Make a delicious side dish with green beans and pecans – a tasty accompaniment to your dinner.
Blue Cheese Pecan Green Beans
- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 35 min
- Servings 6
- Ingredients 4
Ingredients
- 12 oz fresh green beans, trimmed
- 1/2 cup pecan halves
- 2 tablespoons butter (do not use margarine)
- 3 oz blue cheese, crumbled (3/4 cup)
Instructions
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Step1In 2-quart saucepan, place beans in 1 inch water. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer uncovered 8 to 10 minutes or until beans are crisp-tender; drain. Place in serving bowl; cover to keep warm.
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Step2Meanwhile, in 1-quart saucepan, cook pecans over medium heat 5 to 7 minutes, stirring frequently until nuts begin to brown, then stirring constantly until nuts are golden brown and toasted. Place in small bowl; reserve.
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Step3In same 1-quart saucepan, melt butter over low heat. Heat, stirring constantly about 6 minutes or until butter is golden brown. (Once the butter begins to brown, it browns very quickly and can bum, so use low heat and watch carefully.) Immediately remove from heat. Pour over beans; toss to coat. Sprinkle with cheese and reserved pecans.
Nutrition
170
Calories
14g
Total Fat
5g
Protein
6g
Total Carbohydrate
2g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 170
- Calories from Fat
- 130
- Total Fat
- 14g
- 21%
- Saturated Fat
- 6g
- 28%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 20mg
- 7%
- Sodium
- 230mg
- 10%
- Potassium
- 190mg
- 5%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 6g
- 2%
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- 11%
- Sugars
- 2g
- Protein
- 5g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 10%
- 10%
- Vitamin C
- 8%
- 8%
- Calcium
- 10%
- 10%
- Iron
- 4%
- 4%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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