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Quick green bean recipe12/10/2023 ![]() Please see my disclosure page for more information. So what happens to those fresh veggies when I don’t have the time or energy to cook? Pickling of course! Sometimes my eyes are too big for my stomach when grocery shopping, and I end up with loads of fresh produce. The final result is a simple side that’s devoured by every single family member, every single time it’s made.Yesterday between cooking and baking, I squeezed in a small batch sweet spicy refrigerator pickled green bean recipe. This extra sauté step adds AMAZING flavor and a slightly crisp texture to the steamed beans. This, my friend, is where “the best” part comes into play. Once the beans are soft, the beans are added to a skillet with melted butter, sautéed garlic, and fresh herbs. Once the ends are snapped, the beans are added to a steamer basket and softened for about 7-9 minutes. Green beans are a great vegetable for the kids to help prep, so I usually set them up with snapping the ends of the beans, which saves me even more time. The Best Green Beans only take about 15 minutes to make, and 9 minutes are technically hands-off time. Today, it’s finally time to give The Best Green Beans their overdue spotlight. I’ve shared many of these sides on the blog. A few of my favorite side dishes include: homemade freezer biscuits (with soup), coleslaw (for taco night), roasted potatoes, an easy weeknight salad, a medley of roasted seasonal veggies, and the BEST green beans. I tend to focus my effort on the main meal, which means a side dish is either prepped in advance or must be easy to make on the spot. This means weeknights usually consist of a simple meat or meatless main dish: roasted chicken, crispy chicken thighs, soup, lentils, black beans and rice (my favorite), eggs (frittata or quiche), hamburgers ( beef or salmon), salmon (or another fish) in parchment with lemon slices and a drizzle of olive oil, a crock-pot roast, a veggie stir-fry or a bowl meal, homemade pizza, tacos, etc. And while I love reading about the special ingredients and techniques used to make these meals, most of the time they simply aren’t practical for our family (or the family budget).įor most of our meals, I resort to simple recipes with great flavor that can be prepped using simple and classic techniques (for example: sautéing and roasting). I believe it’s easy as a blogger and “foodie” to get caught up in the fancy meals spread across Pinterest, Instagram, and magazines. Something so humble and simple quickly became the best green beans ever! Instead of serving the beans dripping with water, I removed the beans from the steamer and sautéed them with butter and garlic. One day, for some out-of-routine reason, I decided to take a different approach to preparing green beans. I think edible and tolerable are probably more appropriate. Yes, green beans are pretty tasty even when they’re boiled (and yes, I realize the nutrients are lost when boiling vegetables), but I certainly wouldn’t ever use the phrase “the best” to describe them. So how about a little backstory?įor years, I made green beans the exact same way every single week: boiled. So claiming that something so incredibly simple is “the best” may raise some eyebrows. Greens beans are a humble vegetable that, when served as a side, are pretty easy to make. ![]() ![]() I know, green beans are, well, green beans. ![]()
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