This side dish is one of the recipes in my Weekday Gourmand’s Meal Planner Series!  Haricots Verts with Pancetta Shallot Butter is a lovely “Parisian” addition to the “World Tour Week’s” Menu! 

HARICOTS VERTS WITH PANCETTA SHALLOT BUTTER

Give green beans a “French Flair” with crispy pancetta and shallots, sauteed in butter until sweet and savory.  Haricots Verts with Pancetta Shallot Butter is a fabulous side dish that will elevate any weeknight meal to “gourmet” status!

You’ll find the recipe card for Haricots Verts with Pancetta Shallot Butter at the bottom of this post.

This delicious side dish is served on the fourth evening of my World Tour Week’s menu.  It’s goes with Weeknight Beef Bourguignon and Overnight Thyme Parmesan Polenta. 

 

 

Keep reading to see what’s on the rest of the World Tour Week’s menu.  If you’re serious about eating fabulous dinners all week long, then you’ll love my Weekday Gourmand’s Meal Planner Series.

 

WEEKDAY GOURMAND’S MEAL PLANNER

I’m thrilled to introduce you to a new series I’ll be featuring here at Ingredients For A Fabulous Life.  The Weekday Gourmand’s Meal Planner features 7 days of gourmet dinner menus, not just one recipe per day.

Periodically I’ll add a new week of fresh and creative gourmet menus and recipes for you to try at home.  I think you’ll love the “Weekday Gourmand” menu planning concept I’ve come up with for you.

Not only do you eat fabulous meals every night, my menu plans are created to use up all your ingredients too!  Yes, you’ll need some pancetta for WEEKNIGHT BEEF BOURGUIGNON and HARICOTS VERTS WITH SHALLOT- PANCETTA BUTTER on Thursday. 

But you’ll use up the rest making CRISPY PANCETTA RICE CAKES WITH TOMATO BASIL RELISH the very next day.  It’s just that simple!

 

Check out the entire Weekday Gourmand’s Meal Planner “WORLD TOUR WEEK” menus:

• MONDAY – Char Siu Chinese BBQ Pork, Rice w/Green Onions & Almonds, Roasted Asian Broccoli
• TUESDAY – Mushroom Butternut Barley Risotto, Pineapple Spears with Salted Caramel Sauce & Toasted Almonds
• WEDNESDAY – Steamed Chinese BBQ Pork Bao Buns or Pan-Fried Chinese BBQ Pork Dumplings, Simple Asian Slaw
• THURSDAY – Weeknight Beef Bourguignon, Overnight Thyme-Parmesan Polenta and Haricots Verts with Pancetta-Shallot Butter
• FRIDAY – Crispy Pancetta Rice Cakes with Tomato-Basil Relish, Cranberry Caramel Baked Apples
• SATURDAY – Beef Bourguignon Barley Soup, Blue Cheese Toasts
• SUNDAY – Roman Gnocchi with Mediterranean Vegetable Sauce, Green Apple & Arugula Salad with Blue Cheese and Sugared Walnuts

 

 

ARE YOU READY FOR A FAB WEEK OF GOURMET MEALS?

So, now you’ve got an arsenal filled with 15 fabulous weeknight gourmet recipes.  That’s great, but how do you work the “menu plan” itself?

I created my printable Weekday Gourmand’s 9 Page Meal Planner to help you execute the entire week’s menus.   Here’s what it contains, and how it will help you have a stress-free week of gourmet meals.  I’ve done all the thinking, planning and calculating for the whole week’s menu, so you won’t have to.  

• “World Tour Week” Menu with Reused Ingredient Notations
• Grocery Shopping Checklist with quantities noted
• Post-Grocery Shopping Meal Prep Tasks to keep weeknights simple
• Daily Meal Prep List
• “Next Day’s Meal” Tasks to give you a head start on tomorrow’s dinner
• Meal Planner Worksheet for you to make notes and help plan your week
• Custom “Weekday Gourmand” 5″ x 7″ blank recipe cards because I love my readers!

 

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Want to read more about the “WEEKDAY GOURMAND MEAL PLANNER”?

FOR THE WHOLE SCOOP AND ALL THE RELATED RECIPES CLICK HERE:

Weekday Gourmand’s Meal Planner – World Tour Week Menus

 

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Haricots Verts with Pancetta Shallot Butter

Yield: 4-6 Servings

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 18 minutes

Total Time: 28 minutes

Give green beans a "French Flair" with crispy pancetta and shallots, sauteed in butter until sweet and savory. This fabulous side dish will elevate any weeknight meal to "gourmet" status!

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Ingredients

• 1 lb. fresh green beans, trimmed
• 1 tsp. kosher salt
• 2 oz. pancetta diced
• 1 large shallot, peeled and diced
• 3 Tbsp. unsalted butter
• 1/2 tsp. kosher salt
• 1/4 tsp. freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

1. Cook beans in salted water over medium heat until crisp tender, about 9-12 mins. Drain and hold in covered pot.
2. In a large skillet over medium heat, fry the pancetta until crispy, remove with slotted spoon and drain on paper towels.
3. Add 1 Tbsp. butter and shallots to the pan and saute until they just start to brown. Add remaining butter, pancetta and beans into the skillet and reduce heat to low. Toss together to combine and coat beans with butter. Season with salt and pepper, cover and heat until beans are hot, about 3 minutes.

Nutrition Information

Yield 6 Serving Size 1
Amount Per Serving Calories 129Total Fat 11gSaturated Fat 5gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 5gCholesterol 22mgSodium 591mgCarbohydrates 7gFiber 2gSugar 3gProtein 3g