
Garlic Butter Green Beans
Blanched green beans finished in a sizzling garlic-chilli butter, brightened with lemon zest and topped with toasted almonds, a steakhouse-style side that comes together in under 15 minutes.
Total time
13 min
Prep
5 min
Cook
8 min
Difficulty
easy
Cuisine
American
vegetarian
Ingredients
500ggreen beans, trimmed
4 tbspbutter
4 clovesgarlic, minced
1/2 tspchilli flakes
zest of 1lemon
sea saltto taste
toasted flaked almondsto scatter
Instructions
1
Blanch beans in boiling salted water 3 minutes. Drain.
2
Melt butter in a wide pan. Add garlic and chilli. Cook 1 minute.
3
Toss beans in garlic butter 2-3 minutes over medium-high heat.
4
Season with sea salt and lemon zest.
5
Scatter almonds.
Nutrition (estimated)
Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.
Calories
150
Protein
2.8g
Fat
11.9g
Carbs
11.3g
Fiber
4.8g
Sodium
10mg
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