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Fresh Lemon Green Beans Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 lb fresh green beans
1 lemon
1 tsp butter
olive oil
salt and pepper
Directions:
Directions:
Trim ends from green beans
Wash green beans
Bring 2 to 3 inches of water to a boil in a pot
Add green beans to water and boil 2-3 minutes tops (you don’t want them to be soggy)
Immerse the green beans in a bowl of ice water so they stop cooking
Swish them around a bit
When they are cool remove them from the bowl and dry them off
You can let them sit for a while if you have other things to prepare
About 5 minutes before you are ready to eat coat a saute pan with olive oil
Add butter and let melt
Add green beans
Swirl them around in the butter and olive oil to coat and warm them
Sqeeze a lemon over the beans
Salt and pepper to taste
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
6
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
20 minutes
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
These are super! My 6 year old loves them and begs me to make them a few times a week. You can't beat getting your child to beg for veggies!

 

 

 

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