Green Beans With Shallots and Red Bell Pepper

Submitted by lazyme

"A simple side dish from Southern Living Magazine."

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 2 lbs fresh green beans
• 1⁄3 cup butter or 1/3 cup margarine
• 3 large shallots, chopped
• 1 large red bell pepper, cut thin strips
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt or 1 teaspoon table salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1⁄2 teaspoon garlic powder

directions

1. Cook beans in boiling water to cover in a Dutch oven 3 to 4 minutes or until crisp-tender; drain.
2. Melt butter in Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add shallots and bell pepper, and saute 4 minutes or until tender. Add beans; toss with salt, pepper, and garlic powder.

Reviews

[quikgourmet]

I cut this in half and used a 12 oz bag of prewashed and trimmed green beans to save time. I blanched these in boiling water until crisp tender (about 3 minutes), drained them, and immersed in a bowl of ice water for a bit. After draining them, I threw them in a ziploc bag for later. Diced the shallots and red pepper and threw them in frig for later as well. This made last minute prep about 4 minutes total, which is great if you're entertaining or just want to make things ahead. I simply loved the fresh taste of this recipe! The red pepper and garlic powder give those 'ol green beans some zip!

 

[Dr. Jenny]

This bean recipe is sooo good!! We served as a side to a peppercorn roasted pork tenderloin and halved it to suit just the two of us. We thought it had great flavor and was easy to prep. We boiled longer than the 3-4 mins (more like 7 or 8) because we like our beans softer. We would definitely make this recipe again. It is very versatile. Thanks!

 

[Dienia B.]

loved these used your green beans and shallot recipe and with left overs made these