Crunchy Pecan Green Beans

Crunchy Pecan Green Beans

Time: 20 minutes minutes

Servings: 4

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Tender green beans with a lovely crunch and a zing of lemon.

Crunchy Pecan Green Beans

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Tender green beans with a lovely crunch and a zing of lemon.

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Total Time 20 minutes mins

Course Side Dish

Cuisine 🇺🇸 American

Servings 4

Calories 137 kcal

How Difficult Easy

Suitable for Vegetarian Diet

Ingredients

 

USMetric

 

1x2x3x

• 200 g Fine green beans
• 50 g Pecans
• 1 tbsp Butter
• 1 Lemon

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Instructions

 

• Chop the pecans into halves and dry fry in a hot frying pan for a couple of minutes. Remove from the pan and set aside.
• Top and tail the beans and drop carefully into a pan of boiling water. Return to the boil and cook for 6-8 minutes until tender, then drain.
• Melt the butter in a shallow pan, then add the beans, toasted pecans and the juice and zest of the lemon.
• Warm through and serve.

Nutrition Facts

Crunchy Pecan Green Beans

Serving Size

 

1 portion

Amount per Serving

Calories

137

% Daily Value*

Fat

 

12.3

g

19

%

Saturated Fat

 

2.8

g

18

%

Sugar

 

2.6

g

3

%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Keyword beans, nuts, sides

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