Steamed Green Beans
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Quickly cooked beans tossed with crisp and colourful red pepper makes an eye-appealing side dish.
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
| Nutritional Info | |
| Per serving: about | - |
| cal | 63 |
| pro | 2 g |
| total fat | 3 g |
| sat. fat | trace |
| carb | 10 g |
| fibre | 3 g |
| chol | 0 mg |
| sodium | 147 mg |
| % RDI: | - |
| calcium | 5% |
| iron | 10% |
| vit A | 17% |
| vit C | 97% |
| folate | 17% |
Suggested Recipes
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1 lb (500 g) green beans, trimmed
1 sweet red pepper
2 tsp (10 mL) vegetable oil
2 tbsp (25 mL) chopped fresh basil
1/4 tsp (1 mL) salt
Pinch pepper
Preparation:
In steamer over simmering water, steam green beans just until tender-crisp, 5 to 7 minutes.
Meanwhile, seed, core and cut red pepper into strips. In large nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium heat; cook red pepper, stirring, until tender-crisp, about 2 minutes.
Add green beans, basil, salt and pepper; toss to combine.
Additional Information
Tags:
Side Dish; Vegetarian; Vegetables; Boil/Simmer; Thanksgiving;
Source
Canadian Living Magazine: October 2005
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