Fresh Green Beans Recipe
Fresh Green Beans Recipe-
We have been harvesting green beans at a frantic pace these days. Beautiful dark green fresh veggies from the garden are so wonderful and filled with flavor. We have so many we have been sharing with family and friends. I plan to freeze a bunch this year too (fingers crossed they will continue to grow well throughout August). I always try to create recipes using fresh vegetables (especially if they are from our garden). I can always find a lot of ways to incorporate fresh green beans into recipes. But, I believe one of the best fresh green beans recipes you can make is one that just allows you to savor their flavor in every bite.
Green beans and mushrooms, is a light and fresh recipe which allows the beans to maintain their wonderful rich green color. If you do not have a veggie garden or access to fresh vegetables at your store or farmers market, I think you may be able to make this with a good quality frozen and thawed green bean as well.
What You Need
1Lb. Fresh green beans (cleaned, cut)
1 Cup mushrooms (cleaned and sliced)*
2-3 Tbsp. Oil ( your choice, olive oil or canola oil)
Sea salt
Large pot
Colander
Large Bowl
Nonstick skillet
Tea towel or paper towels
Salt and pepper
Before you Start- fill a large bowl (large enough to hold the green beans) with ice water and set aside.
Lets Make it! Fill a large pot about ¾ of the way with water, make sure it is large enough to accommodate the green beans and the water (at least one inch above the beans), a pasta pot works well. Add a pinch of salt to the water and bring to a boil over high heat. Add green beans carefully to the boiling water and let boil for about 3-4 minutes. Pour green beans through a colander rinsing with cold water. Add green beans to your prepared ice water bowl and make sure all of the beans are submerged. Drain cold green beans using your colander and pat dry with a tea towel or paper towels. In a skillet add about 2 tablespoons of oil and heat over medium high heat, add mushrooms and let cook for about 2-3 minutes stirring often. Add green beans to cooked mushrooms, stir well to coat with oil, continue to cook until green beans are fork tender (easily pierced with a fork) . Serve as a side dish or as your veggie lunch or dinner, salt and pepper to taste.
Serves 4
Katies Tid Bits* Clean mushrooms by using a tea towel or cheese cloth to remove dirt, etc.
I hope my Fresh Green Beans Recipe will make it to your table.
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Yum! This looks so amazing. Pinned and tweeted. Thank you for bringing such amazing creations to our party. We hope to see you tonight at 7 pm because we LOVE to party with you! Lou Lou Girls
What a really healthy side dish! I love string beans! Pinned and shared! #ibabloggers
Looks yummy! Pinned!
These look absolutely delicious! Two of my favorites ~ green beans (I could eat them everyday) and mushrooms! Pinning!
This post brought back so many great memories from my childhood. I remember snapping fresh green beans with my mom every summer, and enjoying our efforts for dinner. What a yummy recipe I’m going to need to try out very soon 🙂
This looks so gooooood! I will certainly try this fresh take on green beans! Thank you for sharing!
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Terry
Looks yummy 🙂 xx
This sounds delicious. We have been eating a lot of green beans too, so I am happy to have another recipe to add some variety to the repertoire. Healthy and delicious- it doesn’t get much better than that!
Yummy! I got tons of green beans in my garden. I will definitely try your recipe! XO
I just love fresh green beans! This recipe looks delicious – now to find some beans to make it with! The mushrooms look like a delicious combination. Thanks for sharing this today Katie – I am going to try this one!
I didn’t plant green beans in my veggie garden this season, but I do have some in the freezer. It looks like a delicious and refreshing dish. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you! Your timing could not be any better! I have a dinner party on the 15th and have a mixture of meat eaters, vegetarians & vegans. I have been trying to think of a simple green bean recipe that I haven’t made yet. Much appreciated! 🙂
Oh man totally trying this recipe as I love both fresh green beans and mushrooms, too. Thanks for sharing Katie xoxo 🙂