I am looking for a great green bean Recipe for thanksgiving. Anyone have one?

Green Beans with Bacon-Balsamic Vinaigrette





2 pounds green beans


2 bacon slices


1/4 cup minced shallots


3 Tbsp. coarsely chopped almonds


2 Tbsp. brown sugar


1/4 cup white balsamic vinegar





Cook green beans in boiling water for 2 minutes. Drain and rinse under cold water. Drain well; set aside.


Cook bacon in a small skillet over medium-high heat until crisp. Remove bacon from skillet. Crumble; set aside. Add shallots to bacon fat in skillet; saut茅 1 minute. Add almonds; saut茅 1 minute. Remove and let cool. Add sugar and vinegar; stir until sugar dissolves. Add crumbled bacon.


Pour vinaigrette over beans, tossing gently to coat.





Yield: 8 servings (serving size: 3/4 cup)





CALORIES 75(31% from fat); FAT 2.6g (sat 0.5g,mono 1.4g,poly 0.5g); PROTEIN 3.4g; CHOLESTEROL 0.0mg; CALCIUM 54mg; SODIUM 50mg; FIBER 2.8g; IRON 1.4mg; CARBOHYDRATE 11.8g


Cooking Light, November 1996.





--Cooking Light Complete Cookbook


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Green Beans with Tomato %26amp; Garlic





2 lb(s) Fresh green beans, cleaned with ends removed


1 cup(s) Tomatoes, seeds removed and finely diced


4 clove(s) Garlic, finely chopped


录 cup Olive Oil


Salt and Pepper to taste





Procedures


Bring pot of salted water to a boil. Blanch green beans for 1 minute. Drain and cool under cool running water.





In a saute pan, heat olive oil and mix in garlic. Cook for 1 minute and add green beans. Cook green beans with garlic for 1 minute.





Add in diced tomatoes to green bean mixture. Cook for 1 minute or until green beans are tender but still green.





Season with salt and pepper. Serve immediately.





--Olive Garden website


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Green Bean Bundles





2 (16 oz) cans whole green beans


8 slices of bacon, cut into halves I use the Center cut bacon


1 tsp. garlic powder, or to taste


1/4 cup melted butter


1/2 cup packed brown sugar





Preheat oven to 325 degrees.


Drain beans and arrange into bundles of 5 beans. Wrap each bundle with 1/2 slice bacon. Arrange seam side down in baking dish with sides not touching.





Sprinkle with garlic powder. Drizzle with mixture of butter and brown sugar.





Bake for 30 minutes or until bacon is cooked through.


Yield: 16 servings


I am looking for a great green bean Recipe for thanksgiving. Anyone have one?
Fresh green beans are the best! I like to blanch mine in boiling water for 2-3 minutes. Then I put them in a large skillet with melted butter and sort of stir fry them until they are tender. I add salt, pepper and just a dash or two of nutmeg-sounds kind of strange, but the nutmeg really tastes good. As an alternative, try a clove or two of minced fresh garlic instead of the nutmeg sauteed with the blanched beans-yummy! I like to do it this way because you can blanch the beans the night before, refrigerate overnight and then finish with the butter saute just before serving-one less pot on the stove on Thanksgiving day. I am looking for a great green bean Recipe for thanksgiving. Anyone have one?
Just don't make green bean casserole with cream of mushroom soup. Everyone has had it before and noone really really really likes it.





Instead:


Try tossing the fresh green beans in some melted butter and S%26amp;P.


Or


Try tossing the fresh green beans in balsamic vinegar and olive oil, S%26amp;P and some slivered almonds


ADD crumbled bleu cheese for a richer dish.


Or


Try tossing the fresh green beans in olive oil, chopped garlic, salt and pepper and a few squeezes of lemon
Since everyone is telling you the Normal Green Bean Casserole - I though I'd add a couple of options for you!!!














Savory Green Beans --








INGREDIENTS


1 1/2 pounds fresh green beans, rinsed and trimmed


3 ounces coarsely chopped pancetta (or bacon)


1 shallot, thinly sliced


salt and black pepper to taste











DIRECTIONS


Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add the green beans and boil 3 to 4 minutes until just tender. Drain beans and immediately plunge into ice water. Allow to sit in ice water until cold, then drain well, and set aside.


Cook pancetta in a large skillet over medium-high heat until crispy, then set aside. Reduce heat to medium, stir shallots into the pancetta fat, and cook gently until the shallots have turned dark golden brown, about 10 minutes. Place pancetta and green beans in skillet; toss and cook until warmed through, about 2 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper before serving.








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Garlic Green Beans --








INGREDIENTS


1 tablespoon butter


3 tablespoons olive oil


1 medium head garlic - peeled and sliced


2 (14.5 ounce) cans green beans, drained


salt and pepper to taste


1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese











DIRECTIONS


In a large skillet over medium heat, melt butter with olive oil; add garlic, and cook until lightly browned, stirring frequently. Stir in green beans, and season with salt and pepper. Cook until beans are tender, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat, and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.








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A Fabulous Green Bean Casserole


(Not the usual Green Bean Casserole)





3 cans Blue Lake cut green beans, rinsed and drained OR frozen green beans*


1 (10 oz) can/jar sliced mushrooms, drained


1 large onion, chopped


1/2 cup butter


1/4 cup flour


1 cup whole milk


1 cup heavy cream


3/4 pound cheddar cheese, shredded**


2 teaspoons soy sauce


1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce


1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper or to taste


1/8 teaspoon Tabasco sauce


1 (8 oz) can water chestnuts, drained and chopped


For topping:


Ritz butter-flavored crackers, crushed or bread crumbs***


melted butter, as needed





If using frozen beans, prepare according to package directions, drain; set aside.





Saute mushrooms and onions in 1/2 cup butter.





Add flour, milk, and cream. Stir in cheese, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, pepper, and Tabasco sauce. (Cook until thickened.)





Combine cheese sauce with beans and water chestnuts and place in casserole dish. Sprinkle with cracker crumbs combined with melted butter.





Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.





Variations:





*We used 2 cans of Blue Lake cut green beans and 8 oz. fresh mushrooms, saut茅ed with the onions, and the entire can of water chestnuts.


**We cut back on the amount of sauce just a little bit since we were using fewer green beans, and we used a total of 2 cups of sharp Cheddar cheese, maybe 8 oz.


***We used fresh breadcrumbs instead of the Ritz crackers for the crumb topping.





Notes: This is a wonderful green been casserole, suitable for a large group. Even the teenagers in the family loved it!





Servings 12
I like to do a couple of things with my Green Beans a classic in my house is just fresh string beans simmered on the stove;





3-5 lbs of string beans snapped and rinsed


1-1/2 cups low sodium chicken broth


Fresh or Dried Rosemary (amount is your choice)


1-2 Smoked Turkey pieces


1/4 sliced red onion


Salt and Pepper to taste








Let the smoked turkey, chicken broth, onion, and rosemary come to a boil and simmer for 20 minutes. Add string beans and allow to cook for 1-2 hours or until the green beans are tender.





Another way is to Stir Fry your Rinse beans





1lb String Beans


1 tbs sesame seeds


1 garlic clove chopped


1/4 cup soy sauce


2 tbs honey





Rinse your string beans really well using a wok or if you don't have that, a frying pan will work just fine. Add sesame oil and allow to heat at the bottom of the pan for a few minutes. Toss the green beans, sesame seeds, soy sauce, garlic, and honey into the hot pan for 10 minutes turning often.
There's the ';green bean and mushroom soup'; casserole that's always served - Just look on the back of a can of Cream of Mushroom soup, or Frenches Fried Onion tin.





But why not just serve green beans steamed, tossed with a little lemon juice and salt. Plain, simple, and let the flavor of the beans come out.





Thanksgiving dinner is always so heavy anyway, why not change it up and add some lighter fare?
Here's my fav recipe for green beans





Blanch the beans in boiling water for 2-3 minutes and drain


Place in a frying pan with melted marjorine and fry for a few minutes then add lots of parmasean cheese until melted.





It also works well with Feta cheese, but don't put the Feta in the frying pan..Just toss the cooked beans with the feta once they're done









Green Bean Casserole


From: Campbell's Kitchen


Prep: 10 minutes


Bake: 30 minutes


Serves: 6








Ingredients:





1 can (10 3/4 oz.) Campbell's庐 Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup (Regular, 98% Fat Free or 25% Less Sodium)


1/2 cup milk


1 tsp. soy sauce


Dash ground black pepper


4 cups cooked cut green beans


1 1/3 cups French's庐 French Fried Onions





Directions:





MIX soup, milk, soy, black pepper, beans and 2/3 cup onions in 1 1/2-qt. casserole.





BAKE at 350掳F. for 25 min. or until hot.





STIR . Sprinkle with remaining onions. Bake 5 min.





TIP: Use 1 bag (16 to 20 oz.) frozen green beans, 2 pkg. (9 oz. each) frozen green beans, 2 cans (about 16 oz. each) green beans or about 1 1/2 lb. fresh green beans for this recipe.





For a change of pace, substitute 4 cups cooked broccoli flowerets for the green beans.





For a creative twist, stir in 1/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese with soup. Omit soy sauce. Sprinkle with 1/4 cup additional Cheddar cheese when adding the remaining onions.





For a festive touch, stir in 1/4 cup chopped red pepper with soup.





For a heartier mushroom flavor, substitute Campbell's庐 Condensed Golden Mushroom Soup for Cream of Mushroom Soup. Omit soy sauce. Stir in 1/4 cup chopped red pepper with green beans.
Campbell's Soup has a recipe for using carrots, not green beans in a casserole, and it's really good. Maybe you should change the vegetable, not the recipe. Go to the Campbell's website and look at all their great vegetable casserole recipes. I know you'll find one there.
cook fresh green beans in boiling water for a few minutes. drain them and then sautee in a frying pan with lots of butter, chopped garlic, dried cherries, and sliced almonds (or pine nuts). salt to taste.



The classic green bean-mushroom soup-onion casserole is always popular. I prefer to steam my beans and toss them with either some sauteed mushrooms, toasted almonds or brown butter and lemon juice!