Green Beans Provencale

Name: Green Beans Provencale
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 5 servings.
Cuisine: Italian Recipes, Italian Side Dishes, Italian Vegetarian Recipes
Ingredients: 1 pound fresh green beans, trimmed and cut into 2-inch pieces; 4 green onions, sliced; 2 tablespoons minced shallot; 4 garlic cloves, minced; 2 teaspoons minced fresh rosemary or 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1-1/2 cups grape tomatoes, halved; 2 tablespoons minced fresh or 2 teaspoons dried basil; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Garlic, tomatoes and olive oil are wonderful ingredients often found in Southern French cooking. In this dish, they complement the green beans perfectly. Paula Wharton — El Paso, Texas

Ingredients

1 pound fresh green beans, trimmed and cut into 2-inch pieces
4 green onions, sliced
2 tablespoons minced shallot
4 garlic cloves, minced
2 teaspoons minced fresh rosemary or 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed
1 tablespoon olive oil
1-1/2 cups grape tomatoes, halved
2 tablespoons minced fresh or 2 teaspoons dried basil
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper

Directions

Place beans in a steamer basket; place in a large saucepan over 1 in. of water. Bring to a boil; cover and steam for 4-5 minutes or until crisp-tender.
Meanwhile, in a large skillet, saute the onions, shallot, garlic and rosemary in oil until vegetables are tender. Add the green beans, tomatoes, basil, salt and pepper; saute 2-3 minutes longer or until heated through.

Nutrition Facts

3/4 cup: 70 calories, 3g fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 248mg sodium, 10g carbohydrate (4g sugars, 4g fiber), 2g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 vegetable, 1/2 fat.

Originally published as Green Beans Provencale in Healthy Cooking June/July 2010

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ppolen

Oct 21, 2015

A tasty side dish! Will definitely make these again.
justmbeth

May 12, 2014

Great flavors! Nice, light, and easy to assemble.
joswan

Nov 11, 2012

These are awesome. I have fixed these for a healthy side for Thanksgiving for the last 2 years.
jmkasprak

Apr 24, 2012

This makes ordinary green beans special. Because it had an Italian feel to it, the beans didn't seem to go very well with my ham loaf and spicy sweet potatoes. It would be excellent with meatloaf.
Springfire

Oct 19, 2011

Refreshing take on a green beans mixture. Seemed rather fancy for fairly easy preperation. Will make again!
spect8r

Aug 2, 2011

Tasty, easy last-minute addition to a meal using canned cut green beans .
kayakbabe1

Jan 30, 2011

Easy and delicious green beans.
aubsmc

May 21, 2010

LOVE this recipe! I made this with frozen green beans, fresh chives in place of shallots and green onions, and small vine tomatoes in place of grape tomaotes and it still turned out fantastic. This recipe is definitly a keeper.
hiemenz

May 15, 2010

Had this tonight for supper. We thought it was very good. Didn't have fresh green beans so I used frozen and it worked out well. We loved the olive oil and rosemary flavor