Green Beans with Lemon and Pecans

This quick and easy side is a great flavourful way to eat your greens. 

Yield: Serves 6

Green Beans with Lemon and Pecans

Ingredients

  • 4 cups sliced green beans
  • 1/4 cup sliced green onion
  • 1 tsp grated lemon peel
  • 1/4 tsp rosemary, crumbled, optional
  • 2 tbsp salted butter
  • 1/4 cup chopped toasted pecans
  • 1/4 tsp salt

Directions

  1. Cook beans in boiling water just until tender, about 5 minutes; drain.
  2. Meanwhile, sauté onion, lemon peel and rosemary in butter for 2 minutes. Stir in beans, pecans and salt. Serve immediately.
Nutritional analysis per serving:

 

89 calories, 7.6 g fat, 1.7 g protein, 5.4 g carbohydrate, 2.5 g fibre, 130 mg sodium