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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 (425g)

Recipe makes 2 servings

Calories 229
Calories from Fat 108 (47%)
Amount Per Serving %DV
Total Fat 12.0g 18%
Saturated Fat 7.4g 37%
Monounsaturated Fat 3.0g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.7g
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 30mg 10%
Sodium 106mg 4%
Potassium 862mg 24%
Total Carbohydrate 29.3g 9%
Dietary Fiber 14.0g 55%
Sugars 5.8g
Protein 7.6g 15%

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Green Beans from a Can

Recipe #266858 | 12 min | 2 min prep | add private note

By: MJane
Nov 20, 2007

The only way my family will eat canned green beans.

SERVES 2 -4 (change servings and units)

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Directions

  1. 1
    Reserve approximately 2oz of liquid from each can used.
  2. 2
    Drain the rest of the liquid from the cans.
  3. 3
    Put the 4oz reserved can liquid in a fry type pan. Add large lump of butter. Bring to a boil.
  4. 4
    Add beans, salt and pepper,cover.
  5. 5
    Cook on medium high heat until nearly all the liquid is gone. Check on and stir. You may turn to a low temperature after intial boil and let it cook slower. They will be best if nearly all or all liquid is gone.

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From: happynana

On Mar 1, 2008

Loved it! This will be the only way I cook canned green beans from now on.

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  • From: MnGal

    On Feb 26, 2008

    These were delicious! My DH came into the kitchen and said "what have you done to the green beans?" Probably because he saw them in the frying pan....lol! But turns out he LOVED them and ate almost the whole batch! Thanks for sharing, we will have this again!!

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