Best Green Beans And Onions Recipes

GREEN BEANS WITH CARAMELIZED ONIONS AND ALMONDS

Steps:

• Fill a large high sided skillet with some water, adding enough to be just shy of the rim of the pan by about 1 inch. Place over high heat and bring up to boil; add a big pinch of salt and the green beans. Cook for about 5 minutes, the beans should still be crisp. Drain the beans and then run them under some cold water to stop them from cooking. Reserve the beans while you start the onions.
• Return the skillet you cooked the beans in to the cook top over medium heat. Add the almonds and toast stirring every now and then until golden, about 3 to 5 minutes. Remove the almonds from the skillet and reserve. Return the skillet to the heat and add the butter and olive oil and heat until the butter has melted. Add the onions, season with salt and pepper, and cook stirring frequently until the onions caramelize, 20 to 25 minutes. Add the thyme, and cook for another 5 minutes. Add the cooked cooled green beans and almonds, and stir well to combine. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.

GREEN BEANS SLOW-COOKED WITH BACON AND ONIONS

Steps:

• Heat a heavy bottomed pot over medium high heat. Add the olive oil, bacon, and onions and cook until the onion is soft, about 5 to 10 minutes. Stir in the green beans and chicken stock; season with salt and pepper. Reduce the heat to low, and cook the green beans until they are soft but not mushy, about 30 to 45 minutes. Taste and adjust seasoning.

FRENCH CUT GREEN BEANS WITH ALMONDS AND FRIED ONIONS

Steps:

• Bring 1 inch of water to a boil in a high-sided saute pan. If using fresh beans, cut them lengthwise while you wait for the water to boil.
• Add salt and green beans to boiling water and cook until just tender. Drain beans and rinse under cold water to stop the cooking. Return the skillet to medium heat and add the butter. When butter is melted, add the almonds and cook until golden brown.
• Return the green beans to the pan, along with the juice of 1/2 a lemon, add salt and pepper, to taste. When warmed through, top with fried onions.

GREEN BEANS WITH BACON AND ONIONS

Steps:

• In a large heavy pot or Dutch Oven add the olive oil and butter.
• Heat to medium high.
• Add the onions and bacon.
• Cook until the onions are soft and browning lightly, about 8 minutes.
• Add the green beans and chicken stock.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer, stirring a few times until green beans are soft, about 30 minutes.
• Your liquid should be cooked down, giving the green beans a "glazed" look, or coating if you will.
• Salt and pepper to taste.

BACON WRAPPED BLUE CHEESE STUFFED CHICKEN, GREEN BEANS AND SMASHED POTATOES WITH GREEN ONIONS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• Using a small sharp knife cut into the thick end of the chicken and make an incision reaching 2/3 the way down the breast. Loosen up the incision with your fingers to make a hole. Season the chicken with pepper. Combine the cheese with arugula and baby spinach and stuff the breasts. Spiral-wrap the breasts with the bacon tightly to cover the meat evenly. Place chicken on a nonstick baking sheet and roast 20 to 22 minutes until bacon is crispy and chicken is firm.
• Place the potatoes in a pot and cover with water. Bring to a boil, season water with salt and cook potatoes 15 minutes, or until tender.
• Bring 1-inch water to a boil. Trim beans. Salt water and add beans to water. Simmer 5 minutes, drain and combine with tomatoes, thyme, 1 tablespoon oil, salt and pepper.
• Place the potatoes back in the hot pot after draining. Coat the potatoes with 2 tablespoons oil, the scallions, chicken stock and salt and pepper. Toss for 1 minute.
• Serve chicken with green beans and potatoes alongside.

COUNTRY-STYLE GREEN BEANS W/BACON, ONIONS AND BALSAMIC VINEGAR

Steps:

• Fry bacon in pan til done sprinkling both sides as it cooks with coarse ground pepper.
• Drain on paper towels, set aside.
• Add half a stick of butter to bacon grease, (4 Tbl.).
• Add chopped onion and 1 Tbl. balsamic vinegar and cook slowly over low heat for about 20 minutes til soft and sweet.
• Remove from heat.
• In crockpot, put 2 cans (drained) green beans.
• Sprinkle with a little salt and pepper.
• Sprinkle with half the bacon, broken into small pieces.
• Sprinkle with half the cooked onions.
• Sprinkle with half, (1/2 tsp.), dark brown sugar.
• Drizzle with 1-2 Tbl. bacon/butter grease from pan. (Yes, do this.)LOL.
• Drizzle with 1/2 Tbl. balsamic vinegar.
• Repeat everything (*just draining one can, and add the fourth (last) can of green beans with the water from can pouring over evenly.).
• Give all this a VERY gentle fold, folding only 2-3 times. Any more, and your green beans will begin to break up.
• Cut up your 2 Tbl. butter into 8 pieces and dot top.
• Cover and heat over high til hot throughout.
• About 45 minutes.
• You can also do this on the stove, or even in the oven in a casserole dish (covered.).

