Green Beans with Lemon and Garlic
I wanted a simple side dish to serve with the fish and orzo I was making for dinner so I made this easy green beans with lemon and garlic recipe. My kids devoured their green beans and said they tasted really good with the lemon. I love it when my kids eat their veggies!
How to Make Green Beans with Lemon and Garlic
Heat the olive oil in a small skillet over medium heat.
Add the trimmed green beans and cook, stirring often, for 1 minute. Add the water and cover with a lid; cook for 2 minutes.
Remove lid and add the butter, minced garlic, and lemon juice. Season with sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste.
Cook, stirring constantly for 1 minute, or until crisp-tender. Serve topped with the lemon zest. Enjoy.
Side Note: I used thin Haricots Verts for this recipe. If you use large green beans they may need a longer cooking time.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 tsp olive oil
- ½ lb green beans ends trimmed
- 1 tbsp water
- 2 tsp butter
- 1-2 small cloves of garlic minced
- Juice and zest of 1 lemon
- Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper to taste
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a small skillet over medium heat. Add the trimmed green beans and cook, stirring often, for 1 minute.
- Add the water and cover with a lid; cook for 2 minutes. Remove lid and add the butter, minced garlic, and lemon juice.
- Season with sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste. Cook, stirring constantly for 1 minute, or until crisp-tender. Serve topped with the lemon zest. Enjoy.
- Side Note: I used thin Haricot Verts for this recipe. If you use large green beans they may take longer to cook.
I love these look delicious!!!
I adore green beans. I always cook it with garlic. I’ll have to add some lemon next time. Thanks for posting Pam!
What a simple but yet delicious side dish! I love the lemon addition, yum!
I would definitely have more than one serving of these green beans. Love this!
Green beans are literally dripping off of the vines this time of the year. I love the simple and yet refreshing taste here.
Hi Pam,
Simple and delicious suggestion!!
Cheers,
Lia.
Are they crunchy?
They are crisp-tender and delicious.
Cheers!
I love green beans. Sounds delicious!
Yummy, yummy, in my tummy!!!
xo Kris
I usually don’t add the lemon and garlic together, because each has such a distinctive taste. But I’ve been known to do this from time to time, and it is terrific.
Simple yet really tasteful!
Kisses!
Sounds like a great way to jazz up the green beans!
Se ve muy delicioso es una estupenda receta me encantan las judÃas,hugs,hugs..
You just can’t go wrong when you pair green beans with such classic flavors!
Sounds like a great way to serve green beans. I am always looking for new recipes for green beans since we grow them in our garden.
pretty soon my mom will be dumping green beans on me from her garden and i’m always at a loss as to how to prepare them in different ways. i’m defintitely bearing this in mind!
This is a perfect side to go with any meat dishes!
Perfect combination for green beans.
Fantastic! One of our favorite side is a garlic lemon green bean dish like this.
We made these for dinner last night and absolutely loved them! They were delicious!