Green Beans With Cashews

PaulaG's Note:

This comes from America's Everyday Diabetes Cookbook. A nice change of pace.

• Total Time: 30 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1 lb green beans, trimmed and broken into 1 inch lengths
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 cup slivered red onion
• 1/3 cup unsalted cashews
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 3 -5 sprigs fresh parsley, chopped

Directions:

1. Place green beans in a pot of boilling water and cook for 5 minutes.
2. Drain beans and immediately place in a bowl of ice-cold water, drain and set aside.
3. In a large skillet, heat olive oil over medium-high heat for 30 seconds.
4. Add onions, cashews, salt and pepper.
5. Stir-fry for 2 to 3 minutes or until onions are softened.
6. Add the cooked green beans, raise heat to high, stir-fry for 2 to 3 minutes or until beans feel hot to the touch.
7. Take care not to burn the cashews during process.
8. Transfer the beans to a serving plate and garnish with chopped parsley.
9. Serve.

Reviews

[breezermom]

The more I ate these, the more I liked them! I added a bit more salt, and loved every bite of this recipe. Thanks for sharing!

[Ms. DMAC]

Very good and easy. I had a bunch of fresh green beans from my dad, had to use them in a creative way. The green beans were the star of my meal. I served them with simply seasoned grilled chicken breast and the 90 second garlic rice. Easy and quick, not to mention good for you. I did think something was missing, so I added a few tablespoons of lemon juice and extra salt. Thanks for posting!

[kzbhansen]

These are really good, my DH loves green beans and Im always looking for a new twist on them. I like the texture diffence with the added cashews. I did add a clove of minced garlic cause I just LOVE garlic LOL Thanks for posting Karen