Thursday, December 24, 2009

Do you have a simple low-calorie green bean recipe you can share?

The so-called low calorie recipes I've been finding on the internet are not low-calorie at all, or they require too many ingredients. I'm looking for 100 calories or less per serving. I'm serving other dishes that will be considerably higher in calories. Trying to keep the meal at 500 calories or less and I don't want my vegetables to be as high in calories as the entree.





1) Must not have any added fat (butter or margarine, bacon, oils) Exception is olive oil.





2) Must not have any sugar. I can however, use Stevia or Splenda.





3) Must require only simple everyday ingredients. I have the basics like garlic, onion, tomatoes, and other herbs and spices.Do you have a simple low-calorie green bean recipe you can share?
I make one using fresh green beans, garlic, mushrooms and olive oil.


I saute the mushrooms in olive oil till soft, boil the green beans till tender and them and the garlic to the mushrooms and cook down a little more.Do you have a simple low-calorie green bean recipe you can share?
INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)





* 1 pound frozen green beans, French-cut (or cooked fresh green beans)


* 1/2 cup fat-free cottage cheese


* 1/2 cup chevre (soft goat cheese) with garlic and herbs


* 1/2 cup toasted slivered almonds


* 1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese


* Freshly ground black pepper, to taste





DIRECTIONS





1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Cook frozen beans per package directions; drain.


2. In a blender, mix cottage cheese and chevre. Combine beans, cheese mixture and almonds; turn into a 2-quart casserole. Top with Parmesan and pepper.


3. Bake 20 minutes, then brown under broiler 3 minutes.
Mix together a little olive oil, white wine/white wine vinegar, and some lemon juice (I use equal amounts of each, though I don't think dropping the olive oil would hurt the recipe) with a couple of garlic cloves (chopped), onion powder, rosemary and salt/pepper to taste. Toss the green beans in the dressing (mushrooms too if you like) and bake at 400F for about 15 minutes until they're warm.
Try this super easy recipe





Clean and trim the green beans. Put them on a sheet pan and drizzle with a bit of olive oil and sprinkle with kosher salt.





Bake at 375 until slightly charred and roasted 6 to 8 minutes. Remove from oven and sprinkle with balsamic vinegar (optional).





Serve roasted green beans hot, warm or at room temperature. Leftovers are great cold in a salad or on their own
Steam the green beans.


Make a simple dressing of:


2 teaspoon Rice Wine Vinegar


1 tablespoon sesame seeds


1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil


few drops red pepper sauce.


Toss with beans. Low Cal, Low fat.
Plain green beans, lightly steamed, and served with ';I can't believe it's butter'; purple tub butter substitute, which is 5 calories a serving, would do the trick.

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