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Easy Garlic Lemon Green Beans Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1.5 pounds green beans, cleaned and trimmed
1 - 2 T. olive oil (depending on the pan size; basically will need enough to cover pan and coat green beans)
4 T. butter, salted
4 tsp. fresh lemon juice
1/2 tsp. garlic powder (if you really like garlic, add more)
Additional salt and pepper to taste
Directions:
Directions:
1 - Prepare a large bowl of ice water and set aside.

2 - In a large pot of boiling, salted water cook green beans for about 3 minutes. Drain beans and transfer them to the bowl of ice water. Allow beans to cool completely. Once cool, drain beans, and proceed to next steps. Or store covered in refrigerator for up to a couple of days until ready to finish cooking.

3 - Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add green beans and butter to pan, tossing to coat with oil and butter. Add lemon juice, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Continue to toss, cooking for about 3 minutes.

4 - Additional salt and pepper as needed to taste.
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
NOTE - Depending on skillet size, you may need to work in smaller batches, dividing lemon juice, garlic powder, salt, and pepper as you work through smaller amounts.

 

 

 

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