spray a baking dish or a rimmed sheet pan with nonstick cooking spray, and set aside.
Wash, rinse, dry and trim the green beans. Set aside.
Cut the bacon slices in half. You want to have more than enough bacon slices to wrap your bundles in, and this will give you more.
Bundle 7-10 green beans together. Wrap a short bacon strip around them to hold them together. Set into the prepared baking dish.
Continue until all the green beans have been wrapped.
Sprinkle the onion on top, and season liberally with pepper (if you like this!).
Drizzle the vinaigrette over the bundles.
Bake for 30 minutes in the preheated oven.
Turn up the heat to 425°F. Cook for an additional 15-20 minutes, or until the bacon is crispy.
Transfer the Green Bean Bundles to a serving dish, and enjoy warm with your holiday meal!
Erin’s Easy Entertaining Tips
These Bacon Wrapped Green Bean Bundles are a fabulous side dish to serve for any gathering.
I’m thinking Friendsgiving, Thanksgiving, Christmas and more. But they’re also a fantastic side dish for a regular dinner party.
Here are some thoughts about how to make these for a crowd:
- Double or triple the recipe for a crowd. Depending on how many people you’re feeding, you’ll want more bundles! Give yourself extra time to put them together.
- Wrap them in advance. They keep in the fridge, so wrap the bundles and chill. Bake them just before it’s time to serve.
- Give the bacon time to crisp up. Depending on your oven and the thickness of the bacon, you might need to bake the bundles for more time.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes! The original recipe actually calls for canned green beans and works nicely.
The final texture of the beans will be different than the texture of the final ones in these images, but they will still be delicious!
Yes, you can! My mom likes to make the bundles the day in advance, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until the day of.
The day of, take them out of the fridge, mix up the dressing and drizzle it all over the bundles, then bake the bundles for the most decadent holiday side dish!
Quick tips and tricks to the best Green Bean Bundles with Bacon
- Make them early. Since these keep in the fridge, wrap the green beans and store wrapped in plastic. Mix the vinaigrette and store separately. Bake from the fridge when ready.
- Swap the sweetener. If you don’t want to use sugar in the dressing, you can use the same amount of honey for just a touch of sweetness.
- How to store: Store in an airtight food storage container in the fridge for 2-3 days.
- How to reheat: Reheat in the microwave in 30-second bursts until baked through. The bacon won’t be as crispy out of the microwave, but it will still taste good!
More recipes to pair with this green bean side:
- Browned Butter Sage Turkey
- Stovetop Sausage Stuffing
- Bourbon Sweet Potato Casserole
- Bacon Cranberry Shaved Brussels Sprouts Salad
- Drunken Cranberry Sauce
- Caramelized Pear Baked Brie
- Cranberry Turkey Puff Pastry Tartlets
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Bacon Wrapped Green Bean Bundles
Bacon Wrapped Green Bean Bundles make the BEST holiday side dish! Fresh green beans are wrapped in bacon and topped with a homemade mustard vinaigrette. Baked to perfection, this side dish is ready in less than an hour and perfect for sharing.
Ingredients
Mustard Vinaigrette
- 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon grainy dijon mustard
- 4 cloves garlic, finely minced
- ½ teaspoon granulated sugar
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
Green Bean Bundles
- 1 ½ lb. fresh green beans, trimmed
- 12 oz. bacon
- 1 onion, cut into slivers
- Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- In a mason jar, mix the vinaigrette ingredients (oil, vinegar, mustard, garlic, salt and pepper) together until combined. Set aside.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray a baking dish or a rimmed sheet pan with nonstick cooking spray, and set aside.
- Cut the bacon slices in half, to where you have double the amount of bacon to wrap the bundles.
- Take 7-10 green beans, and wrap a bacon strip around each of the bundles. Set into the prepared baking dish. Continue until all the green beans have been wrapped.
- Sprinkle the onion on top of the bundles.
- Season the bundles liberally with pepper (if you like this!), and drizzle the vinaigrette over them.
- Pop the baking dish into the oven for 30 minutes.
- When the bundles have cooked for 30 minutes, turn up the heat to 425°F, and cook for an additional 15-20 minutes, or until the bacon is crispy.
- Transfer the Green Bean Bundles to a serving dish, and enjoy warm with your Thanksgiving meal!
