Cretan Green Beans
Created by Mikekey on November 3, 2013
- Servings: 4
- Prep Time: 10m
- Cook Time: 30m
- Recipe #10947
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 cup chopped yellow onion
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 pound green string beans (tips snapped off)
- 1 cup diced tomato (canned, drain and reserve 1/2 cup liquid)
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
- Water, as needed
How to Make
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Step 1: Heat oil in heavy saucepan. Add onions and garlic. Cook, stirring, until golden.
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Step 2: Add all remaining ingredients, including reserved tomato juice. Add water if needed, to just cover beans.
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Step 3: Cover pan and simmer for 30 minutes.
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Step 4: Serve beans with juices.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (186.8 g)
- Calories 142.3
- Total Fat - 10.5 g
- Saturated Fat - 1.5 g
- Cholesterol - 0 mg
- Sodium - 301.7 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 11.9 g
- Dietary Fiber - 4 g
- Sugars - 5.6 g
- Protein - 2.8 g
- Calcium - 57.4 mg
- Iron - 1.6 mg
- Vitamin C - 23.5 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg