Fresh Green Beans Mediterranean Medley With Bacon & Red Potatoes Recipe

INGREDIENTS

1-2 pounds Fresh green beans

2 - 3 strips Bacon

3 - cloves Garlic peeled & crushed

10 - 15 Pearl Onions

8 - 10 small Red or White potatoes

1 - Chicken bouillon cube

1-2 tsp Just Simply Good Stuff! Mediterranean Medley

1/2 tsp black pepper

DIRECTIONS

Cut bacon into 2" pieces sauté in 2 quart. sauce pot on low, fry 2-3 minutes (do not drain grease!) add crushed garlic, cut tips off green beans, snap in half add to pot, add pepper, Mediterranean Medley, cover with water bring to boil, add bouillon turn down to simmer, cook 1 hour, add potatoes, peel onions add to pot, cook additional 30 minutes or until potatoes are fork tender.

Active Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 90 minutes

Yield: servings 6-8

If you end up with leftovers you can freeze them for another meal or better yet add them to the next beef /chicken stew or vegetable soup you make. All sorts of leftovers can be used in soups or stews. For instance you can take the previous nights roast beef, cube it into 1 ½" pieces, set aside. Use a 4-5 quart pot, sauté garlic and onion in a small amount of olive oil, add 1 -2 tablespoons of flour, stir well to remove all lumps add 2 cans beef or chicken broth or stock, stir well. Add beef cubes, leftover green beans with potatoes & onions, canned or fresh corn (cut off of cob), a can of diced tomatoes, any fresh vegetables from the crisper like celery, carrots, mushrooms, bell pepper, leeks, broccoli, brussel sprouts. Just use your imagination and see what you come up with!

By Robin Carter

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