Green Beans with Pancetta and Shallots
This turned out to be a wonderful side dish. I picked up some fresh green beans at the store and thought they would taste really good cooked with pancetta and a little shallot. The green beans were perfectly cooked yet still crisp, and the pancetta was a bit salty. My son ate two servings of these beauties–can’t beat that. This easy green beans with pancetta and shallots was a big hit with all of us and paired nicely with some juicy steak, ultimate twice-baked potatoes, and dinner rolls.
Green Beans with Pancetta and Shallots
Ingredients:
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1 small shallot, sliced thinly
- 2 tbsp pancetta, diced finely
- 1 large handful of green beans, ends trimmed and cleaned
- Sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper, to taste
How to Make Green Beans with Pancetta and Shallots:
Heat the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Once hot, add pancetta and shallots and cook for 1-2 minutes.
Add the green beans and season with sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper to taste, and cook, stirring often, for 5-7 minutes, or until the green beans are crisp-tender.
Serve and enjoy.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1 small shallot sliced thinly
- 2 tbsp pancetta diced finely
- ½ lb. green beans ends trimmed and cleaned
- Sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Heat the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Once hot, add pancetta and shallots and cook for 1-2 minutes.
- Add the green beans and season with sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper to taste, and cook, stirring often, for 5-7 minutes, or until the green beans are crisp-tender.
- Serve and enjoy.
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What a way to make green beans more appealing (they are honestly the one veggie that I stuggle with, its the texture) This sounds really good! Your photos always look terrific too!
I love green beans. They have always been one of my very favorite vegetables. And this sounds like a great way to prepare them – simple yet flavorful and tender crisp. Yum!
How lovely & very continental! – I love them served this way & also makes a great cold salad dish.
great idea for side dish…. 🙂
Your green beans look so colorful and fresh….great dish! I make something close with bacon and onions, but I fry the green beans until they are browned in the bacon grease. Your version looks much better…I will have to try them!
Great idea Pam. You’re so right about how tasty and easy it is. Is it green bean season still? I should get on this 🙂
Your green beans are picture perfect. Pancetta is nice touch instead of bacon. A wonderful side.
I have been looking for a way to liven up my green beans! YUM!
Green beans with additions are awesome! And so pretty!
I love snapping fresh green beans!! What a great way to jazz them up!
This is so simple and delicious:) Perfect side dish !
I love bacon with my green beans. Onions too. They look just lovely and a great use of an in season veggie.
Oh, this sounds very tasty! I think I’d add a bit of garlic and lemon juice as well.
good ol’ green beans. are those from your garden? they look wonderfully fresh and crispy! 🙂
Those look amazing, cant wait to try that recipe!
Pretty dish.
Next time, try it with some chopped walnuts.
i LOVE grean beans with eggs. this looks yummy too!
ooh, I love your litle ingredient bowls as well as that serving bowl! This recipes sounds delicious, and I’m all for anything that has a kid’s approval! Another terrific recipe from your kitchen!
Awesome pictures, simplicity at it’s best…..I am on the look-out for easy doable recipes by my standards, thanks for sharing!
I like green beans as long as they are not over cooked, these look and sound perfect. I like your additions too.
These look great! I just picked up a nice bag of fresh beans today.
We were almost on the same wave-length there! Yours look good too!