Quick Garlic Green Beans

Name: Quick Garlic Green Beans
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 pound fresh green beans, trimmed; 1 to 2 garlic cloves, minced; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/8 teaspoon white pepper; 2 teaspoons olive oil

Total Time Prep/Total Time: 20 min.

Yield 4 servings

Test Kitchen Approved

Here's a quick-and-easy treatment for fresh green beans that calls for just a handful of ingredients. Everyone who eats them loves them. —Howard Levine of Arleta, California

Ingredients

1 pound fresh green beans, trimmed
1 to 2 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon white pepper
2 teaspoons olive oil

Directions

Place beans and enough water to cover in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Cook, uncovered, for 8-10 minutes or until crisp-tender; drain. Toss beans with garlic, salt and pepper. Drizzle with oil. Serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts

3/4 cup: 61 calories, 3g fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 298mg sodium, 9g carbohydrate (0 sugars, 4g fiber), 2g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 vegetable, 1/2 fat.

Here's a quick-and-easy treatment for fresh green beans that calls for just a handful of ingredients. Everyone who eats them loves them. —Howard Levine of Arleta, California

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