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The Best Green Bean Recipes

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These are my favorite best loved green bean recipes, including Green Beans in Garlic Sauce, Green Bean and Onion Salad and a great recipe for Green Beans and Red Potatoes.

You'll also learn about the nutritional value of adding green beans to your diet.

Green beans are a home garden favorite because they are so easy to grow and taste great!

See featured photo on a mug.

Contents at a Glance

In Depth Green Bean Nutrition Informatio...
Green Beans in Garlic Sauce Recipe
Green Bean and Onion Salad Recipe
Green Bean and Red Potato Salad Recipe
Campbell's Famous Green Bean Casserole R...
Le Creuset Baking Dishes

Nutrition Information

Fresh green beans are an excellent source of fiber. They are high in vitamin C and potassium, and naturally low in calories. Aside from that, I will not be offering any other nutritional or caloric/carbohydrate information as these are my own recipes and I am not a scientist.

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In Depth Green Bean Nutrition Information

Serving size: 1/4 cup (83g)
Calories 25
Fat 0g
Sodium 0mg
Protein 1g
Carbohydrate 5g
Dietary Fiber 3 g

% of U.S. RDA
Vitamin A 2%
Vitamin C 8%
Calcium 4%
Iron 2%

Low calorie, Fat-free, Sodium-free, Cholesterol-free.

Find more in depth Green Bean Nutrition Information by following this link.

Green Beans Nutrition Facts: Green beans nutrition facts.

Green Beans in Garlic Sauce Recipe

Green Beans in Garlic Sauce Recipe

Ingredients:

1 pound green beans, whole
2 tablespoons butter, or margarine
1 teaspoon minced garlic
salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

Over medium heat, boil the green beans in a 10-inch skillet, until they are just tender.

Drain the beans and return to the skillet.

Add the remaining ingredients and cook for an additional 2 or 3 minutes.

Used as a side dish, this recipe makes about 4 servings.

Photo by roland

This is a favorite 10 inch skillet of mine

10-inch hard-anodized aluminum skillet

I learned the hard way about using non-stick pans and having a pan that doesn't peel is great!

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Cuisinart GreenGourmet Eco-Friendly Cookware 10-Inch Open Skillet

Amazon Price: $39.95 (as of 02/15/2012)

The perfect completely "Green" 10 inch skillet for making my favorite green bean recipe!

Green Bean and Onion Salad Recipe

This Green Bean Recipe is perfect for a family cookout or picnic!

Green Bean and Onion Salad Recipe

Ingredients:

1 pound green beans, whole
1 small red onion, diced thin
2 teaspoons of red wine vinegar
2 tablespoons olive oil
salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

Boil the green beans just until they are tender but still crisp, approximately 5 minutes.

Place the green beans into a bowl, add the remaining ingredients and toss well.

Used as a side dish, this recipe makes about 4 servings.

Photo by Cursedthing

Green Bean and Red Potato Salad Recipe

Another great green bean recipe to accompany all of your grilled meats

Green Bean and Red Potato Salad Recipe

Ingredients:

1 pound green beans, cut to about 2 inches in length
6 or 8, small to medium sized red potatoes
1 small red onion, diced
4 tablespoons of olive oil
2 tablespoons of red wine vinegar
½ teaspoon dried oregano, or 2 teaspoons chopped fresh oregano
salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

Boil green beans until tender crisp. Boil potatoes until tender.

Remove peel, if desired and then cut the potatoes into small cubes.

Place the green beans and potato cubes into a bowl.

Add the remaining ingredients, and toss well.

Used as a side dish, this recipe makes about 8 servings.

Photo by ARTS

Campbell's Famous Green Bean Casserole Recipe

This Classic Recipe is by far the Best

No green bean recipe page would be complete without THE classic green bean casserole recipe. This one is a true blue time-honored family favorite.

Campbell's Brand Classic Green Bean Recipe

From: Campbell's Kitchen
Prep: 10 minutes
Bake: 30 minutes
Serves: 6

Ingredients:

1 can (10 3/4 oz.) Campbell's® Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup (Regular, 98% Fat Free or 25% Less Sodium)
1/2 cup milk
1 tsp. soy sauce
Dash ground black pepper
4 cups cooked cut green beans
1 1/3 cups French's® French Fried Onions

Directions:

MIX soup, milk, soy, black pepper, beans and 2/3 cup onions in 1 1/2-qt. casserole.

BAKE at 350°F. for 25 min. or until hot.

STIR . Sprinkle with remaining onions. Bake 5 min.

TIP: Use 1 bag (16 to 20 oz.) frozen green beans, 2 pkg. (9 oz. each) frozen green beans, 2 cans (about 16 oz. each) green beans or about 1 1/2 lb. fresh green beans for this recipe.

For a change of pace, substitute 4 cups cooked broccoli flowerets for the green beans.

