Sunday, February 22, 2015

Under 200 Calories-Easy Beans & Potatoes and Bacon!


Easy Beans, Potatoes and Bacon


This side dish is easy to make and very delicious. Fry up some bacon, throw everything in a crock pot and wala!! A great side 


dish with just over 100 calories per serving. Very good the next day also.

Ingredients:


Fry bacon-Reserve 1 tablespoon drippings

Add all other ingredients in crock pot

Mix in 1 Tablespoon bacon drippings

Cook for 6-8 hours 
Add bacon, heat cook until warm 

Serve

Easy Beans, Potatoes & Bacon Recipe:

Prep- 15 minutes
Cook 6 hours
Makes: 10 servings (3/4 cup each)

** I halved this recipe

8 bacon strips chopped
1 1/2 pounds fresh green beans trimmed
and cut into  pieces.  ** (I left mine whole)

4 medium potatoes peeled and cubed **(I used small red potatoes with peelings left on)
1-small onion sliced
1/4 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth  **(I used 1/2 cup)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper

In a skillet cook bacon until crisp. Remove to paper towels. Reserve 1 tablespoon drippings
Cover bacon until serving. Refrigerate

In a crock pot, combine the remaining ingredients, stir in reserved drippings. Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours or until potatoes are tender. Stir in bacon. Heat through.

Per Serving:
116 calories
4 grams fat (1gram sat fat)
8 mg chol
17 grams carbs
3 grams fiber
5 grams protein
256 mg sodium
Diabetic Exchanges-1 starch 1 fat

I served these with
  spinach-stuffed chicken

Delicious.

Enjoy!

xoxo
Lenetta


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