Holiday Green Beans

[Kitchen Witch]

Holiday Green Beans
Ingredients:

* 2 3/4 lbs green beans - trimmed; strings removed
* 1 Tbsp butter
* 3 Tbsp heavy cream
* 3 Tbsp finely chopped mushrooms - your variety choice
* 1/4 cup walnuts, coarsly chopped
* 2 1/2 Tbsp scallions - freshly chopped
* Salt to taste
* Garlic to taste
* 3 slices bacon - cooked and crumbled

In a 4 1/2 quart saucepan, bring 2 quarts of water to a rolling boil. Add green beans. When the water returns to a boil, cook green beans for 5 minutes. Drain water from beans. Set aside. In the same saucepan, add butter, cream, walnuts, scallions, garlic and salt. Heat to a small boil, stirring constantly. Heat until slightly thick. Return beans to pan and heat thoroughly. Top with bacon just before serving.
To add a bit of Christmas color, if desired, sprinkle a few chopped pimientos on top around the bacon. It adds only an extra trace of carbs.

Makes 8 Servings. 3 net grams of carbohydrate per serving.