
Green Beans & Tomatoes
5
Servings
Servings
5m PT5M
Prep Time
Prep Time
20m PT20M
Cook Time
Cook Time
25m
Ready In
Ready In
Recipe: #729
October 17, 2011
Categories: Fresh Tomatoes, Lunch, Side Dishes, Beans, Fruit, Tomato, Vegetables, Beans (String), Onions, North American, Budget-Friendly, Easy/Beginner Cooking, Quick Meals, Summer, Stove Top, Gluten-Free, No Eggs, Vegetarian, Kosher Dairy more
"Sick of plain old green beans, why not add a bit of zing to them."
Original recipe yields 5 servings
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (293.9 g)
- Calories 135.4
- Total Fat - 7.6 g
- Saturated Fat - 1.2 g
- Cholesterol - 1 mg
- Sodium - 28.2 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 15.6 g
- Dietary Fiber - 5.1 g
- Sugars - 8.2 g
- Protein - 4.1 g
- Calcium - 81.3 mg
- Iron - 1.7 mg
- Vitamin C - 35 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg
Step 1
Plunge tomatoes in a pot of boiling water and boil until skin loosens, about 1 minutes.
Step 2
Allow cooling, removed skin and chop into bite sized pieces and set aside.
Step 3
Drizzle oil into a large skillet and heat to medium-high.
Step 4
Cook onion and garlic until onion is translucent.
Step 5
Reduce heat to medium.
Step 6
Add green beans, tomatoes, balsamic vinegar, water, basil salt and pepper and simmer uncovered until beans are cooked to desired tenderness.
Step 7
Add 1 tablespoon parmesan cheese and stir well.
Step 8
Serve and sprinkle with more parmesan cheese if desired.
Tips & Variations
No special items needed.