Lemon Mint Beans Recipe

Lemon Mint Beans Recipe Lemon Mint Beans Recipe photo by Taste of Home Rating 4

This vegetable side tastes so refreshing that they're a delightful addition to summer meals, but you'll want to enjoy them the rest of the year, too.—Dorothy Pritchett, Wills Point, Texas

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Lemon Mint Beans Recipe
  • Prep/Total Time: 10 min.
  • Yield: 4 Servings
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Ingredients

  • 1 package (16 ounces) fresh or frozen cut green or wax beans
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon snipped fresh mint
  • 1/4 teaspoon grated lemon peel
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

Directions

  • In a saucepan, cook beans in a small amount of water until tender; drain. Add remaining ingredients; toss to coat. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: One serving (1 cup) equals 39 calories, trace fat (trace saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 297 mg sodium, 9 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 2 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 vegetable.

Originally published as Lemon Mint Beans in Taste of Home June/July 2003, p15

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Reviewed on Apr. 30, 2012 by btaylor123

I make this frequently, and it's become one of my favorite ways to fix green beans. I'd never have thought of trying mint, but it's delicious!

Reviewed on Oct. 05, 2009 by katiesnewlife

Fresh tasting; I wouldn't have thought to put mint with beans!

 
 

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