Green Beans with Bacon and Walnuts

In a large saucepan, cook green beans and sweet pepper in enough boiling water to cover for 3 minutes; drain.

In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Using a slotted spoon, remove bacon from skillet, reserving 2 tablespoons of the drippings in skillet (discard the remaining drippings). Drain bacon on paper towels. Crumble bacon; set aside.

Add green bean-sweet pepper mixture, walnuts, garlic, crushed red pepper and 1/4 teaspoon salt to the reserved drippings in skillet. Cook and stir about 5 minutes or until beans are tender and walnuts are lightly toasted.

To serve, sprinkle with crumbled bacon.