Green beans recipes: 6 practical options to include on the menu

Have you thought about including recipes with green beans in your meals? This little bean isn’t always included in everyday dishes, but the truth is, that should change. In addition to allowing numerous preparations, it is a food that can help you have a more balanced and healthy diet.

According to nutritionist Carolina Marques, pods are a source of vegetable proteins AND vitamins of the B complex. In addition, it also provides significant amounts of folic acid, vitamin C, magnesium, calcium, iron, phosphorus and lots of fiber! All this to say that the pod helps digestion and intestinal work!

If the benefits have made the waffle capture your interest, we also have a valuable tip to teach you how to cook it. The technique of “whitening” is often used for keep the colors of the vegetables very intense and alive.

Preferably, us steamed vegetables (so as not to lose many nutrients and vitamins). But you can cook your pod in already boiling water, very salty like sea water. In this way the vegetables will remain in contact with the water for a short time and, consequently, will have little time to absorb the salt from it. Therefore, high salinity is essential!

Oh, let’s point to short cooking (between 5 and 7 minutes) to ensure a perfect al dente and to preserve the vivid color of the pod. Next, drain the hot cooking water and immerse the pods in very cold water or ice water. This thermal shock will finish the cooking, ensuring all the desired properties and texture. That’s all consume your pod or use it in other preparations!

Once you’ve mastered this technique, it’s time to put it to use with these delicious green beans recipes that we part for you! watch 6 tasty options to prepare today:

Chicken with green beans and golden onion

Chicken with green beans and golden onion – Photo: Guia da Cozinha

Time: 30 minutes

Performance: 4 portions

Difficulty: easy

Ingredients:

• 3 tablespoons of olive oil
• 1 large onion sliced
• 1 pinch of sugar
• 1 chicken breast cut into strips
• 1 tablespoon of mustard
• 1 teaspoon of oregano
• 2 cups green beans (chopped)
• 1 teaspoon of salt
• 1 pinch of black pepper
• 1 cup of water (tea)

Method of preparation:

1. In a frying pan, over medium heat, heat the oil, add the onion and sugar, saute until golden brown and then set aside.
2. In the same oil, brown the chicken strips, add the mustard, the oregano and sauté for 1 minute
3. Add the green beans, salt, black pepper and water and mix by scraping the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon.
4. Cover and cook for 10 minutes or until beans and chicken are tender.
5. Transfer to a platter and spread the onions
6. Serve with white rice and a lettuce salad.

Fusilli with pink sauce and green beans

Fusilli with pink sauce and green beans – Photo: Guia da Cozinha

Time: 50 minutes

Performance: 6 portions

Difficulty: easy

Ingredients:

• 500 g of fusilli
• salt to taste
• 2 cups of milk (tea)
• 2 crushed garlic cloves
• 2 tablespoons of wheat flour
• 1 1/2 cups (tea) grated semi-hard cheese
• 2 tablespoons of tomato paste
• 4 tablespoons of butter
• 400 g of chopped boiled green beans
• margarine for greasing

Method of preparation:

1. In a pan, cook the pasta in salted water, drain and set aside.
2. In a blender, beat the milk, garlic, flour, 1 cup (tea) of cheese and tomato paste, until smooth.
3. Heat a pan with the butter, melt it and pour the mixture into the blender, stirring until it thickens.
4. Grease a refractory and lay the dough
5. Cover with the sauce, add the green beans and the rest of the cheese.
6. Place in a preheated oven for 15 minutes
7. Serve immediately.

Bean broth with pods

Bean broth with green beans – Photo: Guia da Cozinha

Time: 35 minutes

Performance: 6 portions

Difficulty: easy

Ingredients:

• 4 cups (tea) of borlotti beans cooked with broth
• 3 cups of water (tea)
• 4 tablespoons of olive oil
• 1 chopped onion
• 2 minced garlic cloves
• 1 piece of chopped Calabrian sausage
• 300 g of chopped green beans
• 1 beef bouillon cube
• Salt and chopped parsley to taste

Method of preparation:

1. In the blender, beat the beans with the water for 3 minutes and then set aside
2. In a frying pan, over medium heat, heat the oil and saute the onion, garlic and peppers until golden brown
3. Add the green beans, the beef stock and the beaten beans and cook until the green beans are soft
4. Season with salt and the scent of greenery, mix and turn off the heat.
5. Transfer to a bowl and serve afterwards.

bean cake

Green Bean Pie – Photo: Guia da Cozinha

Time: 2h

Performance: 8 portions

Difficulty: easy

Ingredients:

• 1 cup butter (room temperature)
• 1 bag of crustless bread

Filling

• 500 g of pre-cooked green beans
• Salt and black pepper to taste
• 2 cups diced bacon (fried)
• 3 cups of milk (tea)
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup of cream cheese (200 g)

Method of preparation:

1. Butter the bread slices on both sides and arrange half of the bread slices in a 30cm x 22cm tin
2. Sprinkle over the pod seasoned with salt and pepper.
3. Spread the bacon on top and cover with the remaining slices of bread.
4. In the blender, beat the rest of the ingredients and pour over the bread slices.
5. Let sit for 30 minutes, then take to medium, preheated oven, for 30 minutes or until cooked through and lightly browned
6. Serve immediately.

Bacon and Bean Salad

Green Bean and Bacon Salad – Photo: Guia da Cozinha

Time: 30 minutes

Performance: 4 portions

Difficulty: easy

Ingredients:

• 150 g of sliced ​​bacon
• 4 tablespoons of olive oil
• 4 tablespoons of lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons of mustard
• 2 teaspoons of salt
• 1 teaspoon (coffee) of black pepper
• 1 cup green beans (chopped)
• 1 thinly striped red pepper
• 3 cups boiling water (tea)
• 1 bunch iceberg lettuce, cut into thick strips
• Black and green olives to taste for garnish (optional)

Method of preparation:

1. In a skillet, brown the bacon with olive oil over medium heat.
2. Drain the bacon and set it aside
3. In the same pan, prepare the sauce by adding the lemon juice, mustard, salt and pepper.
4. Place over medium heat, stir with a wooden spoon, turn off the heat and then set aside.
5. Cook the pod and bell pepper in boiling water for 5 minutes or until softened.
6. drain
7. Put the lettuce in a bowl, cover with the pod and the pepper, spread the chopped bacon and pour the pan sauce
8. If desired, garnish with olives and serve immediately.

Pork steaks with green beans

Pork steaks with green beans – Photo: Guia da Cozinha

Time: 40min (+12h of fridge)

Performance: 6 portions

Difficulty: easy

Ingredients:

• Pork loin steaks 1.5 kg
• 1 head of garlic
• Coarse salt, bay leaves and pepper to taste
• 2 cups of white wine (tea)
• 2 full tablespoons of butter
• 1 and 1/3 cups of milk cream (tea).
• 200 g of green beans

Method of preparation:

1. Prepare a seasoning for the steaks using crushed garlic cloves, coarse salt, bay leaf, pepper and white wine to coat the steaks
2. Leave them in the sauce for 12 hours in the fridge.
3. Remove from the dressing and reserve
4. Melt the butter over medium heat in a frying pan, without letting it burn, fry the steaks until golden brown and place them in a baking dish.
5. In the same pan, add the cream and bring to the boil.
6. Season with salt and pepper to taste and spread over the meat
7. Serve with green beans dipped in butter.

Source: Terra

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