Garlic Green Beans (Easy Frozen Green Beans Recipe)
A super easy way to cook frozen green beans so that they taste delicious.
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Keyword frozen green beans recipe, garlic green beans
Cook Time 15 minutesminutes
Total Time 15 minutesminutes
Servings 5
Ingredients
16ozextra fine frozen green beans
2cwater
3clovesgarlic
½tspsea salt
¼tspblack pepper
½lemonjuiced
Instructions
In a large skillet add a bag of frozen green beans (haricots verts) and water. Extra thin works best.
Bring to a boil and simmer for about five minutes. Drain excess water in the pan after boiling. The green beans should have a tender-crisp texture (not mushy) and will have a nice green color.
In the same skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat and add back in the drained green beans, salt, black pepper, and three cloves of minced or pressed garlic.
Sauté the green beans for another 3-5 minutes until the green beans have gotten a little color and have softened. For more crisp green beans cook for less time. For softer green beans cook a little longer.
Finish with a squeeze of lemon juice from half of a lemon and give it another toss.