Recipe - Southern Cooked Green Beans

Hello,

When my daughter was younger she could not eat any beans because of her severe allergy to peanuts. Fortunately her allergen to green beans has disappeared even though her numbers for peanuts are greater than 100. We are just happy that she is able to eat a green vegetable without breaking out. Here is one of her very favorite dishes. She would eat cups and cups of these if she could.

Southern Cooked Green Beans

Green Beans
Nitrate/Nitrite Free Bacon (We use Nature's Promise brand (from Giant) or Wegman's brand.)

We alternate buying fresh, frozen and canned green beans. We have found that Hanover Foods has some of the nicest beans and they do not taste like they came from a can. Fill a huge pot with filtered water and pour your beans inside. You can decide if you would like to add your pieces of bacon uncooked or cooked. I prefer to cook them and then pour the drippings into the pot. If you have a very large pot you can add up to a pound of bacon. Bring everything to a boil and then simmer for 4 or more hours. These will taste delicious and your family will love them.