Spanish String Beans Recipe

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I always plant green beans in my garden because they're so easy to grow. I found this recipe years ago and have made it often. It's so simple to prepare.

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Spanish String Beans Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Yield: 8-10 Servings

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Ingredients

1-1/2 pound green beans, cut into 2-inch pieces
1 medium onion, chopped
1 medium green pepper, chopped
2 tablespoons butter
1 can (14-1/2 ounces) stewed tomatoes
2 teaspoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 bay leaf
2 whole cloves

Directions

Place beans in a saucepan and cover with water; cook for 8-10 minutes or until crisp-tender. Meanwhile, in a skillet, saute onion and green pepper in butter until tender. Stir in tomatoes, sugar, salt, bay leaf and cloves; simmer for 10 minutes. Drain beans; add to tomato mixture. Cover and cook for 5 minutes or until heated through. Discard bay leaf and cloves. Yield: 8-10 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (3/4 cup) equals 63 calories, 2 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 6 mg cholesterol, 220 mg sodium, 10 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 2 g protein.

Originally published as Spanish String Beans in Country Extra September 1998, p49