"Fancy" green bean side dish for $3

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    • #261995
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      I had to bring a side dish to a dinner party where the main course
      was a seafood lasagna. So I made this up–for less than $5–and
      received many serious compliments and recipe requests.

      From farmer’s market:
      1 pound of green beans ($2.00)
      1/2 red bell pepper ($1)

      From fridge/cupboard:
      Big scoop of chopped garlic
      1/4 c. of sliced almonds
      1/2 c. shaved or grated parmesan
      lemon juice, salt, garlic pepper

      Pour a liberal amount of olive oil in a skillet. Toss in the garlic
      and stir it as it browns. Add the sliced almonds and saute the mix.
      Add snapped green beans (about 2″ long pieces) and saute until beans
      are bright green.

      Add diced red bell pepper. Stir for a couple of
      minutes.

      Add a dash or two of salt plus a squeeze of lemon juice (and a little
      garlic pepper if you have it). When ready to serve, heat and toss
      with parmesan.

      You can make this up to half a day before serving.

      Enjoy!

    • #398034
      Candace

      Thank you for this recipe! I acutally didn’t have any almonds so I used chopped walnuts. Amazingly it was delicious, but I really want to try it with the almonds.

      Thank you!

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Budget101 Discussion List Archives Budget101 Discussion List "Fancy" green bean side dish for $3