How To Make Garlic Butter String Beans
Tender yet crisp at the same time, this string beans recipe yields a simply flavored meal. It’s a healthy side dish that doesn’t take much to prep.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 12ozfresh string beans,(2 bags), or green beans, ends trimmed
- 3tbspbutter
- 4garlic cloves,minced
- salt and pepper,to taste
Instructions
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Boil a salted pot of water for the beans and also prepare a large bowl of cold water with ice cubes. Trim the ends of the beans.
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Once the water is boiling, add the string beans and cook them for 2 to 3 minutes. Drain them and add them to the bowl of ice water so they stop cooking.
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Melt the butter in a skillet over medium-high heat. Once the butter is sizzling, stir in the garlic and cook for about 30 seconds.
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Drain the beans and add them to the skillet. Cook for about 5 minutes, tossing/stirring often, or until the beans are as tender as you like.
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Season beans with salt and pepper as needed. Serve immediately.
Nutrition
- Calories: 71.96kcal
- Fat: 5.90g
- Saturated Fat: 3.68g
- Trans Fat: 0.23g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 1.50g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.29g
- Carbohydrates: 4.74g
- Fiber: 1.62g
- Sugar: 1.87g
- Protein: 1.25g
- Cholesterol: 15.26mg
- Sodium: 153.47mg
- Calcium: 27.27mg
- Potassium: 132.01mg
- Iron: 0.64mg
- Vitamin A: 68.46µg
- Vitamin C: 7.54mg
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