Description
These Garlic Butter Green Beans with Toasted Almonds are quick, easy, and delicious! You can blanch the green beans a day ahead of time to reduce the prep time at dinner time.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound green beans, trimmed
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 1/2 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1/2 cup sliced almonds
- salt and pepper
Instructions
- Blanch the green beans in a large pot of salted water until crisp tender, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a large plate to cool.
- In a dry skillet, toast the almonds until lightly browned, about 3 minutes.
- Meanwhile, melt the butter over medium heat in a separate skillet. Add the garlic and allow to sizzle about 1 minute.
- Add the green beans, season with salt and pepper, and sauté until hot, 1-2 minutes. Transfer to a serving bowl and top with the toasted almonds and serve.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 3 minutes
- Category: recipes
- Method: stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/6 of recipe
- Calories: 116
- Sugar: .3 grams
- Fat: 9 grams
- Carbohydrates: 7.8 grams
- Fiber: 3.8 grams
- Protein: 3.3 grams