Atkins Roasted Green And Wax Beans Recipes

ROASTED GREEN BEANS WITH FRESH GARLIC

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F. Toss green beans with olive oil on large rimmed baking sheet. Roast until browned and almost tender, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes. Sprinkle beans with garlic, salt, and pepper; toss to combine. Continue roasting until beans are tender, about 2 minutes longer. Transfer to bowl.

GARLIC GREEN AND WAX BEANS

Steps:

• Place beans and 6 garlic cloves in a steamer basket. Place in a large saucepan over 1 in. of water; bring to a boil. Cover and steam for 8-10 minutes or until beans are crisp-tender. Transfer to a large bowl; set aside. , In a small bowl, combine the sour cream, milk and vinegar; let stand for 1 minute. Whisk in the oil, salt, pepper and remaining garlic. Pour over beans and toss. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Just before serving, sprinkle with cheese and parsley.

PAN-ROASTED GREEN BEANS WITH GOLDEN ALMONDS

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a rolling boil and add salt (a teaspoon or so, or to taste). Fill a large bowl with ice and water. Add the green beans to the boiling water and cook until bright green but still firm, about 2 minutes. Drain and transfer to the ice water. When cool, drain again. Pat dry with paper towels until completely dry.
• Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine the almonds and the oil, adding more oil if needed to just cover the almonds. Cook over medium heat until the almonds are golden, about 6 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the shallot. It will cook in the residual heat.
• Coat a large skillet with oil. Heat over medium-high heat until very hot but not smoking. Add the beans and season with salt. Cook, tossing frequently, until charred dark brown in spots and tender-crisp, about 7 minutes.
• Top with the almond mixture, then the parsley. Grate the zest from a quarter of the lemon directly over the beans, then cut the lemon into wedges for serving. Season with pepper and serve.

ROASTED GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Pat green beans dry with paper towels if necessary; spread onto a jellyroll pan. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Use your fingers to coat beans evenly with olive oil and spread them out so they don't overlap.
• Roast in the preheated oven until beans are slightly shriveled and have brown spots, 20 to 25 minutes.

ATKINS ROASTED GREEN AND WAX BEANS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F Trim beans. In a jelly-roll pan, toss beans with oil, salt and oregano until evenly coated. Roast 20 minutes, turning beans once or twice for even browning.

ASIAN GLAZED GREEN & WAX BEANS

Steps:

• Cook the beans until they are still crisp but heated well through apprx 5 minutes in boiling water.
• Drain and rinse twice under cold water Just before serving heat the soy sauce& ginger in a large skillet, use high heat but do not burn.
• Throw in the beans and stir coating the soy evenly with the beans.
• Turn heat to medium and saute for apprx 3 minutes or until the beans are piping hot.
• The beans should be nicely glazed.
• Place in a heated serving bowl& sprinkle with the sesame seeds Serve.