Notes
Don't want to use sugar? You can substitute the same amount of honey in the dressing easily.
How to store: Store leftover bundles in an airtight food storage container in the fridge for 2-3 days. Reheat in the microwave until warmed through. They will not be as crispy, but they are still delicious.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
8Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 296Total Fat: 22gSaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 15gCholesterol: 42mgSodium: 812mgCarbohydrates: 9gFiber: 3gSugar: 4gProtein: 16g
Nutrition facts are an estimate and not guaranteed to be accurate.
Girl, bacon is the best thing ever! I never liked green beans until recently. Now I have been trying all sorts of recipes with them. Bacon is one thing I have never tried with them. It’s going on my list! Pinning!
I totally agree with you, Jenna. Bacon is WONDERFUL, and I’m happy to hear you’re liking green beans now. They’re my husband’s and my favorite. And I think bacon pairs quite nicely with these, so if you give these a shot, let me know what you think!
ah, beans and bacon, together forever. 🙂 These definitely trump the usual gloppy green bean casserole!
Amen, Eileen! You can’t go wrong with beans and bacon!
I personally do not like bacon or green beans LOL. BUT my husband loves both and so once a year, I am not kidding, I make him a dish of each. Not usually together. This could be an awesome idea for combining the two so I only have to make one dish. This does actually look amazing, I am sure it is a winner. I am the sweet potato lover in the family so that is what I make each thanksgiving.
Oh my goodness, Kristin! To each her own… For your husband who DOES like both bacon and green beans, this might be a delightful dish! Like you, I’m a sweet potato lover, so I always bring a sweet potato dish, too!
This looks so darn good. We love our green beans but have never wrapped them in bacon. Oh my!
Thanks, Aimee! Green beans wrapped in bacon are completely decadent and wonderful!
Yum! Those look delicious! I cook mine with brown sugar. I love bacon and green beans!
Thanks, MJ! Green beans cooked with brown sugar sound divine. I’ve never tried that before, and I think I’m definitely gonna have to give it a go now!
That looks delicious! Those two flavors go so well together! Okay, maybe I just think anything goes well with bacon!
Thanks so much, Amy! These flavors really do go well together… and you’re right: most everything is great with bacon!
Thank you for this! This recipe alone spurred a whole chicken roast dinner in mind while at work, all of which is in the oven now- so excited to try these green beans!
You’re so welcome, Chris! I cannot wait to hear what you think of these green beans, and I hope they turn out wonderfully with that whole chicken roast dinner! That sounds heavenly… It’s totally not weird if I invite myself over for dinner, right? 😉 Happy cooking!
These look so good! My kids love green beans and bacon (I mean, who doesn’t!?) so I’ll definitely have to make these. I love the cookware, so pretty!
Very true, Heather! Green beans and bacon are delish, and this side dish is one of my family’s favorites. I hope yours enjoy it as much as mine.
The cookware is so very pretty. Oh, yes to bacon!! And this is what I need to make for Thanksgiving!!
Thank you, Lora! This totally needs to be on your Thanksgiving table. 🙂
These are absolutely wonderful. I make something so similar, that I know these are fantastic.
Tank you, Michelle! It’s amazing that you make something similar and know this is good. 🙂 Gotta love a classic, delicious recipe like this.
This is a great side for a dinner party! It’s creative and not too difficult!
Thanks, Sabrina! It truly is… and it’s gone over wonderfully at every dinner party we’ve served it at!
I love the combination bean and bacon. Your idea is wonderful!
Thank you, Catalina! Green bean and bacon is a hard combination to beat!
I need to bring a green vegetable to Thanksgiving which is a 30 minute drive for me. Can this be made ahead and then warmed up
Yes, Linda! This absolutely CAN be made ahead and warmed up. Pull it from the oven 5-10 minutes early, then cover it in aluminum foil. Finish baking at the destination. 🙂 Enjoy, and happy Thanksgiving!
I have made these bundles so many times so of course I had to make them again for thanksgiving! They are always a hit
YAY! So happy to hear you’re a bundle believer and that this recipe has served you well time and again. 😉 They’re hard to beat and are a favorite on our table, too, whether we’re celebrating a holiday or having a fancier dinner at home.
Oh man. Where have these been all my life????
I don’t know, but I’m glad they’re in your life now, Elise! 😉