American/European - Entrées

Bacon and Veggie Stir-Fry

A Healthy Enough Meal

When you want to eat healthy but bacon is life.

Cookware & Appliances Needed

  1. Stovetop or Hot plate
  2. 8 quart sauté pan
  3. 8 quart pot
  4. Deep colander

Ingredients for chicken marinade

  1. Carrots – 6
  2. Green beans – 1 lb
  3. Portobello mushrooms – 16 oz
  4. Low sodium bacon – 4 strips
  5. Yellow onion – 1/2 of a whole
  6. Garlic – 5 cloves
  7. Black pepper – 1 tsp
  8. Salt to taste

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Instructions

PREP

  • Wash and dry all vegetables/ herbs.
  • Peel and bâtonnet the carrots. Ideal carrot batons should be 2 to 3 inches long and 1/2-inch by 1/2-inch thick.
  • Slice the mushrooms into 1/4 inch sections.
  • Peel and thinly slice 1/2 a yellow onion.
  • Peel, remove the dry ends, and mince the garlic.
  • Thinly slice the bacon.

LET’S COOK

  • Boil the carrots until soften.
  • Boil the green beans until they turn bright green and tender.
  • Strain the water from the carrots and green beans then set them aside.
  • In a 8 quart sauté pan, over medium heat, add the bacon.
  • Once the bacon becomes crispy and fat is rendered, add the sliced yellow onion and minced garlic.
  • When fragrant, add the mushrooms.
  • Once the mushrooms are tender and cooked, add the cooked carrots and green beans.
  • Add black pepper and salt to taste.
  • Best paired with Air-Fryer Parmesan & Herbs Pork Loin.
  • Enjoy!