Best Simple Green Beans Recipes

CRAZY-SIMPLE COTTAGE HAM, POTATOES, AND GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Put ham into a Dutch oven. Arrange potato halves, green beans, and onion slices around the ham. Pour enough water into the pot to cover the vegetables completely.
• Place a cover on the pot and bring the water to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer mixture until potatoes are completely soft, about 55 minutes.
• Remove ham to a cutting board to slice to desired thickness; serve with vegetables.

SIMPLE STEAMED GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Prepare green beans by snapping them or cutting them to approx 1 inch in length and rinsing them.
• Over a pot of boiling water, steam beans for 15-20 minutes (until just tender with a little"bite" to them; Also, to steam I use a covered colander over a Dutch oven filled 1/4th full with water) Remove steamed beans and turn into a serving bowl.
• Add all of the rest of the ingredients, seasoning to taste.
• Enjoy!

SIMPLE GREEN BEANS WITH HAM

Steps:

• 1. Rinse beans, snip off ends and and slice to desired length. Place beans in pot with ham, onion, sugar, pepper, and water. Bring to a boil and then turn down heat to a simmer, cover pot, and cook for 1 hour on low.
• 2. Remove cover from pot. Turn heat up to medium and cook for about 20 minutes more or until liquid is reduced to a thick sauce you will serve with beans. Grandma often served these with a slice of ham and corn bread.

SIMPLE ROASTED GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Brush a roasting pan with olive oil.
• Place beans and onion in the roasting pan. Drizzle on olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Roast in the preheated oven, stirring only once or twice, until beans are tender-crisp, about 30 minutes. Top with Parmesan cheese. Serve immediately or once cooled to room temperature.

SIMPLE MARINATED GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Place beans in a saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Cook, uncovered, for 8-10 minutes or until crisp-tender. Rinse in cold water and drain., In a small bowl, combine the beans, salad dressing and onion. Cover and refrigerate for several hours or overnight. Spoon onto lettuce leaves; sprinkle with cheese.

SIMPLE, YET ELEGANT FRESH GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Wash and snip the ends of green beans.
• In a pan, saute the onions and garlic until soft.
• Add the chopped tomato and a bit of water cook for 15 minutes, until mixture has become soft and well mixed together.
• Add the green beans, salt & pepper and seasoning salt. If water evaporated, add a little more to help beans cook.
• Cover and cook until beans are crisp yet tender, approximately 20 minutes.
• There should be some liquid, not much, spoon beans onto a platter, spooning tomato pieces on top of beans.
• You could garnish with toasted slivered almonds if you like.
• Serve next to your favorite entree.

SIMPLE CROCK POT CHICKEN WITH GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Place chicken breasts in bottom of cooker, sprinkle salt and pepper and garlic seasoning on breasts. Place potatoes over top chicken, then green beans on top. Pour dressing over top beans (enough to cover well). Place lid on cooker and cook on low for 5 hrs (approx).

SIMPLE AND TASTY GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Place green beans, lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, salt, and pepper into a resealable plastic bag; marinate for 10 minutes.
• Set oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.
• Spread green beans into a shallow baking pan; place under the broiler and cook until barely tender, about 5 minutes. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.

SIMPLE GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Can be made earlier in the day. Snip off the tops, but not the curly tails (they look better rustic-style), from the green beans. Boil in salted water for 3 mins until just tender. Get a bowl of iced water ready. Drain the beans and plunge into the water for 3 mins, then drain well and tip out onto a plate. Finely chop the shallot, scatter over the beans and sprinkle with some vinaigrette. Set aside to cool.

SIMPLE ROASTED ASPARAGUS OR GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven on broil. Drizzle asparagus with olive oil. Broil 4 min or til tender. Sprinkle w/salt, pepper and garlic powder.

SIMPLE GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• In a saucepan, saute beans in oil over medium heat for 4 minutes. Add water. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15 minutes or until beans are crisp-tender. Drain; toss with soy sauce and ginger.

SIMPLE GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Steam the green beans.
• Saute bacon and crumble it to make bits (or you can chop the bacon small before cooking; it doesn't matter).
• Drain most of the fat out of the bacon pan, then saute the onion until almost soft. Add sugar, vinegar, salt and pepper. Once fully liquified, pour over steamed beans, top with bacon bits and toss!