Italian Green Beans
Easy Italian Steamed Green Beans with Garlic is a simple yet flavorful recipe that brings out the best in fresh green beans. With just a few ingredients like olive oil, garlic, and a touch of lemon, these steamed beans make the perfect side dish for any meal.
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 107kcal
Equipment
- 1 steamer
- 1 Colander use a colander to steam if you don't have a steamer basket
Ingredients
- 1 pound green beans washed and trimmed
- 2 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves sliced
- 1 lemon juice of
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
Instructions
- Steam the beans: With a steam basket or a colander over a pot of boiling water, steam beans for a few minutes. You could also quickly boil them instead of steaming.
- Heat oil: While the beans steam, heat the olive oil in the skillet.
- Cook garlic: Add in the garlic and let it cook for less than 1 minute. It should just start to soften. You don't want it to burn. It's ok if it gets a little color, but not burned.
- Combine beans: Remove the beans from the steamer or from colander, and add to the pan with the oil and garlic.
- Stir and combine with the garlic and oil. You want the beans to be crisp, so you're just quickly heating with the oil and garlic.
- Season: Sprinkle on the salt and squeeze on some lemon juice.
- Serve: Serve and ENJOY!
Nutrition
Calories: 107kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Sodium: 589mg | Potassium: 283mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 789IU | Vitamin C: 29mg | Calcium: 52mg | Iron: 1mg