• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Home
  • Shop
    • Etsy Store
    • E Cookbooks
  • About
    • Privacy Policy
    • Cookie Policy
    • Instagram Gallery
  • Subscribe
  • Navigation Menu: Social Icons

    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • Tumblr
    • Twitter

My Life Cookbook - low carb healthy everyday recipes.

  • All Recipes
  • Low Carb
    • Low Carb Breakfast
    • Low Carb Main
    • Low Carb Side Dish
    • Low Carb Snack
    • Low Carb Sweets
  • Drinks
  • Air Fryer
  • Instant Pot
  • Slow Cooker
  • Meal Plans
menu icon
go to homepage
subscribe
search icon
Homepage link
  • Home
  • Recipes
  • Low Carb Breakfast
  • Low Carb Main
  • Low Carb Snack
  • Low Carb Sweets
  • Air Fryer Recipes
  • Instant Pot
  • Slow Cooker
  • Etsy Shop
  • Instagram Gallery
  • About My Life Cookbook
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookie Policy
×

Easy Bacon Beans & Greens

August 14, 2016 by Denise 13 Comments

These easy bacon beans & greens are the perfect way to use greens from your garden. Serve as a hearty side dish or as a main course.

These easy bacon beans & greens are the perfect way to use greens from your garden. Serve as a hearty side dish or as a main course. #SundaySupper
When I heard this week’s Sunday Supper theme was bacon, I had planned to go hog wild (haha bad joke). However vacation was around the corner and I had a big bunch of kale and swiss chard taunting me from the garden. My husband is annoyed that I plant these two greens every year because he says I never use them. Well today I did use them (so there Rick) to make this easy bacon beans & greens dish and wow was it good! 

I’m no stranger to bacon. My son and I actually had a serious discussion about what wouldn’t go with bacon. We had a hard time finding an answer to that one. I have so many bacon recipes on my site but here are a few of my favorites. 

Delicious combination of flavors with maple, bacon and sweet almond butter that is both Paleo and low carb. Eat it by the spoonful!
Maple Bacon Almond Butter (Paleo & Low Carb)
This Brussels, bacon & cauliflower side dish is very easy and one of my family's favorites.
Brussels, Bacon & Cauliflower Side Dish
These bacon wrapped cheese stuffed jalapeños are a delicious low carb and Paleo appetizer or snack. So easy to make and you can even freeze them and cook later.
Bacon Wrapped Stuffed Jalapenos
This is a simple and delicious salad using the flavor combination of a Bacon Lettuce and Tomato with Shrimp and Avocado. Low carb and Paleo too!
Shrimp BLT Salad with Cream Avocado Dressing

 


 

Beans and greens are a rather new dish to me. It’s not something I grew up with nor have I had it in many restaurants. So while this dish came out awesome, I’m not sure it’s the right way to make beans and greens. I just know that it’s easy and it tastes great. It has bacon in it, so how can it be bad?

These easy bacon beans & greens are the perfect way to use greens from your garden. Serve as a hearty side dish or as a main course. #SundaySupper

This dish, to me, can be a full meal. As a matter of fact I ate this for lunch and dinner I liked it so much. The kale and swiss chard grow easily in my garden so I’ll be making this dish a lot (that should please Rick). FYI I used 4 tightly packed cups of these greens but they shrivel down a lot.  

These easy bacon beans & greens are the perfect way to use greens from your garden. Serve as a hearty side dish or as a main course. #SundaySupper

To make this dish, you start with frying the bacon. I used a thick cut because I wanted bigger pieces in my dish. After it’s cooked, take out the bacon for later and sauted the onion, greens and garlic. When they are almost ready, add in the beans and the bacon. Start to finish this took less than 20 minutes.

Easy Bacon Beans & Greens

These easy bacon beans & greens are the perfect way to use greens from your garden. Serve as a hearty side dish or as a main course. #SundaySupper

So that is my entry for this week’s bacon theme. I can’t wait to see what my friends at Sunday Supper came up with. Luckily for me I have a Bacon board on my Pinterest page so I’m ready to add some great dishes to it!  Click next page icon below for more bacon recipes and special thanks to Erica of The Crumby Cupcake for hosting this week!

