One Skillet Green Bean Goodness

I spy a little boy's hand, swiping some bacon. 

Thanks to my Backyard Hobby Farmer & the amazing God we serve, our refrigerator has been filled with an over abundance of GREEN BEANS! 

 

To put this in perspective, I had a whole shelf dedicated to only gallon Ziploc bags that were stuffed full of beautiful fresh green beans.  Oh my, were they ever the most vibrant shade of green you could imagine!

 

I know, green is the color of money.  I should've taken these to the Farmers' Market.  But Ain't nobody 'round here got time for that. 

 

Actually, I was told for a week that the beans were off-limits, as Mr. Awesome was planning to pickle them.  But then the plan changed and I was told to use them up as quickly as I could!  Say What?!

 

In my head I was all like "Sure thing Mr. Awesome,  Just don't be getting after me when I speak my mind about everything under the sun, and then change my perspective and throw out new rules... because you just did that.  Yes, you really did." 

 

I may be PMS-ing just a tad, so I kept my mouth shut and just stared into his pretty blue-green eyes.  I was thinking of how badly I wanted to chuck a bag of those beans into his arms and tell him to turn it into chocolate. 

 

Then just like that, I changed my mind and decided I really wanted cooked green beans. 

 

 

1. Melt a hunk of BUTTER in a skillet.  A skillet with a wide base and high sides works the best. 

 

 



 2. Chop up some onions.  I ♥ my Cutco knives.  I only have a few of them, but they were an excellent investment.  I call them an investment, because they really did cost as much as a couple weeks worth of groceries.  I have Housewife Probs I suppose, I compare everything to how many groceries I could get for the same price.  You all do that too, yeah?

 

 
3. Add the ONIONS to the BUTTER.

 
4.  Stir them around like you know what you're doing.

 

5. Cut off the ends of the green beans and toss them aside.  Then cut the beans into manageable bite sized chunks; Nobody is going to use their manners and a knife to cut them at the table, and you don't have the energy to fight that battle today.  Just keep chopping.

 6. Rinse the beans now, or you could've done this earlier if you were on the ball and remembered they weren't washed when they got put in the fridge.

 

 
7.  Add the beans and some  diced up bacon to the skillet.  Put the lid on.

 

 

8. Forget what you're doing and snap a picture of the sunset 

 

9.  Come back a few minutes later, give this a stir, and marvel at this sight:

 

10. Put one serving on your nicest plate and take a picture of it.  It's okay, you can serve the rest on your regular dishes. 

 

 

THE SILVER LINING: This simple one skillet dish took care of one full bag of green beans.  We only have to eat them for another 28,000 meals to finish up the rest of them.

Dear Tired Momma out there,
I know you're thinking your kids would NEVER eat this.  But my completely irrational 2 year old ate THREE plates of this.  I'm sure she would've had more, but SOMEONE pulled the ice cream out of the freezer and she decided she was ready for dessert RIGHT THEN (cue the temper-tantrum).  My 8 & 12 year olds also devoured this meal. 
Give it a try.  And if it fails, go for the ice cream. 
Love,
Quincey B.