Green Beans Almondine with Bacon

Jazz up your green bean recipe with this fabulous keto Green Beans Almondine with Bacon dish! With a double hit of flavor from the bacon and almonds, this amazing low carb side dish recipe is easy, packed with flavor, and an impressive addition to any table.

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Tender-crisp green beans, salty bacon, and buttery toasted almonds are a match made in heaven in this vegetable side dish, and this quick and easy dish isn’t just pretty, it’s also delish! It makes the perfect holiday or Christmas side dish, but this elegant side dish will also pair with everyday meals with your favorite main dish. Bored with beans? Give this recipe a try and fall in love with them all over again!

What You Need to Make Green Bean Almondine with Bacon

Ready for a super simple ingredient list?

• Green Beans or haricot vert – fresh are best in this easy side dish but frozen will work
• Bacon
• Almonds – sliced or slivered
• Butter

How To Make Green Bean Almondine with Bacon

This is one of my favorite green bean almondine recipes because it is easy, quick, and perfect for making ahead (scroll down to see my tips on making this dish ahead of time.) Plus, anyone can make this dish – just don’t burn the almonds! Scroll down for the full list of ingredients and instructions.

1. Snip the stem ends off the beans. My mother always insisted on cutting beans into thirds, but I like them whole. However you like them cut – or not cut – is fine!
2. Cook the green beans in salted boiling water for about 8 minutes or until they are tender-crisp.
3. Meanwhile, cook the bacon in a small skillet. Remove all but 2 tablespoons of the bacon fat. Melt 2 tablespoons of butter in the hot pan.
4. Toss the bacon and butter with toasted almonds, and spoon this lusciousness over the top of the hot beans.

How to Toast Almonds

If I had a nickel for every batch of nuts I burned…. There’s a saying among chefs, “Turn your back, the nuts will burn.” How true this seems to be! I’m going to give you several ways to toast nuts but they go from untoasted to burned in a nano-second, and the minute you step away or turn your back, they’ll go from golden brown to burned!

• In a skillet – this is my favorite way to toast nuts for this green beans almondine recipe. I just add the sliced almonds to a dry skillet and put it over a medium heat. I shake the pan to flip the nuts around every 20 seconds or so until they are toasty. Remove them from the pan immediately or they’ll keep toasting and could end up burning, despite being off the heat.
• In the oven/toaster oven – this method is too much “set it and forget it” for me, but you can put the almonds on a sheet pan and toast them in a 325-F oven for about 8-10 minutes until they’re toasty. Mix them around about halfway through the time. Keep an eye on them so they don’t burn!
• How to toast almonds in an air fryer – spread the almonds on a piece of foil or on a pan/dish. Toast them at 325-F for about 4-5 minutes, stirring halfway.

How To Make Green Beans Almondine with Bacon Ahead of Time

1. Cook the beans in salted water then shock them in ice water bath to cool them quickly and stop the cooking. This will also preserve their bright green color.
2. Toast the nuts but keep them separate from the bacon and butter mixture, which you can make ahead of time and refrigerate.
3. To assemble, reheat the beans by dunking them in boiling water for 2 minutes, or heat them in the microwave. Reheat the bacon/butter mixture and add the nuts and mix well. Dress the hot beans with the bacon/butter/almond mixture before serving.

Chef Jenn’s Tips

• I prefer fresh green beans for this easy green beans recipe, but frozen green beans are such good quality these days, that they’ll be just fine. Heat them as per the instructions on the bag, then top them with the bacon-almond topping.
• Sliced or slivered almonds work well in this jazzed up classic French recipe, but they burn equally quickly so keep an eye on them when toasting them!
• A pinch of red pepper flakes will add a bit of spice to this dish
• Jazz up this green bean almond recipe with a bit of sauteed onion or minced garlic

What To Serve With Green Bean Almondine with Bacon

This beans and bacon recipe pairs so well with so many dishes! You can go for something off the smoked meatballs, pair it with a lovely roast beef, or your favorite keto pork recipe like this smoked pork tenderloin. Or, dig into this one pan keto pesto chicken! Versatile and delicious, mix and match your favorite main dishes with this tasty keto side dish recipe!

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Want Even More Easy Keto Recipes?

These are some of my current favorites:

• Crack Cauliflower
• Beefy minestrone soup
• Grilled vegetables
• And this dump-and-go Instant Pot classic

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