GREEN BEANS AND ROASTED RED ONIONS

Steps:

• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 450°F. Oil a 13- by 9-inch baking pan.
• After peeling onions, trim root ends, leaving onions whole, then quarter onions lengthwise. Put onions in baking pan, then drizzle with oil and vinegar, tossing to coat. Arrange onions with a cut side down and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Roast, uncovered, turning over once and basting with pan juices twice during baking, until deep golden, about 30 minutes. Add water to pan and roast until onions are tender and caramelized, about 20 minutes more. Transfer onions with pan juices to a large bowl.
• While onions are roasting, cook beans in a 5- to 6-quart pot of boiling salted water, uncovered, until crisp-tender, about 5 minutes. Drain beans in a colander, then add to onions and toss. Season with salt and pepper.

ROASTED GREEN BEANS WITH GARLIC AND ONIONS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Brush a large baking pan with olive oil.
• Place beans, garlic, and onion on pan.
• Sprinkle with olive oil and salt, and bake for 15 to 20 minutes, stirring often.
• Remove from oven.
• Drizzle with vinegar and sprinkle with black pepper.

HARICOT VERT ( FRENCH GREEN BEANS) WITH BACON AND ONIONS

Steps:

• Blanch Haricot verts.
• Fry bacon with onion until crispy and onions are caramelized.
• Add bacon and onions to the blanched beans.
• Add vinegar and sugar mix well and serve.

ROASTED GREEN BEANS WITH GARLIC, ONIONS AND PECANS

Steps:

• Wash beans and break ends off, leaving beans whole.
• Mix beans, onion, garlic and pecans in a bowl.
• Coat mixture with olive oil.
• Spread in baking pan.
• Bake 20 minutes at 400 degrees, until beans are slightly browned.
• Enjoy.

GREEN BEANS WITH CARAMELIZED ONIONS AND TARRAGON

Steps:

• In a large nonstick skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium-high. Add onions and season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring often, until softened and just beginning to brown, 10 minutes. Reduce heat to medium; cook, stirring occasionally, until onions are deep golden brown and very soft, 30 minutes. (Refrigerate in an airtight container, up to 1 day. Bring to room temperature before using.)
• Meanwhile, in a large pot of boiling salted water, cook green beans until crisp-tender and bright green, about 6 minutes. Drain and toss with tarragon and 1 teaspoon oil; season with salt and pepper. Transfer beans to a platter and top with onions.

GREEN BEANS AND PEARL ONIONS

Steps:

• If you are using fresh green beans, boil them 5 to 8 minutes or until they are tender.
• Sauté the pearl onions in the olive oil until they are translucent.
• Add the green beans (with ends removed) and summer savory and cook over low heat until heated through.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper, add some unsalted butter if desired and serve hot.
• Make it even yummier and heartier by throwing in some crumbled bacon or small diced ham.
• For a Vegan/Vegetarian version omit the optional bacon and ham or use Vegetarian bacon or Vegetarian ham.

ROASTED GREEN BEANS WITH ONIONS AND WALNUTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Line rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil. Spread beans and onions on baking sheet. Drizzle with olive oil. Coat evenly. Sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon of salt, toss to coat and distribute in an even layer. Roast for 10 minutes.
• While roasting, combine balsamic vinegar, honey, thyme and garlic slices in a small bowl.
• After beans and onions have roasted for 10 minutes, remove from oven. Drizzle vinegar and honey mixture over beans and onions. Put back in the oven and continue to roast until onions and beans are dark golden brown in spots and beans have started to shrivel, about 12 to 15 minutes longer. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper. Transfer to a serving bowl. Sprinkle with toasted chopped walnuts.

