Easy Green Beans with Bacon and Brown Sugar

 I have to share this recipe with you.  I will admit that this recipe shouldn't work.  The ingredients don't sound like they go together but trust me they do.  If you need to take a dish to a pot luck or you are making a meal for a group this is a great vegetable side to try.  Everyone loves it and it can be made ahead of time and baked day of. 

Look at all that nice bacon on top. 

This recipe calls for 5 regular cans of green beans or one large Sam's/Costco size can.

First thing to do is to cook your bacon.  I like cooking mine in the oven.  It cooks very evenly and you don't get splatter everywhere.  I lay the bacon on a foil lined baking sheet.  This is the foil that is nonstick.  I place in a cold oven and turn the oven on 375.  When my oven beeps that it has reached temperature I check it and depending of the thickness of the slices determines how long I cook it.  I will start with 4 or 5 minutes.  The thing about using it in this recipe is that you might not want it as crispy as you might if you were eating it from the oven.  It will bake some more on the beans. 

Drain your beans and spread out in a 9x13 baking dish. 

Melt 1/4 cup butter.  You will mix the following ingredients in a bowl.  I used the measuring cup I melted the butter. 

Add 2/3 cup brown sugar

Add 1/4 cup soy sauce.  I use low sodium.  

Recipe calls for 2 teaspoons minced garlic.  Put as much or as little as you like. 

Mix all that together.  I told you it was different. 

Pour the mixture over the green beans. 

The beans won't be swimming in the sauce but there is enough. 

The bacon is draining from the oven. See I didn't let it get too crispy. 

I chop mine up.  I know others lay the strips across the beans. Whatever you like. 

Sprinkle it across the top. 

Now you can cover and put in the fridge to bake later or you can place in a preheated 350 oven.  Bake for 40 minutes. 

Don't those look good?  I promise you they are delicious and you know I would not steer you wrong.  Delicious and easy it doesn't get any better than that.

Easy Green Beans with Bacon and Brown Sugar

5 cans or 1 large can green beans

10-12 slices bacon

2/3 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup melted butter

1/4 cup soy sauce

2 teaspoons minced garlic

Bake in a preheated 350 oven for 40 minutes. 

Cherry Cheesecake Dip

 This is a very easy pretty dip that I made during the holidays.  Of course you can change the pie filling flavor to whatever you like or color that you need.  This is great for the holidays and even for Valentine's Day.  

It's so good.  Serve it with graham crackers or some other kind of shortbread cookies.  I have even used my gingerbread men and that was very good as well. 

It only takes four easy ingredients. 

In the cheesecake mix take out the filling packet. 

You will not use the graham cracker crumbs.  Save this for some other recipe.

After you put the cheesecake mix in the bowl add 8 oz of Cool Whip. 

Stir those together well.  It will appear gritty.  That's okay because as it sits it will get smoother. 

Cover and put in the fridge.  Leave at least several hours but over night is even better. 

When you are ready to serve, Spread out in a serving dish.  You will notice it is not gritty. 

Then top with your pie filling.  Can't get much easier than that. 

Cherry Cheesecake Dip Recip

1 box Jello cheesecake mix.  Save the graham cracker crumbs

1 8 oz container Cool Whip

1 can pie filling of your choice.

Graham cracker or cookies to dip.