These easy bacon beans & greens are the perfect way to use greens from your garden. Serve as a hearty side dish or as a main course. #SundaySupper
5 from 1 vote
Print

Easy Bacon Beans & Greens

These easy bacon beans & greens are the perfect way to use greens from your garden. Serve as a hearty side dish or as a main course.
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 4
Author Denise Wright (MyLifeCookbook.com)

Ingredients

  • 4 pieces of thick bacon
  • 1 small onion thinly sliced
  • 4 cups greens tightly packed
  • 2 cloves of garlic sliced
  • 1 cup beans navy or cannellini
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon pepper

Instructions

  1. In a saute pan, fry bacon until done to your liking. I like it crispy myself.
  2. Take out and set aside.
  3. Add the onion to the pan and saute until starting to caramelize and brown.
  4. Chop your greens into small pieces and to pan along with the garlic.
  5. Let the greens cook down a bit (maybe 5 minutes).
  6. Add beans, salt and pepper
  7. Cook for 5 minutes more.
  8. Take off the stove, add in bacon and serve.

 

These easy bacon beans & greens are the perfect way to use greens from your garden. Serve as a hearty side dish or as a main course. #SundaySupper

 

« After School Energizing Smoothie & Lunch Tips
Summertime Low Carb Tea Pops »

Subscribe

for your weekly recipe fix.

Reader Interactions

We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Nutritional information for the recipe is provided as a courtesy and is approximate only. You should always do your own calculations if you are concerned about the accuracy of this or any recipe. I use the Lose It app for all of my nutritional information because I have for years.

Comments

  1. Bonnie

    December 14, 2020 at 3:05 pm

    Hi, I’m going to make this tonight and put it over brown rice risotto !!! Can’t wait for dinner

    Reply
    • Denise

      December 15, 2020 at 7:08 am

      Hope you like it!

      Reply
  2. Debbie

    January 23, 2018 at 10:39 am

    So simple and I bet so delicious too!
    Bacon makes everything a little bit better!!

    Reply
  3. Lauren @ Sew You Think You Can Cook

    August 18, 2016 at 11:56 am

    Sounds like a perfect way to get my guys (and me) to eat their greens!

    Reply
    • Denise

      August 18, 2016 at 3:25 pm

      Thanks Lauren. That’s my strategy too!

      Reply
  4. Caroline

    August 14, 2016 at 10:27 am

    This looks so comforting and tasty!

    Reply
    • Denise

      August 14, 2016 at 3:08 pm

      Yes it is comfort food to me. 🙂

      Reply
  5. Carlee

    August 14, 2016 at 10:01 am

    What a perfect way to use your greens. I am sure using them won’t be a problem any more!

    Reply
    • Denise

      August 14, 2016 at 3:11 pm

      Yeah, this should get Rick off my back about the kale! hahaha

      Reply
  6. Stacy

    August 14, 2016 at 7:56 am

    Looks delicious, Denise! And I completely agree. If it has bacon, how can it not be good? Your dish would make me very happy as a main course too.

    Reply
    • Denise

      August 14, 2016 at 3:13 pm

      Thanks Stacy. And thanks for stopping by!

      Reply
  7. Patti

    August 14, 2016 at 7:39 am

    Yum. I love greens and beans and bacon seems like a perfect addition to an already great dish.

    Reply
    • Denise

      August 14, 2016 at 7:41 am

      I think my family would eat everything with bacon. 🙂

      Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




Primary Sidebar

Search

Popular Keto Posts

white plate with chocolate keto brownie cookies with a bit taking out
cookie sheet in background and plate with breakfast cookies in foreground
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Tumblr
  • Twitter

Copyright © 2022 My Life Cookbook - low carb healthy everyday recipes. on the Foodie Pro Theme