Best Green Beans With Blue Cheese And Roasted Peppers Recipes

GREEN BEAN "ALMONDINE" WITH GARLIC AND BLUE CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a baking dish with aluminum foil.
• Cut top 1/3 off garlic heads, exposing the cloves. Place garlic in the prepared baking dish cut side up. Pour olive oil over the garlic and season with salt. Fold up foil and seal to create a tight packet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a paring knife inserts easily into the center of a garlic clove, about 1 hour; set aside to cool. Once cool, remove each garlic clove from the skin. Reserve remaining olive oil.
• Increase oven temperature to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil; add green beans and cook until bright green and nearly tender, 4 to 6 minutes. Drain beans and transfer to a large bowl of ice water to cool completely; drain well and set aside.
• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add almonds; cook and stir until lightly browned, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Toss green beans, roasted garlic and reserved olive oil, toasted almonds, and 1 tablespoon olive oil together in a large bowl; season with cayenne pepper, salt, and black pepper. Transfer to a shallow baking dish and top with blue cheese.7
• Bake until cheese is melted and beans are fully tender, about 15 minutes.

GREEN BEANS, TOASTED PECANS, AND BLUE CHEESE

Steps:

• In a large bowl whisk together mustard, vinegar, shallot, and 1/2 tablespoon oil to make dressing.
• In a small heavy skillet heat remaining 1/2 tablespoon oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking and saute pecans with salt to taste, stirring frequently, until a shade darker, about 1 minute.
• Transfer nuts to paper towels to drain and cool.
• Coarsely chop nuts.
• Have ready a bowl of ice and cold water.
• In a large saucepan of boiling salted water blanch beans until just tender, about 3 minutes, and drain in a colander.
• Transfer beans to ice water, stirring until just cool.
• Drain beans well and add to dressing.
• Crumble blue cheese over beans and gently toss with half of nuts and salt and pepper to taste.
• Serve beans at room temperature topped with remaining nuts.

PARMESAN-ROASTED GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Coat a baking dish with cooking spray.
• Place trimmed green beans into the prepared baking dish. Season with sea salt, pepper, and garlic powder; toss to coat. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese on top.
• Roast in the preheated oven until cheese melts and forms a crisp shell over beans, about 10 minutes. Serve immediately.

ITALIAN GREEN BEANS WITH BLUE CHEESE

Steps:

• Combine beans, olive oil, garlic, oregano, thyme, and salt in a microwave-safe dish.
• Cover and cook in the microwave on high, stirring twice, until beans are tender, 7 to 9 minutes. Stir in blue cheese. 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.

SAUTEED GREEN BEANS WITH LEMON AND BLUE CHEESE

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium-high heat, heat the butter and oil. When hot, add the green beans in one layer. When the beans are just beginning to color, stir them around and add the Worcestershire, sriracha and lemon juice. Cook until the beans are crisp-tender, a few more minutes. Transfer them to a plate, crumble over the blue cheese and serve.

GREEN BEANS WITH BLUE CHEESE AND TOASTED ALMONDS

Steps:

• In a small bowl whisk together mustard, vinegar, shallot and oil.
• Prepare a bowl with ice water.
• In a saucepan with a small amount of water, blanch/steam the beans until JUST firm-tender (about 3-4 minutes); drain through a colander, then immediately transfer to the bowl of ice water just for a couple of minutes to cool and keep the colour.
• Remove the beans to a bowl and dry well patting with paper towels.
• Drizzle the dressing over the beans; toss to combine.
• Season with black pepper and a pinch of salt.
• Add in blue cheese and almonds; toss to combine.
• Transfer to a serving plate or bowl, and sprinkle with more sliced toasted almonds.
• Serve at room temperature.
• Delicious!