Italian Style Green Beans Recipe

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Fresh green beans and mushrooms star in this pretty dish from Gloria Warczak of Cedarburg, Wisconsin. Lightly coated with olive oil, lemon and basil, the beans are cooked to perfection.

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Italian Style Green Beans Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Yield: 8 Servings

15 15 30

Ingredients

1-1/2 pounds fresh green beans, trimmed
1/2 pound sliced fresh mushrooms
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon minced fresh basil or 1 teaspoon dried basil
1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
1/4 teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper

Directions

Place beans in a large saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Cook, uncovered, for 8-10 minutes or until crisp-tender; drain.
In a large nonstick skillet, saute mushrooms in oil until crisp-tender; stir in the beans. Sprinkle with basil, lemon peel, sugar, salt and pepper. Cook and stir until combined. Yield: 8 servings.

Nutritional Facts 3/4 cup equals 46 calories, 2 g fat (trace saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 79 mg sodium, 7 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 2 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 vegetable, 1/2 fat.

Originally published as Italian-Style Green Beans in Light & Tasty February/March 2007, p58