GREEN BEANS WITH ROASTED CORN AND GREEN ONIONS

Steps:

• In a medium sauce pot, bring water and 1 teaspoon salt to a boil. Add green beans and blanch for 3 minutes. Remove from water and put into an ice water bath. Drain.
• Heat grill or gas burners. Place cleaned corn on the cob on the grill or burner. Turn corn and lightly brown all the way around. Let cool and slice the kernels off the cob.
• In a large saute pan over medium heat, add oil, after 45 seconds add onions and saute for 4 to 5 minutes, add green beans, corn, and garlic. Saute for 4 minutes, deglaze with wine, season with salt and pepper, and butter.
• Garnish with Roma tomatoes and Parmesan.
• Ease of preparation: easy

GRILLED GREEN BEANS AND ONIONS

Steps:

• Preheat outdoor grill to medium heat (400 degrees F.)
• Toss the green beans and onions in a bowl with the olive oil and Diamond Crystal® Kosher Salt. Place mixture into a steamer basket or shallow grill pan.
• Place on the grill and close the lid. Cook until beans and onions, stirring every 5 minutes, until veggies have a slight char, 10 to 15 minutes.

GRILLED TANDOORI -YOGURT MARINATED LAMB SHOULDER WITH GRILLED ONIONS AND GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Toast the coriander and the cumin in a saute pan over medium heat until the spices become fragrant and just begin to smoke, 2 minutes. Set the spices aside to cool and then blend them in a spice grinder.
• Combine the yogurt, lime, cumin, coriander, paprika, ginger, cinnamon, turmeric, cayenne, sugar, salt, and pepper in a medium bowl.
• Poke the lamb several times with a fork and place in a large resealable plastic bag with the garlic and the onions and pour in the yogurt mixture. Move the lamb around in the bag to coat completely and place in the refrigerator to marinate for 4 to 6 hours.
• Remove the lamb and the onions from the marinade and let sit at room temperature for about 20 minutes. Discard the marinade. Heat the grill to high, sear all sides of the lamb and adjust grill to indirect heat, about 350 degrees F. Grill the lamb for about 45 minutes per side for medium. When the lamb is cooked, remove it to a platter to rest for 15 minutes before cutting.
• Add the onions and the lime halves to the grill and cook until caramelized and tender, about 10 minutes. Remove the onions and the limes from the grill and set aside.
• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat, add the green beans and cook for 2 minutes. Remove from the pot to an ice bath to stop the cooking. Drain on a paper towels. Heat a large skillet over low heat and add the ghee and the green beans and allow to cook through. Squeeze the juice of 1/2 a grilled lime over the top, toss to coat and transfer to a platter. Garnish with the sesame seeds.
• Slice the lamb and plate with the green beans and onions. Garnish with the remaining grilled limes.

BEEFY GREEN BEANS WITH MUSHROOMS AND ONIONS

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add mushrooms, onion, and garlic; cook until onions start to look soft and translucent, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Cut a couple of slits in the green bean bag and microwave on high power until beans are a bit defrosted, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from the microwave and pour the beans into the skillet.
• Crumble bouillon cube into the skillet and mix everything together. Turn the temperature down a bit and let the mixture cook for 10 to 15 minutes. Pour in water and mix until any remaining bouillon has dissolved. Cover and steam, stirring occasionally, until beans are tender and as crunchy or limp as you like them; you will need to taste them to determine when they are done.
• Remove the lid and increase temperature to high to cook off any remaining liquid. Serve immediately.

ROASTED GREEN BEANS WITH PEPPERS AND ONIONS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Toss vegetables with dressing in large roasting pan.
• Bake 30 minutes or until vegetables are tender, stirring after 15 minutes.
• Sprinkle with cheese.
• Bake an additional 2-3 minutes or until cheese is melted.

GREEN BEANS WITH PARSNIPS AND PICKLED RED ONIONS

Steps:

• In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook green beans and parsnips until crisp-tender, 8 minutes. Drain; transfer to a large bowl.
• In a medium skillet, heat olive oil over medium-high. Add red onion and cook until translucent, 3 minutes. Slowly add vinegar and mustard, season with salt and pepper, and stir to combine. Pour pickled onions and dressing over vegetables and toss well. Serve warm or at room temperature.

GREEN BEANS AND ROASTED RED ONIONS

Steps:

• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 450°F Oil a 13- by 9-inch baking pan. After peeling onions, trim root ends, leaving onions whole, then quarter onions lengthwise. Put onions in baking pan, then drizzle with oil and vinegar, tossing to coat. Arrange onions with a cut side down and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Roast, uncovered, turning over once and basting with pan juices twice during baking, until deep golden, about 30 minutes. Add water to pan and roast until onions are tender and caramelized, about 20 minutes more. Transfer onions with pan juices to a large bowl.
• While onions are roasting, cook beans in a 5- to 6-quart pot of boiling salted water, uncovered, until crisp-tender, about 5 minutes. Drain beans in a colander, then add to onions and toss. Season with salt and pepper.