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Simple Green Beans Recipe

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Simple seasonings give the popular vegetable a distinctive, tasty twist. They go well with many meals.—Marge Killmon, Annandale, Virginia

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Simple Green Beans Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Yield: 2 Servings

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Ingredients

1-1/4 cups cut fresh green beans (2-inch pieces)
2 teaspoons vegetable oil
1/3 cup water
1 teaspoon soy sauce
Dash ground ginger

Directions

In a saucepan, saute beans in oil over medium heat for 4 minutes. Add water. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15 minutes or until beans are crisp-tender. Drain; toss with soy sauce and ginger. Yield: 2 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: One serving (prepared with reduced-sodium soy sauce) equals 64 calories, 5 g fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 88 mg sodium, 5 g carbohydrate, 0 fiber, 2 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 vegetable, 1 fat.

Originally published as Special Green Beans in Taste of Home June/July 1998, p10

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Reviewed on Jun. 14, 2011 by busdrivingmom

When I prepared the green beans I was not impressed by the flavor. I was expecting flavor other than the green beans, unfortunately the ingredient flavors were lost.