For a creative twist, stir in 1/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese with soup. Omit soy sauce. Sprinkle with 1/4 cup additional Cheddar cheese when adding the remaining onions.

For a festive touch, stir in 1/4 cup chopped red pepper with soup.

For a heartier mushroom flavor, substitute Campbell's® Condensed Golden Mushroom Soup for Cream of Mushroom Soup. Omit soy sauce. Stir in 1/4 cup chopped red pepper with green beans.

Green Bean Casserole Nutrition Information

Using Campbell's® Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup: Calories 161, Total Fat 9g, Saturated Fat 3g, Cholesterol 4mg, Sodium 529mg, Total Carbohydrate 17g, Dietary Fiber 3g, Protein 3g, Vitamin A 12%DV, Vitamin C 14%DV, Calcium 6%DV, Iron 3%DV

Using Campbell's® Condensed 98% Fat Free Cream of Mushroom Soup: Calories 148, Total Fat 8g, Saturated Fat 2g, Cholesterol 3mg, Sodium 431mg, Total Carbohydrate 17g, Dietary Fiber 3g, Protein 3g, Vitamin A 12%DV, Vitamin C 14%DV, Calcium 7%DV, Iron 3%DV

Using Campbell's® Condensed 25% Less Sodium Cream of Mushroom Soup: Calories 157, Total Fat 9g, Saturated Fat 2g, Cholesterol 4mg, Sodium 439mg, Total Carbohydrate 17g, Dietary Fiber 3g, Protein 3g, Vitamin A 12%DV, Vitamin C 14%DV, Calcium 6%DV, Iron 3%DV

Source

Green Bean Casserole photo appears courtesy of OctopusHat and CreativeCommons.org.

Le Creuset Baking Dishes

Perfect for Serving Your Green Bean Recipes

Yes they are a bit pricey but well worth the money for their quality.
Le Creuset baking dishes make very-much-appreciated gifts too.

Le Creuset Stoneware 3-Quart 9-Inch Covered Square Casserole, Cobalt

Amazon Price: $59.93 (as of 02/15/2012)

Green Bean Recipes

A few of my Favorite Green Bean Sites

Links to some of the best great green bean recipes I've found on the web.

Quick and easy recipes for fresh green beans, gourmet green bean recipes: Easy and healthy green bean recipes
green bean recipes: Green bean casserole recipes, pickles and more.
recipezaar Green Bean Recipes: Green Bean Recipes from Recipezaar
All Recipes- Green Beans: Allrecipes.com- Green bean recipe
Green Bean Recipes - Bushels of Beans: Bushels of Green Bean recipes
Green Bean Recipes: Cooks.com green bean recipes
Bean Recipes, Green Bean Recipes, Dried Bean Recipes: Bean Recipes, Green Bean Recipes, Dried Bean Recipes
Herb Garden Green Beans - Daily Inbox Recipe - Beliefnet.com: Herb Garden Green Beans - Daily Inbox Recipe

Beans, Greens, and Sweet Georgia Peaches:

The Southern Way of Cooking Fruits and Vegetables

This great cookbook takes the natural abundance of the southern garden to new levels of taste temptation.

You may never look at vegetables the same way!

Beans, Greens, and Sweet Georgia Peaches: The Southern Way of Cooking Fruits and Vegetables

by: Damon Lee Fowler

Amazon Price: $29.95 (as of 02/15/2012)

Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: Broadway; 1st edition (March 2, 1998)
Language: English

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bloomingrose Jan 26, 2012 @ 4:05 am | delete

Very good vegetable - green beans, my son's favorite!

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goo2eyes Jan 21, 2012 @ 8:32 pm | delete

i will plant climbing green beans in my garden this year. hopefully, the snails are not so fast eating the legumes otherwise i will tell on them at squidoo. your recipes are delicious and healthy. fiber is good for the digestive tract.

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KathyT Jan 7, 2012 @ 5:44 pm | delete

Thanks for these good ideas! Green beans are wonderful! ESPECIALLY out of the garden. We've been sauteeing them thusly: A tablespoon or so of PURE (Nutiva is my brand) coconut oil... Sizzle some minced garlic and ginger and a touch of crushed hot pepper in the oil. Then, add the green beans - toss and sautee for a while. At the end, season with some tamari (or soy sauce if you don't have tamari) and then add JUST A TOUCH of arrowroot (for thickening). Delicious! Kath

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beetrue Jan 4, 2012 @ 12:42 pm | delete

I am now hungry for green beans! I really like your Campbell's Brand Classic Green Bean Recipe.. thanks a bunches...

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SimpleSocialSolution Dec 10, 2011 @ 7:45 pm | delete

mmmm... the Campbell's Famous Green Bean Casserole Recipe looks so tastey... im going to try and make it tonight for dinner... hope it looks as nice as yours ! Great lens!
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