Garlic Sautéed Green Beans
I am always looking for easy, simple, but delicious veggies sides, when I am not feelin’ my go-to veggie Roasted Cauliflower.
Garlic Sautéed Green Beans is a favorite vegetable side, especially in the summer with fresh green beans are in season! The only drawback to fresh green beans is that you have to snap them, but it’s really worth the effort since they are so delicious!
So those of you who have never “snapped beans”, here’s how it is done.
You grab each bean by the end and snap it off.
I snap off both ends, just to make sure the hard tough parts are gone, but some people only snap the end that has the stem. Don’t worry, you can tell the difference in the ends, but if in doubt, just pop them both off!
Discard the ends and now get to cookin’!
Enjoy!
- ½ -1 cup diced onions
- 2 cloves of garlic. minced
- 1ish TBSP olive oil (eye-ball it)
- 1tbsp butter
- 1.5 lb fresh green beans
- Pinch of Sea salt (Himalayan prefered)
- Fresh ground pepper
- Bring to boil a large pot of salted water
- Remove the ends (snap) the washed green beans.
- Toss the green beans into the water and allow to boil until tender - about 5 minutes
- While cooking the the water, place olive oil, butter and onions in in a large skillet to saute'
- When Onions are tender add the slightly cooked green beans and garlic. Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Continue to saute the green beans for an additional 5-7minutes, until the garlic is tender and the beans are soft (not mushy)
- Serve warm and may top with Parmesan cheese if desired
- Enjoy!
