lil carb Green Bean Side Dish

Per Serving:

101 calories 

4.5 net carbs

3g protein 

With Thanksgiving and Christmas quickly approaching I am sharing as many recipes as I can to help you with low-carb-holiday-eating!  Let's face it, the holidays are centered around food and when you are on a specific diet- whatever it may be- it can easily put a damper on the holiday festivities. Look no further- I have everyone covered. Fill up your plate with some healthy proteins and lots of veggies and you will be good to go!  A staple on my dinner table and holiday table is my lil carb Green Bean side dish. It is SO good- words cannot even describe. The key ingredient here is some champagne vinegar. In your grocery store I bet you have seen flavored vinegars and maybe you have some at home and don't know what to do with them- well, use them with this recipe!  The vinegar I use in my recipe is a Pear Champagne Balsamic Vinegar and it is fantastic!  If you can't find a flavored vinegar just use plain champagne vinegar. Get excited! It is officially "holiday time"!!!

lil carb Green Bean Side Dish- Serves 6
1 lb green beans, ends cut off
8-10 garlic cloves, minced
1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
3 Tbsp butter
2 Tbsp champagne vinegar
Salt & Pepper to taste

To a large skillet add in the butter, oil, and garlic. Then turn on the skillet to medium heat.
This will perfume the oil and butter.
Once the garlic starts to bubble - about 1-2 minutes- add in the green beans.*
Sprinkle with pepper and salt, stir and cook for about 3 minutes.
The beans will be bright green and the garlic will be golden brown.
Then splash in the vinegar and stir.
Cook for 1 minute.
Then spoon the beans onto a platter and top with the pan sauce and garlic.
ENJOY!


*If you do not like crispy green beans then blanch the green beans in boiling water for 2 minutes and then put them in ice water. Then drain the water from them and proceed to the next step. Watch my above video for further explanation.