Braised Green Beans
By The Canadian Living Test Kitchen
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This recipe makes 8 servings
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Nutritional Info |
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Per serving: about |
- |
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cal |
6767 cal |
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pro |
2 g2g pro |
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total fat |
4 g4g total fat |
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sat. fat |
1 g1g sat. fat |
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carb |
9 g9g carb |
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fibre |
3 g3g fibre |
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chol |
0 mg0mg chol |
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sodium |
222 mg222mg sodium |
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% RDI: |
- |
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calcium |
44 calcium |
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iron |
77 iron |
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vit A |
99 vit A |
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vit C |
2828 vit C |
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folate |
1515 folate |
This is a simple dish that George Kapelos remembers with fondness from his late mother's kitchen.
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 2 2tbsp tbspextra virgin olive oil
- 4 green onions , thinly sliced4 4green oniongreen onions, thinly sliced
- 2 cups peeled tomatoes , seeded and diced2 2cups cupspeeled tomatoes, seeded and diced
- 3/4 tsp salt 3/4 3/4tsp tspsalt
- 1/2 tsp pepper 1/2 1/2tsp tsppepper
- 1-1/2 lb green beans , trimmed and halved1-1/2 1-1/2lb lbgreen beangreen beans, trimmed and halved
- 2 tbsp chopped fresh mint 2 2tbsp tbspchopped fresh mint
- 2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley 2 2tbsp tbspchopped fresh parsley
Preparation
In large saucepan, heat oil over medium heat; fry onions until softened, about 4 minutes. Add tomatoes, salt and pepper; cook, stirring, until softened, about 4 minutes.
Add green beans and 1/2 cup (125 mL) water; cover and bring to boil. Reduce heat and gently simmer until beans are tender and coated, about 25 minutes. Stir in mint and parsley.
Source : Canadian Living Magazine: August 2006