Thanksgiving is a time to awe family and friends with your cooking skills and these Sauteed French Green Beans are sure to impress at any holiday gathering. This recipe brings a fresh, healthy twist on your traditional green bean side and the toasted almonds add the perfect touch. I hope you and your family will enjoy this amazing vegetable side at your table soon because this recipe is quite delicious. I know you are ready for the recipe so let’s get started!
Sauteed French Green Beans with Toasted Almonds
Sauteed French Green Beans with Toasted Almonds Recipe
- Yield: 4 1x
Ingredients
- 1 TBSP butter
- 1 TBSP Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 16 oz Fresh French Green Beans, rinsed
- 1 shallot, sliced
- 1 TBSP balsamic vinegar
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1/4 tsp kosher salt (or to taste)
- 1/4 tsp ground pepper (or to taste)
- 1/4 cup low sodium vegetable broth, divided
- 1/4 cup toasted almonds (recipe below)
Instructions
- In a large saute pan (I used an iron skillet) warm butter and olive oil over medium heat, just until butter is melted.
- Add green beans and sliced shallots.
- Next, add balsamic vinegar and seasonings.
- Toss green beans with tongs until all seasonings are evenly distributed.
- Adjust heat as needed from medium to medium low and saute for 5-7 minutes.
- Add 2 TBSP of broth and toss green beans.
- Cover and cook until desired tenderness is reached, tossing and adding broth as needed to ensure the green beans do not scorch.
- Once done place green beans in a serving dish and garnish with toasted almonds.
How to toast the almonds
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Place almonds on a baking sheet covered with foil or parchment paper.
- Mist almonds with cooking oil and toss to coat.
- Toast for 10 – 15 minutes or until golden, stirring half way through.
Notes
I cover and cook my green beans for about 15-20 minutes, tossing and adding broth as needed. Then I turn off heat and leave the cover on for an additional 5-10 minutes. This method provides the perfect tenderness for the green beans that my family prefers. Double recipe if needed.
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Yummy!! I love the addition of the almonds and balsamic vinegar. Adding this to my recipes!! Thanks so much!!
You are very welcome! I hope you enjoy this recipe :)
I’ve been making my GB’s like this for years (less ingredients w/butter and almonds only to sautee the beans)! I actually didn’t care for GB’s until I discovered this recipe and found that I love them now! Thanks for sharing. I’ve pinned this to my foodie board here- http://www.pinterest.com/pin/215258057163142422/
Thank you so much for stopping by! When my daughter eats these green beans she says it’s like eating green bean candy, lol!
These green beans look so amazing!! I may have to try them out this year! Congrats on the feature at Live Laugh Rowe!
Audra,
I think I found my Thanksgiving green bean recipe! Thanks for sharing.
Awww, I hope you enjoy the recipe! Happy Thanksgiving :)
I just used this recipe for a Thanksgiving dinner tonight. I love green beans & almonds and this was a great success. Thanks for the tip about the chicken broth. Happy Thanksgiving!
Lauren
I am so happy the recipe was a success! Thank you for stopping by and commenting :) Happy Thanksgiving to you too!
I love adding almonds to my green beans – delicious
Such a great little crunch! Thanks for stopping by Heather!
Hi there! I featured this recipe in my fall recipe round up post today at http://physicalkitchness.com/healthy-paleo-fall-recipes/
Thank you for the inspiration!
toasted green beans almonds recipe is awesome in taste.
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