Easy Sautéed Green Beans is a delicious side dish with just four ingredients! Goes great with any main dish or entrée. Very healthy!
Green Beans
Green beans (also called ‘string beans’), are extremely common and can be found at your grocery store year-round. Many newer strains of green beans don’t have a string anymore. The only preparation required is snapping off the ends. I always choose beans that are a rich green color and do not have any blemishes or spots. Before cooking, it is always good to wash them thoroughly.
Steaming
Garlic Slicer
The only tricky part with this recipe is softening the beans. It’s important not to cook the beans too much- you don’t want to lose the nutritional value and you don’t want them too soft. I generally cut the beans in half after washing and snipping them and then steam them in a rice cooker for about 10 to 12 minutes. I like garlic diced rather than crushed, so I would recommend a simple and inexpensive gadget like the ‘Internet’s Best Garlic Dicer and Slicer’. Just sauté diced garlic for a couple of minutes (or till they turn slightly brown), add the beans, salt and cook for about 5 minutes. It’s really that simple. Total cook time under 15 minutes.
Green beans are very high in fiber and they also contribute some of your daily protein. Green beans are also a good source for vitamins like A, C, K, B6, and folic acid. Garlic is high in a sulfur compound called Allicin, which is believed to bring most of the health benefits. This recipe is very lightly cooked in just a teaspoon of oil and helps retain most of the nutrients.
Don’t forget to check out our other delicious sautéed veggie recipes:
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- Sautéed Asparagus
- Fresh Fenugreek Eggplant Sauté
- Snake Gourd Coconut Sauté
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Easy Sautéed Green Beans
Ingredients
- 1/4 Pound Green Beans
- 1/8 Cup Garlic - Peeled, Minced
- 1 Pinch Sea Salt
- 1/2 Teaspoon Olive Oil
Instructions
- Set aside diced garlic and cut and washed beans.
- Steam beans in a rice cooker for about 10 to 12 minutes to soften them.
- Heat oil in pan and sauté garlic for a minute.
- Add beans and sauté for about 5 minutes, add salt, mix well.
- Transfer to bowl and serve hot.
