Farm Style Green Beans

Total Time: 27 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 8 ounces fresh green beans
• 2 slices bacon, cut up
• 1 medium onion, cut into think wedges (about 1 cup)
• 1/2 cup fresh sliced mushrooms
• 1 1/2 cups chopped tomatoes or 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes, drained
• 1/4 teaspoon salt (*see note below)

Recipe

• 1 leave green beans whole or cut into 1-inch pieces.
• 2 in a large saucepan cook the beans in a small amount of boiling salted water about 10 minutes or until crisp-tender; drain.
• 3 meanwhile, in a 10-inch skillet cook bacon over medium heat until crisp, stirring occasionally.
• 4 remove bacon, reserving drippings in skillet.
• 5 drain bacon on paper towels; set aside.
• 6 cook and stir onion and mushrooms in reserved drippings over medium heat until tender.
• 7 add tomato and salt.
• 8 cook, uncovered, 2 to 3 minutes or until most of the liquid is absorbed. transfer beans to a serving platter or bowl.
• 9 top with onion mixture.
• 10 sprinkle bacon over the vegetables.
• 11 *note: omit salt if using canned tomatoes.