Bacon & Brown Sugar Green Beans

Ingredients

• 6 slices bacon (or turkey bacon)
• 2 cans (.) Del Monte Cut Green Beans
• well drained
• 2 Tbsps. packed dark brown sugar
• 1/4 tsp. dried red pepper flakes

Instructions

1. Cook bacon in a large skillet over medium-high heat about 5 minutes or until crisp.
2. Place bacon on paper towels.
3. Drain all but 1 Tbsp.
4. bacon drippings.
5. Return skillet to medium-high heat; add beans, sugar and red pepper flakes.
6. Cook 6 to 7 minutes or until lightly browned, stirring occasionally.
7. Top beans with crumbled bacon before serving.
8. Notes:
9. If using turkey bacon, add 1 Tbsp.
10. vegetable oil in Step 2.
11. Recipe may be doubled.
12. For best browning results, cook beans in two batches before topping with bacon.