Classic green beans get a special touch with browned butter, pecans and lemon peel.
Green Beans with Browned Butter
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 25 min
- Servings 6
- Ingredients 4
Ingredients
- 3/4 lb fresh green beans, cut in half
- 2 tablespoons butter (do not use margarine or vegetable oil spreads)
- 2 tablespoons chopped pecans
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
Instructions
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Step1In 2-quart saucepan, place beans in 1 inch of water. Heat to boiling. Boil uncovered 6 to 8 minutes or until crisp-tender (they shouldn't be "squeaky" when you bite into one); drain. Keep warm.
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Step2Meanwhile, in 1-quart saucepan, melt butter over low heat. Be careful not to let butter burn or it will taste bitter. Stir in pecans. Heat, stirring constantly, until butter is golden brown. (If bottom of saucepan is dark, it may be difficult to see the difference between brown butter and burnt butter. Try spooning a little of the butter onto a white plate to see the color more clearly.) Immediately remove from heat. Pour butter mixture over beans; toss to coat. Sprinkle with lemon peel.
Nutrition
70
Calories
6g
Total Fat
0g
Protein
3g
Total Carbohydrate
1g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 70
- Calories from Fat
- 50
- Total Fat
- 6g
- 9%
- Saturated Fat
- 2g
- 10%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 10mg
- 3%
- Sodium
- 30mg
- 1%
- Potassium
- 70mg
- 2%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 3g
- 1%
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- 7%
- Sugars
- 1g
- Protein
- 0g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 8%
- 8%
- Vitamin C
- 2%
- 2%
- Calcium
- 2%
- 2%
- Iron
- 2%
- 2%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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