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Thanksgiving is a time to awe family and friends with your cooking skills and these Sauteed French Green Beans are sure to impress at any holiday gathering. This recipe brings a fresh, healthy twist on your traditional green bean side and the toasted almonds add the perfect touch. I hope you and your family will enjoy this amazing vegetable side at your table soon because this recipe is quite delicious. I know you are ready for the recipe so let's get started!
Sauteed French Green Beans with Toasted Almonds Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 TBSP butter
- 1 TBSP Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 16 oz Fresh French Green Beans rinsed
- 1 shallot sliced
- 1 TBSP balsamic vinegar
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- ¼ tsp kosher salt or to taste
- ¼ tsp ground pepper or to taste
- ¼ cup low sodium vegetable broth divided
- ¼ cup toasted almonds recipe below
Instructions
- In a large saute pan (I used an iron skillet) warm butter and olive oil over medium heat, just until butter is melted.
- Add green beans and sliced shallots.
- Next, add balsamic vinegar and seasonings.
- Toss green beans with tongs until all seasonings are evenly distributed.
- Adjust heat as needed from medium to medium low and saute for 5-7 minutes.
- Add 2 TBSP of broth and toss green beans.
- Cover and cook until desired tenderness is reached, tossing and adding broth as needed to ensure the green beans do not scorch.
- Once done place green beans in a serving dish and garnish with toasted almonds.
How to toast the almonds
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Place almonds on a baking sheet covered with foil or parchment paper.
- Mist almonds with cooking oil and toss to coat.
- Toast for 10 - 15 minutes or until golden, stirring half way through.
Notes
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Crystal
Yummy!! I love the addition of the almonds and balsamic vinegar. Adding this to my recipes!! Thanks so much!!
Katie
You are very welcome! I hope you enjoy this recipe 🙂
Jill Hayes
I've been making my GB's like this for years (less ingredients w/butter and almonds only to sautee the beans)! I actually didn't care for GB's until I discovered this recipe and found that I love them now! Thanks for sharing.
Katie
Thank you so much for stopping by! When my daughter eats these green beans she says it's like eating green bean candy, lol!
Sarah @ simplyalbany
These green beans look so amazing!! I may have to try them out this year! Congrats on the feature at Live Laugh Rowe!
Gurvy Green
Katie,
I think I found my Thanksgiving green bean recipe! Thanks for sharing.
Katie
Awww, I hope you enjoy the recipe! Happy Thanksgiving 🙂
Lauren @ How Beautiful Are The Feet
I just used this recipe for a Thanksgiving dinner tonight. I love green beans & almonds and this was a great success. Thanks for the tip about the chicken broth. Happy Thanksgiving!
Lauren
Katie
I am so happy the recipe was a success! Thank you for stopping by and commenting 🙂 Happy Thanksgiving to you too!
heather @french press
I love adding almonds to my green beans - delicious
Katie
Such a great little crunch! Thanks for stopping by Heather!
Chrissa - Physical Kitchness
Hi there! I featured this recipe in my fall recipe round up post today
Thank you for the inspiration!