Green Beans With Garlic and Breadcrumbs

Name: Green Beans With Garlic and Breadcrumbs
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 lb fresh green beans or 1 lb frozen green beans; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 1/2 cup plain breadcrumbs or 1/2 cup seasoned bread crumbs; salt; fresh ground black pepper

Submitted by COOKGIRl

"From Vegetarian Times. One of the numerous useful ways to use up day old bread."

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photo by Rita1652

Ready In:: 15mins
Ingredients:: 6
Serves:: 4

ingredients

1 lb fresh green beans or 1 lb frozen green beans
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 garlic cloves, minced
¹⁄₂ cup plain breadcrumbs or 1/2 cup seasoned bread crumbs
salt
fresh ground black pepper

directions

In a pot, steam the green beans until tender-crisp. Set aside and keep warm.
Heat the olive oil in a large saute on medium-low heat. Add the garlic and cook for about 2 minutes. DO NOT allow the garlic to burn!
Stir in the bread crumbs and pepper. Cook for about 2 minutes more, pressing down on the bread crumb mixture with a spatula to allow it to become crispy. Again, be careful not to burn.
Stir in the green beans and toss to coat. Season with salt and pepper and serve immediately.

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Reviews

This has been a family favorite for years. Adjust the amount of the ingredients to your liking; try it with a little Parmesan cheese.

MaurCole
This is a nice dress-up for beans. I used yellow rather than green since I had some in the crisper that needed to be used up. My only problem was that the breadcrumbs didn't stick to the beans. Maybe using a bit more olive oil would help?

Dreamer in Ontario
Delicious green bean recipe! I cut my fresh green beans in bite sided pieces which made it easier to enjoy the breadcrumbs with every bite. Made for Veg 'N Swap tag.

AcadiaTwo
Good taste. I had a hard time getting the breadcrumbs to adhere to the green beans. Most of the bread crumbs ended up on the bottom of the plate.

Marie Nixon
I very much enjoyed this recipe,using fresh green beans, but it just didn't do it for DH who had a texture problem with it. Sometimes I swear he is worse than a child lol. The resulting leftovers which I ate the next day were soggy so this is definitely a recipe best eaten immediately after preparation. Thank you Cookgirl for sharing the recipe.

BonnieZ