Quick Herbed Green Beans Recipes

GREEN BEANS WITH HERBS

Steps:

• Place beans and water in sauce pan and bring to a boil.
• Cook for 6-8 minutes or until crisp-tender.
• Drain and return to pan.
• Add remaining ingredients to pan.
• Cover and cook for 4-6 minutes or until vegetables are tender.

HERBED GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• 1. Over medium high heat,in a medium saucepan, add beans and enough water to cover; cover with a lid and bring beans and water to boil.
• 2. Reduce heat to low; simmer 4 to 6 minutes or until tender-crisp.
• 3. Drain. Return beans to saucepan.
• 4. Toss with vinegar, oil, rosemary, thyme, kosher salt and pepper.
• 5. Cook and stir over medium heat 1 to 2 minutes or until heated through.

QUICK GARLIC GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• 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.

HERBED GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Add beans to medium saucepan with water to cover and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to low; simmer 4 to 6 minutes or until crisp-tender. Drain. Return beans to pan.
• Add vinegar, oil, and spices to pan, tossing with beans.
• Cook and stir over medium heat 1 to 2 minutes or until heated through.

HARICOTS VERTS (THIN FRENCH GREEN BEANS) WITH HERB BUTTER

Steps:

• Stir together all ingredients except haricots verts with 3/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a large bowl until combined well.
• Cook beans in a large pot of boiling salted water (1 tablespoon salt for 6 quarts water), uncovered, until crisp-tender, about 6 minutes, then drain. Toss with herb butter.
• Do Ahead
• Herb butter can be made ahead and chilled, covered, 3 days or frozen, rolled into a cylinder in plastic wrap and kept in a sealed bag, 1 week. Haricots verts can be trimmed 1 day ahead and chilled in a sealed bag lined with paper towels.

QUICK GREEN BEANS WITH BACON

Steps:

• Place beans in a large saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Cook, uncovered, until beans are crisp-tender, 8-10 minutes; drain. In a large skillet, cook bacon and onion over medium heat until bacon is crisp and onion is tender, stirring occasionally, 3-5 minutes., Add beans to bacon mixture. Sprinkle with salt and pepper; toss to coat.

GREEN BEANS WITH HERB DRESSING

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, mix green onions, garlic, olive oil, lemon juice, salt, white sugar, mustard, basil, oregano, marjoram and pepper.
• Place green beans in a steaming basket. Steam in a medium saucepan over boiling water 5 minutes, or to desired tenderness.
• Place green beans in a medium serving dish. Pour dressing mixture over the beans.

HERBED GREEN BEAN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• If using fresh beans, rinse them & cut them into 3"-to'4" pieces, before steaming them for about 15 minutes, or until they are only slightly crisp. Set beans aside.
• In a large bowl whisk together breadcrumbs (I use crumbs from winter wheat or cracked wheat bread), basil, salt, pepper, thyme, oregano, parsley, garlic powder & Parmesan cheese.
• Add vegetable oil to crumb mixture & stir well, before setting aside 2 tablespoons of the crumb mixture for topping the casserole.
• In an ovenproof dish, combine green beans & crumb mixture, then sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture.
• Bake about 30 minutes or until top is golden & crispy.

EASY HERBED GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• In a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, cook onion in butter over medium heat for 2 minutes. Stir in green beans and seasonings. Cook and stir 6-8 minutes longer or until beans are tender.