German green beans feature crisp-tender green beans warmed in a sweet and sour sauce with bacon, onions, cider vinegar and brown sugar. It makes a delicious healthy low carb side.

My children started school a few weeks ago. If you?re a parent, then you know weeknight cooking changes to accommodate hectic schedules during the school year. I?m on the lookout for easy sides and meals I can put together in 30 minutes.
Green beans are on our menu every week! They?re low in calories, low in carbs, and high in fiber, which makes them the perfect choice for my low carb diet. This recipe for German green beans is perfect for weeknight meals.

Sweet and Sour German Green Beans
In my spare time, I like to look through my collection of cookbooks, but I rarely cook from them. Instead, they serve as a source of inspiration. While flipping through a vintage cookbook my mother gave me, I stumbled over a recipe for German Green Beans. It?s a fundraising cookbook published by the San Antonio Conservation Society of 1982. I adapted this recipe from one shared by Mrs. LeRoy C. Gass.
Say the word ?Texas? and images of Tex-Mex food, big steaks, smoked briskets and BBQ may come to mind. But, did you know that there?s a large German community in Texas" As a kid living near San Antonio, we attended many German festivals in the Fall and frequented our share of German restaurants. The food served was always hearty and full of flavor. Some of my favorite German menu items were those that were b...