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Buttery Sautéed Green Bean Recipe

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Sautéed Buttery Green Beans are quick and easy to make right on the stove ready in under 10 minutes!

With a good kick of garlic and a hint of lemon juice, you will love this green bean recipe. Buttery Sautéed Green Beans are the PERFECT side dish to accompany anything! Think steak, Roast Chicken, Roast Pork (with crackle), Lamb Chops… the list is endless!

GREEN BEAN RECIPE

Every dinner table needs incredible side dishes… Easy Creamy Mashed Potatoes, Parmesan Roasted Carrots, and Garlic Mushrooms to name a few. This green bean recipe is in the same category of easy and crazy delicious!

Buttery with the perfect balance of garlic butter flavour, you can cook them for as long as you like. Our recipe below makes them a vibrant green with a tender-crisp texture. If you prefer to leave the butter out, that’s ok too. They’re just as good cooked in olive oil only.

Sautéeing green beans in butter and oil mixture ensures the butter doesn’t burn while cooking, giving you a delicious result.

COOKING GREEN BEANS WITHOUT BLANCHING

Of course, you can always throw beans in a pan and cook them from scratch without blanching first. However, we prefer the texture and colour you get from blanching in boiling water.

Use the same pan so you’re not piling up your dishes!

PRE BOILING

YES! You can boil sautéed green beans first for the suggested time of 3 minutes so they don’t overcook, throw them in an ice-bath immediately after to stop the cooking process; pat them dry with paper towels and store them in an air5 tight container in your refrigerator for up to 2 days. When you’re ready to sauté, pull them out about 15 minutes before just to get the chill out before cooking them in hot oil/butter.

TIPS

  • Sauté additional veggies in the oil/butter mixture before adding in your green beans, like onions, bell peppers (capsicum), or even mushrooms.
  • Herbs can also add another level of flavour. Basil parsley, oregano or rosemary.
  • Trim the ends of your string beans to avoid eating the green fibrous string.

USING FROZEN BEANS

You can use frozen green beans in this recipe. There’s no need to blanch them first! Just thaw them out and throw them straight into the pan.

MORE GREEN BEAN RECIPES

Cheesy Roasted Green Beans
Green Beans with Parmesan
Green Bean Casserole
Potato, Egg and Green Bean Salad

Extremely versatile, green beans can be cooked with so many different sauces and flavours, making them one of the easiest green veg to cook with!

SERVING IDEA:

Juicy Prime Rib Roast with Balsamic Roasted Mushrooms.

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Buttery Sautéed Green Beans

Buttery Sautéed Green Beans with a good kick of garlic and a hint of lemon juice makes this green bean recipe the PERFECT side dish ready in under 10 minutes!
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Prep: 5 mins
Cook: 8 mins
Total: 13 mins
Serves: 4 serves as a side dish

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1 lb 500 g green beans, ends trimmed
  • Good pinch of coarse salt
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 4 garlic cloves, minced
  • Cracked black pepper, to season
  • 1-2 tablespoons fresh squeezed lemon juice

Instructions

  • Heat a large sauté pan over medium-high heat.
  • Combine beans and water together with a good pinch of salt (about 3/4 teaspoon). Bring to a boil and cook for 3 minutes.
  • Drain beans and set aside.
  • Heat oil and butter together in the same pan. When butter has melted, sauté the green beans, moving them around in the pan to coat in the oil/butter mixture (about 1 minute). Add the garlic, another pinch of salt, and pepper and sauté until garlic is fragrant (30 seconds).
  • Immediately take off the heat, squeeze over lemon juice through, mix through and serve.

Nutrition

Calories: 122kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 13mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 4g
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Comments

  1. Rose Womac says

    October 03, 2020 at 12:41 am

    5 stars
    Oh my what an awesome dish. My family loved them and there were no leftovers.

    Reply
  2. Mindy Mcjunkin says

    May 25, 2020 at 4:01 am

    5 stars
    I cooked these the other night. They were the perfect side dish. So so good! My husband even loved them. I usually roast my green beans in the oven. Will definitely be making them this way from now own.

    Reply
  3. Mardene Costa says

    December 23, 2019 at 1:27 am

    5 stars
    This is delicious… even my grandsons love these green beans!!

    Reply
  4. Sandy says

    December 22, 2019 at 11:33 pm

    5 stars
    I just wish that one time there was enough of these green beans for my family to eat because the whole time I’m cooking them I’m eating them! I do believe they are the best green beans EVER!!

    Reply
  5. Cynthia Collins says

    December 22, 2019 at 10:26 am

    5 stars
    This would go yummy with my homemade meatloaf recipe. Love it its 5 stars all the way.
    And Have a very Merry Christmas.

    Reply
  6. Mary says

    December 21, 2019 at 2:36 am

    I will definitely make these to go with beef tenderloin for a birthday camping trip (in an RV). Butter and green beans – what could be better?

    Reply
  7. Nilda Castroman says

    December 21, 2019 at 2:34 am

    These are easy fast and taste great. Once done and right before I serve them I sprinkle a little Parmesan cheese. Yum!!

    Reply
  8. Beth says

    December 21, 2019 at 2:07 am

    5 stars
    Next time I make Prime Rib I am definitely trying this recipe, yum!

    Reply
  9. Paul Mock says

    December 21, 2019 at 12:38 am

    5 stars
    Been looking for an alternative to asparagus for this year’s Christmas Dinner. This just may be “it’!

    Reply
  10. RITA says

    December 20, 2019 at 2:18 pm

    The green beans broiled with the garlic and lemon went great with my meal…and they look so pretty to…lol lol

    Reply
  11. Kimcho says

    December 20, 2019 at 12:27 pm

    Step 5: “squeeze over lemon juice through, mix through and serve.”
    ?
    Seems odd to be squeezing beans over lemon juice? Through what?

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    • Peggy says

      January 24, 2020 at 1:21 pm

      I think it means to squeeze lemon over the beans and mix it together.

      Reply
  12. Carol says

    December 20, 2019 at 4:59 am

    Wow, fate! I just got home from Publix and picked up 2 pounds of green beans for Saturdays dinner! This is how I will make them, they look so good!

    Reply
  13. Mary says

    December 20, 2019 at 4:53 am

    4 stars
    I added fresh grated Parmesan to the green beans and broiled for a few minutes.

    Reply
  14. Lynda says

    December 20, 2019 at 12:17 am

    What an easy addition to any meal and it gives your plate some color, green. Your recipes are truly a “delite”!

    Reply
  15. Diana says

    December 19, 2019 at 10:31 pm

    I’ve always been intimidated to cook a prime rib. Thanks to your wonderful simple instructions this will be on my dinner table new year’s eve!!! I can’t wait!!

    Reply
  16. Andi says

    December 19, 2019 at 10:20 pm

    This will be with your prime rib for Christmas…

    Reply
  17. Sylvia says

    December 19, 2019 at 2:49 am

    I really appreciate how you include options for your recipes. Blanch, not blanch, what to expect in each case, frozen, oil / butter….

    Reply

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