Green Beans with Red Peppers Recipe

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"Balsamic vinegar adds zing to these colorful sauteed veggies that cook in a flash," says Chris Kallies of Oldsmar, Florida. "Trim the beans and julienne the pepper ahead to make this dish in a snap at the last minute."

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Green Beans with Red Peppers Recipe
  • Prep/Total Time: 10 min.
  • Yield: 2 Servings
5 5 10

Ingredients

  • 1/4 pound fresh green beans, trimmed
  • 1/2 cup julienned sweet red pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
  • 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon dried basil
  • 1/8 teaspoon pepper

Directions

  • In a nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, saute beans and red pepper in oil for 4 minutes or until crisp-tender. Stir in the vinegar, basil and pepper. Yield: 2 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: One serving (2/3 cup) equals 79 calories, 3 g fat (trace saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 10 mg sodium, 14 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 3 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 vegetable, 1/2 fat.

Originally published as Green Beans with Red Peppers in Light & Tasty October/November 2001, p53

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Reviewed on Feb. 08, 2011 by PatuniaB

This looked awesome on the table and tasted great. We ended up chopping the peppers in 'largeish' chunks as we were using smaller beans. Still looked great. This will definitely be used plently around our house.

 
 
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