special green bean bake

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 slices bacon
• 1 tablespoon bacon drippings
• 1/2 sweet onion, chopped
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup vinegar
• 3 tablespoons sweet pickle relish
• 1 (2 ounce) jar chopped pimento peppers
• 2 (15 ounce) cans french-cut green beans, drained

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 45 mins

Ready Time: 2 hrs 15 mins


• place the bacon in a large, deep skillet, and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. drain the bacon slices on a paper towel-lined plate, reserving about 1 tablespoon bacon drippings in the skillet. crumble bacon.
• preheat oven to 275 degrees f (135 degrees c).
• cook and stir the onion in the reserved bacon drippings over medium-high heat until onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes.
• combine cooked onion, sugar, vinegar, relish, pimento peppers, and green beans in a large bowl.
• transfer mixture to a baking dish and cover with aluminum foil.
• bake in the preheated oven until browned, about 1 1/2 hours. remove foil and stir lightly.
• allow green beans to rest for 15 minutes before topping with crumbled bacon and serving.