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Sautéed Green Beans with Butter and Garlic
These delicious sauteed green beans are cooked in butter and seasoned with garlic and crushed red peppers.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 86 kcal
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 pound fresh green beans ends trimmed
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon fresh garlic minced
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
Instructions
- In a large skillet, heat the butter over medium-high heat.
- When the butter stops foaming, add the green beans and salt.
- Cook, stirring often, for about 5 minutes.
- Add the black pepper, garlic, and red pepper flakes.
- Continue to cook, stirring often, for about 5 more minutes, until the beans are tender but not mushy. Serve immediately.
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Notes
- The most important thing is to avoid overcooking the beans. You want them tender, but they should still have a bite - much like "al dente" when cooking spaghetti. You definitely don't want them mushy or droopy.
- Whether you cut the beans in half or leave them whole is up to you. Both work.
- You can keep the leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for 3-4 days. Reheat them gently in the microwave at 50% power. They are also good when served cold! It's kind of like antipasti. Sometimes, I chop them up and add them cold to a salad
Nutrition Information
Serving
0.25recipe
Calories
86kcal
(4%)
Carbohydrates
8g
(3%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
6g
(9%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Sodium
172mg
(7%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 86
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 0.25recipe | |
| Calories | 86kcal | 4% |
| Carbohydrates | 8g | 3% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 6g | 9% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Sodium | 172mg | 7% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.