Stringgreen Beans Italian Style Food

ITALIAN GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, saute onion in oil until tender. Add garlic; saute 1 minute longer. Add the tomatoes, water, oregano, basil, sugar, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 40 minutes., Meanwhile, place beans in a large saucepan and cover with water; bring to a boil. Cook, uncovered, for 8-10 minutes or until crisp-tender; drain. Add tomato mixture and cheese; cook for 5 minutes or until heated through.

ITALIAN-STYLE GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Warm olive oil over medium heat in a large, deep frying pan on the stove.
• Add garlic and cook until fragrant while stirring occasionally, about 30 seconds to 1 minute.
• Stir in tomatoes and cook down for about 5 minutes, until they have broken down a bit and have formed a chunky sauce, stirring occasionally.
• Add green beans and stir to coat them with the tomato mixture.
• Simmer covered over medium-low heat for 20-25 minutes if using fresh green beans (25-35 minutes if using frozen), until the beans are softened and tender crisp.
• Stir in salt and pepper. Taste and add more salt and/or pepper as desired. Serve immediately.

MARILYN'S GREEN BEANS ITALIANO

Steps:

• Place the green beans in a saucepan with a lid and pour enough water over the beans to cover; bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and cover; simmer until the beans are tender but still crisp, about 10 minutes. Drain. Spread the beans onto paper towels to dry.
• Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium-low heat; stir the bread crumbs and Parmesan cheese into the melted butter. Reduce heat to low; add the beans and cook and stir until the beans are heated through and the crumbs are beginning to brown, about 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle the parsley over the mixture to serve.

ITALIAN GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Cook the green beans in the microwave according to package instructions
• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic, Italian seasoning, red pepper flakes, a generous pinch of salt and pepper and saute for 2 minutes. Add the green beans, toss to coat them in the oil and saute another 2 minutes. Serve hot.

STRING/GREEN BEANS ITALIAN STYLE

Steps:

• Combine the stock, oil and tomatoes and bring to a boil.
• Add beans and herbs.
• Cover; simmer until beans are almost tender.
• Remove lid; simmer until excess liquid has evaporated.
• Add salt and pepper and sprinkle with parsley.

ITALIAN GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Boil green beans in water until tender. Drain well.
• Place beans in serving bowl and mix in bread crumbs, olive oil, salt and pepper, garlic powder, oregano, and basil.
• Toss mixture until the beans are coated.
• Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and serve.

MERMER'S STRING/GREEN BEANS CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a 13 X 9 casserole dish, place the beans.
• Sprinkle the beans with garlic salt.
• Mix the sour cream with the soup and pour over the green beans.
• Mix the sour cream mixture in with the beans.
• Place cubes of Velveeta over the bean mixture.
• In a microwave safe bowl, melt the butter in the microwave.
• Put the cracker crumbs into the butter and coat well.
• Put the buttered cracker crumbs on top of the cubed cheese layer.
• Bake, uncovered, for 30 minutes at 350 degree.

STRING/ GREEN BEANS WITH SHALLOTS

Steps:

• Blanch the string beans in a large pot of boiling salted water for 1-1/2 minutes only.
• Drain immediately and immerse in a bowl of ice water.
• Heat the butter and oil in a very large saute pan or large pot(12" diameter) and saute the shallots with crrushed red pepper flakes, if using, on medium heat for 5-10 minutes, tossing occasionally, until lightly browned.
• Drain the string beans and add to the shallots with 1/2 teaspoon salt and the pepper, tossing well.
• Heat only until the beans are hot.
• *If you are using regular string beans, blanch them for about 3 minutes, until they're crisp-tender.

STRING/GREEN BEANS IN CHUNKY TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in large, heavy skillet over medium heat.
• Smash the cloves of garlic and toss them into the pan.
• Cook, shaking the pan, until lightly browned, about 2 minutes.
• Scatter the beans over the oil, season them lightly with salt and red pepper, and turn with tongs until they begin to wilt, about 3 minutes.
• Meanwhile, crush the tomatoes coarsely with your hands and add them to the beans.
• Cover the pan, cook until the beans are tender- about 10 minutes.
• Taste and adjust seasoning to your liking, and serve hot.

ITALIAN GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Fry bacon until crisp, crumble and set aside.
• Place drained beans with water in a medium size saucepan with lid.
• Add bacon drippings, onion, sugar and salt.
• Simmer on low heat for approximately 1 1/2 hours.
• Pour beans in a serving bowl and sprinkle crumbled bacon on top.
• Enjoy!

ITALIAN GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, saute onion in oil until tender. Add garlic; saute 1 minute longer. Add the tomatoes, water, oregano, basil, sugar, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 40 minutes.
• Meanwhile, place beans in a large saucepan and cover with water; bring to a boil. Cook, uncovered, for 8-10 minutes or until crisp-tender; drain. Add tomato mixture and cheese; cook for 5 minutes or until heated through.