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I was craving some of my Grandmother's German cooking, looked over about 15 recipes for ideas, and then went to the kitchen and came up with this.
Green Beans with Bacon Vinaigrette

Recipe By : Dawn
Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00
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1 pound of green beans
5 slices bacon
3 Tablespoons bacon drippings
1/2 medium onion -- sliced, thin
1/3 cup red wine vinegar
2 Tablespoons Splenda
salt -- to taste
pepper -- to taste

Wash beans. Cut off ends and cut into 1 " pieces. Steam until tender, about 15 - 20 minutes. Meanwhile, cook bacon and drain & crumble. Reserve bacon drippings. Cook the sliced onion in 2 T. of drippings until golden brown. Remove from heat. To the onions, add red wine vinegar, splenda, salt & pepper & 1 additional T. of bacon drippings. Toss the vinaigrette with the green beans in a serving dish. Sprinkle the crumbled bacon on top and serve.

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Counts from Mastercook:
Calories: 175
ECC: 7.4
Protein: 4.4


Pork chops in Beer
Recipe By : Dawn
Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00
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4 large pork chops
salt -- to taste
pepper -- to taste
12 ounces Miller Lite
1/4 medium onion -- sliced

Salt & pepper both side of chops and brown over medium high heat. When browned, turn heat to low, add 1 can of beer and the sliced onion. Cover and braise the chops, turning them occasionally, until the beer is almost gone (about 30 - 45 minutes). You will have thick "gravy like" drippings with onions at the end which gives the chops a nice brown appearance, serve this on top of pork chops. Very tender!

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Mastercook counts:
Calories: 259
ECC: 1.4
Protein: 23.4

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Sounds GREAT! Love chops & LOOOOVE BACON! Thanks! ;0)

You're welcome, Crystal. Hope you like it!