Roasted Ginger Green Beans

Name: Roasted Ginger Green Beans
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings.
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

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

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 15x10x1-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.

Nutrition Facts

3/4 cup: 77 calories, 5g fat (1g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 443mg sodium, 8g carbohydrate (0 sugars, 3g fiber), 2g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 vegetable, 1 fat.

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proesner

Dec 14, 2013

We love green beans roasted this way!
Coopsmama44

Feb 6, 2012

Made this side dish as an appetizer for a party and they were gone in minutes!!! Delicious and super easy to make!