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 Wanting to eat veggies but are tired of the same old recipes? This simple recipe takes minutes to prepare and spins a sweet taste with your green beans. Have your kids zest the orange and I guarantee they will want to eat these vegetables. This dish could be a perfect addition to your holiday menu to balance all the other high calorie favorites and help you meet your 4 cups of fruits and veggies a day. Go for it!

Ingredients:

• 1 pound green beans, trimmed
• 1 Tbsp. butter
• ½ tsp. orange zest
• ¼ tsp dried thyme or fresh
• 1/8 tsp. salt
• 1/8. tsp. black pepper

Directions:

Heat an inch of water in a large skillet and cook green beans until tender, about 5 minutes. Drain. Set aside. Wipe skillet dry and melt butter over medium heat. Add orange zest, thyme, salt and pepper, then add beans, stirring to combine. Continue cooking until hot. Adjust seasonings according to your own taste. Makes four servings.

Nutrition per serving: Calories 60; Protein 3.5 grams; Fat 3.3 grams; Carbohydrate 4 grams, Sodium 79 milligrams

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Green Beans a la Orange

A simple and fresh way to prep your green beans with orange zest and thyme

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Ingredients

• 1 pound green beans trimmed
• 1 Tbsp. butter
• ½ tsp. orange zest
• tsp ¼dried thyme or fresh
• 1/8 tsp. salt
• 1/8. tsp. black pepper

Servings MetricUS Imperial Ingredients 1 pound green beans trimmed 1 Tbsp. butter ½ tsp. orange zest tsp ¼dried thyme or fresh 1/8 tsp. salt 1/8. tsp. black pepper

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1. Heat an inch of water in a large skillet and cook green beans until tender, about 5 minutes. Drain. Set aside. Wipe skillet dry and melt butter over medium heat. Add orange zest, thyme, salt and pepper, then add beans, stirring to combine. Continue cooking until hot. Adjust seasonings according to your own taste. Makes four servings.

Recipe Notes

Nutrition per serving: Calories: 60; Protein 3.5 grams; Fat 3.3 grams; Carbohydrate 4 grams, Sodium 79 milligrams