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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 (233g)

Recipe makes 4 servings

Calories 97
Calories from Fat 28 (29%)
Amount Per Serving %DV
Total Fat 3.2g 4%
Saturated Fat 1.9g 9%
Monounsaturated Fat 0.8g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.3g
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 7mg 2%
Sodium 32mg 1%
Potassium 446mg 12%
Total Carbohydrate 16.8g 5%
Dietary Fiber 6.3g 25%
Sugars 6.5g
Protein 3.5g 6%

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Green Beans with Cherry Tomatoes

Recipe #30951 | 45 min | 15 min prep | add private note

By: Merlot
Jun 12, 2002

This makes for a pretty dish and is easy to assemble. If you don't have the fresh vegetables on hand, you can easily adapt with canned goods. I get requests for the recipe all the time.

SERVES 4 -6 (change servings and units)

Ingredients

Directions

  1. 1
    Cook beans in water, until tender.
  2. 2
    In a fry, melt butter and add garlic salt, sugar, basil, salt and pepper.
  3. 3
    Swish cherry tomato halves around until barely soft and heated, but not squishy.
  4. 4
    Add the drained beans and mix well.
  5. 5
    (TO SAVE TIME, you can use drained canned green beans instead of fresh green beans and canned stewed tomatoes instead of fresh cherry tomatoes. Just add the canned vegetables to the butter/basil mixture and heat through. I do this frequently and it works o).

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From: Karen42 Sanders

On Oct 5, 2009

Super easy to prepare and delicious! I steam fresh green beans in the microwave (~ 4 minutes, until crisp tender) then add to the fry pan. Great combination of ingredients and the contrasting red/green colors are what make this side dish stand out. Thanks Merlot!!

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  • From: Stefanie828

    On Sep 30, 2009

    Sooooo delicious!! I omitted the tomatoes but the green beans were great all on their own.

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  • From: Denise!

    On Aug 21, 2002

    I loved the flavor of this dish and it looks beautiful on the table. I only added a half teaspoon of sugar, as I was afraid it would be too sweet for our tastes, and it was just perfect. Great recipe, thanks for posting!

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  • From: Anu

    On Jun 29, 2002

    This was fabulously tasty and easy! I used fresh green beans and that seemed to make a real difference! I didn't have garlic salt so I used garlic powder instead. The combination of butter, sugar, basil and garlic is quite outstanding, and perfect for tomatoes and beans. This makes 4 really generous servings, but even so, this recipe is guaranteed to be gobbled whole... it's really exceptional. Thanks Merlot, this one will be a regular!

    9 people found this review helpful

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