Green Beans With Caramelized Shallots
"This is a Weight Watchers recipe that I printed off. It sounds nice like a healthy side dish. The recipe calls for fresh green beans but I don't see why it wouldn't work with a good quality of frozen."
photo by dicentra
- Ready In:
- 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 1 lb green beans, trimmed
- 1 tablespoon light butter
- 4 medium shallots, thinly sliced
- 1⁄8 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄8 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
directions
- Rinse the green beans and steam over boiling water until crisp tender, about 5 minutes.
- These can also be placed in a microwave safe dish and microwaved 4 to 5 minutes or again until crisp tender.
- Over medium heat, melt butter in a nonstick skillet; add shallots.
- Cook stirring often until golden brown, approximately 5 minutes (if needed add a touch of water to prevent burning).
- Add the green beans and toss until hot; season with salt and pepper sprinkle with lemon zest and serve.
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Reviews
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Yummy and easy! A nice way to dress up plain old green beans. We had this with our Xmas Eve dinner (prime rib and twice baked potatoes) Thanks! -
I used yellow beans. I liked the taste of the shallots with the beans and lemon zest. It was different. Thanks PaulaG :) -
I too liked the addition of the lemon. I try to use fresh vegetables whenever possible, so that is what I used. :) -
The lemon zest gave this a very nice flavor! I used olive oil instead of butter, had to leave out the black pepper. Thank you Paula, for a very nice way to eat green beans!
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The lemon zest gave this a very nice flavor! I used olive oil instead of butter, had to leave out the black pepper. Thank you Paula, for a very nice way to eat green beans!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
PaulaG
Hixson, Tennessee
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