Sautéed Garlic Green Beans (One Pan)
These sautéed garlic string beans are crunchy, salty, and sautéed in a perfectly garlic and oil sauce, making them an easy dinnertime vegetable win.
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 111kcal
Equipment
- 1 frying pan
- 1 steamer strainer
- tongs
Ingredients
- 2 cups green beans trimmed and rinsed
- 3 tablespoon olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
Instructions
- To blanch the green beans, add a few cups of water to a pot or a deep pan with a strainer or use a steamer strainer.
- Add the green beans and close with a lid. Bring to a medium heat, the water will bubble and begin to cook the green beans. Keep the green beans blanching for approximately 3-5 minutes or until just fork tender, then turn off the heat.
- Strain the green beans and add back to the deep pan or if you've blanched in a pot, strain and add to a skillet or frying pan with olive oil on medium heat.
- On a medium heat, let the green beans sauté in the olive oil until they start to char and get softer. Cooking the green beans will take approximately 5 minutes. The green beans should be fork tender, but have a slight snap or crunch.
- To the green beans, add in the garlic, salt, and pepper. Continue to cook until the garlic becomes slightly translucent and fragrant, approximately 3-4 minutes. Turn off the heat, and serve.
Notes
If you over-blanch the green beans (aka if they over boil and steam fortoo long) they will fall apart when sautéing in the olive oil. Be mindful ofthe heat when blanching, and time it.
Trim the green beans before sautéing them so that the ends are not intact.
Wait to add the garlic until halfway through with cooking the green beansin the olive oil. We don't want any burnt or overcooked garlic, we're aimingfor a pungent smell of garlic, but if we add it too early on too high of aflame, it'll burn.
Nutrition
Calories: 111kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Sodium: 1166mg | Potassium: 118mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 380IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 22mg | Iron: 1mg
