Pan Roasted Green Beans Tossed With Garlic, Lemon and Mint

Submitted by Karens Krazy Kitchen

"This fresh and tasty dish is wonderful served with lamb or chicken. I also make it in the spring with asparagus when the price is right. It is best served at room temperature."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 lb green beans, trimmed, cut in half and steamed for 5 minutes
• 1⁄8 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 2 tablespoons garlic, chopped
• 1⁄4 teaspoon kosher salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons of fresh mint, chopped
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 lemon, zested

directions

1. Heat the olive oil in a large, nonstick skillet over medium high heat.
2. Add the steamed green beans and red pepper flakes and cook until just starting to turn brown, about 7 minutes, stirring or tossing often.
3. Reduce the heat to medium low and stir in the garlic, salt and pepper.
4. Cook for two minutes and stir in the mint, lemon juice and zest.
5. Cook for one minute, stirring to combine all the ingredients and remove from the heat.
6. Serve warm or at room temperature.
7. Enjoy!

Reviews

[janiceherd]

This was good. I made a half recipe for DH and myself tonight with freshly picked beans and spearmint from the garden. It's a simple recipe, the cooking didn't take as long as the recipe suggested and it had just a little bite to it with the red pepper flakes which DH really enjoyed. Next time I will use less lemon juice since I found it a little tart and I may use more of the zest to still get the lemon flavor without the actual tartness. Overall it is a very nice way to prepare fresh green beans and I will make it again.

 

[adrienne campbell]

wonderful and simple way to cook greenbeans. my family and guests raved about this dish, and we have made it several times since.