Sinfully Delicious but Angelic Green Bean Almondine Casserole

• 2 lbs green beans (fresh or 2 16 oz bags frozen)
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 12 large vidalia onion (sweet)
• 2 tablespoons bacon bits (1 slice crispy cooked bacon crushed)
• 14 cup water
• 12 cup sliced almonds
• 1 teaspoon garlic (minced)
• 18 teaspoon salt (optional or to taste)
• 18 teaspoon pepper (optional or to taste)
• 14 cup asiago cheese (shredded) (optional)

1. -Steam green beans to preference.
2. -Cook single bacon slice until crispy (microwave in paper towel for 2 min), crush into bits (or buy pre-cooked bacon bits) and set aside approximately 2 tablespoons.
3. -In large saucepan, sautee thinly sliced vidalia, garlic and 2 tablespoons butter until brown.
4. Then add 1/4 of water and let it cook down into carmelized onion sauce (not to much -- really cook it down).
5. -In large bowl, toss green beans, carmelized onions and bacon bits.
6. Salt to taste.
7. Then put into casserole.
8. -Toast almonds with 1 tablespoon of butter (or pam) until toasty brown and brittle.
9. -Sprinkle almonds on top of green beans and then sprinkle shredded cheese (not too much -- just for a light zing of flavor and to leave the almonds and greenbeand visible through a light lace coating of cheese).
10. - Pepper to tasted (cracked pepper is best).
11. -Set aside until just before serving and then heat in oven enough to brown the top.

green beans, butter, vidalia onion, bacon bits, water, almonds, garlic, salt, pepper, asiago cheese

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/sinfully-delicious-but-angelic-green-bean-almondine-casserole-419040 (may not work)