Article: Best Green Beans Ever

Learn, tip by tip, how a Southern Living Cook-Off finalist makes her family's favorite veggie.

Try out this seven-ingredient side dish. It comes from Caroline Harris, a finalist in our 2005 Cook-Off. The Lexington, Georgia, resident says, "This recipe is on a 12-year winning streak on my family's holiday table. I call these beans universal. They go with any meat." Step into the kitchen as she shares a few tips.

-SHIRLEY HARRINGTON, ALYSSA PORUBCAN

Green Beans With Mushrooms and Bacon

MAKES 8 SERVINGS

PREP: 20 MIN., COOK: 20 MIN.

We loved the dash of dried crushed red pepper-it made the flavor lively, not hot.

2 lb. fresh green beans, trimmed

8 bacon slices

3 cups sliced shiitake mushrooms ...

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