Nutrition Facts

  • One serving:
  • (3/4 cup)
  • Calories:
  • 77
  • Fat:
  • 5 g
  • Saturated Fat:
  • 1 g
  • Cholesterol:
  • 0 mg
  • Sodium:
  • 443 mg
  • Carbohydrate:
  • 8 g
  • Fiber:
  • 3 g
  • Protein:
  • 2 g
  • Diabetic Exch:
  • 1 vegetable, 1 fat.

Roasted Ginger Green Beans

My husband, Michael, is the cook in our house and discovered this simple treatment for green beans. I hope you like its pleasant flavor as much as we do. —Kathy Jackson of Arlington, Virginia

SERVINGS

4

CATEGORY

Lower Fat

METHOD

Baked

PREP

5 min.

COOK

20 min.

TOTAL

25 min.

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 1/4 teaspoon minced fresh thyme or dash dried thyme
  • 1 pound fresh green beans
  • 1 tablespoon minced fresh gingerroot

DIRECTIONS

In a large bowl, combine the first five ingredients. Add beans; toss to coat.
    Transfer to a 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan coated with cooking spray. Bake, uncovered, at 400° for 16-20 minutes or until beans are crisp-tender, stirring occasionally. Sprinkle with ginger. Yield: 4 servings.

Printed from tasteofhome.com Oct 14, 2008

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