Bacon Wrapped Green Beans
Posted Sep 21, 2025
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In this bacon wrapped green beans recipe, green beans are wrapped in bacon then sprinkled in a seasoned brown sugar mixture and baked!
These bacon wrapped great beans are an impressive vegetable side dish perfect to feed to dinner guests. They can even be prepared ahead of time to make hosting a breeze!
Green beans are wrapped in bacon, then sprinkled with a mixture of brown sugar, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Then the bundles are baked until the bacon is perfectly crispy. The end result is an irresistible medley of flavors and textures that even veggie skeptics will love.
We love serving these with our favorite man dishes like slow cooker pot roast, the best meatloaf, and more.
Bacon Wrapped Green Beans: Ingredients & Substitutions
- Green beans. I recommend fresh beans for this recipe.
- Bacon. use your favorite variety, just make sure it’s thin-cut bacon.
- Light brown sugar. dark brown sugar works well.
- Spices (garlic powder, salt & pepper). You can add other spices like smoked paprika, cayenne pepper, etc.
How to Make Bacon Wrapped Green Beans
We will walk through this recipe step-by-step, and don’t forget to watch the video!
Begin by preheating your oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit (204 degrees Celsius)
Blanch the Green Beans
Then, we blanch the green beans so they are partially cooked before wrapping. To do this, bring 5 quarts of water to a boil
Then, add the green beans and cook for 2 minutes
Drain and rinse in cold water until they are no longer warm. Then, transfer them to a paper-towel lined plate and pat dry.
Assemble
Then, combine the brown sugar, sea salt, garlic powder and pepper in a small bowl.
Next, remove the bacon from the package and put it on a cutting board all in one piece (the way it is in the package). Cut the entire “block” of bacon in half, lengthwise.
Then, wrap ½ of a slice bacon around 5-6 green beans.
Repeat until all the bacon and beans are used.
Then, brush each bundle with melted butter.
Sprinkle about ¼ tsp of the brown sugar mixture on each bundle.
To Prepare in Advance
If you’d like to prepare this recipe ahead of time, assemble the green beans wrapped with bacon up until this point (with the brown sugar sprinkled on top).
Then cover the baking sheet with plastic wrap and store in the refrigerator until you are ready to bake and serve.
Bake
Bake the bacon wrapped green beans for 20 – 25 minutes, or until the green beans are tender and bacon is cooked.
If desired, sprinkle a touch of additional pepper over the bundles before serving.
Serve
Serve the green beans wrapped with bacon immediately with your favorite dinner recipes. We love serving them with meatloaf, and a slice of warm no knead bread.
Store
Store leftover bacon wrapped green beans in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Reheat in the microwave or in the oven set to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (177 degrees Celsius) until warm.
Bacon Wrapped Green Beans Recipe FAQS
If you are feeding a crowd, yes you can double the recipe?
Fresh work best in this recipe. However, if you’re using frozen beans, I suggest thawing them slightly first, and not blanching them before wrapping with bacon.
If your green beans are very thin, don’t blanch them or they might be overcooked.
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Bacon Wrapped Green Beans
Ingredients
- 1 pound fresh green beans (trimmed)
- 12 ounces bacon (10-12 slices)
- 2 Tablespoons salted butter (melted)
- 1 Tablespoon light brown sugar
- ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit (204 degrees Celsius).
Blanch the Green Beans
- Bring 5 quarts of water to a boil
- Add green beans and cook for 3 minutes
- Drain and rinse in cold water until they are no longer warm.
- Then, transfer the cooled beans to a paper-towel lined plate and pat dry.
Assemble
- Combine brown sugar, sea salt, garlic powder and pepper in a bowl.
- Remove the bacon from the package and put it on a cutting board all in one piece (the way it is in the package). Cut the entire "block" of bacon in half, lengthwise.
- Wrap ½ of a slice bacon around 5-6 green beans.
- Repeat until all the bacon and beans are used.
- Brush each bundle with melted butter.
- Then, sprinkle about ½ teaspoon of the brown sugar mixture on each bundle.
Bake & Serve
- Bake for 20 – 25 minutes, or until the green beans are tender and bacon is cooked.
- If desired, sprinkle a touch of additional salt and pepper over the bundles before serving.
Video
Notes
- Green beans. I recommend fresh beans for this recipe.
- Bacon. use your favorite variety, just make sure it’s thin-cut bacon.
- Light brown sugar. dark brown sugar works well.
- Spices (garlic powder, salt & pepper). You can add other spices like smoked paprika, cayenne pepper, etc.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
