This is a quick and easy recipe for a green bean and pancetta side dish with loads of flavour.

Green Beans and Pancetta Recipe

Ingredients

• 300g Green beans
• 150g Bacon/Pancetta
• 250g Cherry tomatoes
• 1 tbsp Balsamic vinegar
• 2 tbsp Olive oil
• Chicken stock cube
• ¼ tsp Dried chilli flakes

Method

1. Cut the beans into 1 cm pieces.  Chuck them into a pot of boiling water, add the stock cube, and cook until the beans are tender but not mushy.
2. In a separate pan, fry the diced bacon/pancetta until nice and crispy.
3. Add the the cherry tomatoes (cut in half), chilli flakes,  olive oil, and balsamic vinegar to the bacon/pancetta.  Cook until the tomatoes start going soft.
4. Drain the beans, retaining 60 ml of the cooking liquid.  Add the beans and cooking liquid to the bacon/pancetta and tomatoes.
5. Cook until the liquid is reduced.

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