Best Italian Green Beans Recipes

ITALIAN GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, saute onion in oil until tender. Add garlic; saute 1 minute longer. Add the tomatoes, water, oregano, basil, sugar, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 40 minutes., Meanwhile, place beans in a large saucepan and cover with water; bring to a boil. Cook, uncovered, for 8-10 minutes or until crisp-tender; drain. Add tomato mixture and cheese; cook for 5 minutes or until heated through.

ITALIAN GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Cook the green beans in the microwave according to package instructions
• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic, Italian seasoning, red pepper flakes, a generous pinch of salt and pepper and saute for 2 minutes. Add the green beans, toss to coat them in the oil and saute another 2 minutes. Serve hot.

ITALIAN GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Stir in Italian dressing and green beans. Cover and cook for 25 minutes, stirring often.
• Uncover and cook until beans reach desired tenderness.

ITALIAN FLAT GREEN BEANS WITH TOMATOES AND GARLIC

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the green beans and cook for 5 to 7 minutes, until tender. Drain immediately.
• While the beans are cooking, heat the oil in a medium sauté pan or skillet over medium-high heat until the oil shimmers. Add the garlic slices, distributing them evenly. Cook for 4 to 5 minutes, until the slices become almost translucent and start to brown on the edges; be careful not to let the garlic burn.
• Add the diced tomato and salt and pepper to taste, then reduce the heat to medium. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes, so that the tomato is heated through.
• Add the cooked green beans and heat through for 1 to 2 minutes; mix well. Taste and adjust seasoning as needed.
• Transfer to a serving dish and top with the basil, if desired. Serve warm or at room temperature.

ITALIAN GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Fry bacon until crisp, crumble and set aside.
• Place drained beans with water in a medium size saucepan with lid.
• Add bacon drippings, onion, sugar and salt.
• Simmer on low heat for approximately 1 1/2 hours.
• Pour beans in a serving bowl and sprinkle crumbled bacon on top.
• Enjoy!

ROASTED ITALIAN GREEN BEANS & TOMATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°. Place green beans in a 15x10x1-in. baking pan coated with cooking spray. Mix oil, Italian seasoning and salt; drizzle over beans. Toss to coat. Roast 10 minutes, stirring once., Add tomatoes to pan. Roast until beans are crisp-tender and tomatoes are softened, 4-6 minutes longer. Sprinkle with cheese.

ITALIAN GREEN BEANS AND POTATOES

Steps:

• Cook potatoes and garlic in a large pot of boiling salted water (3 tablespoons salt for 6 quarts water), uncovered, until tender, 12 to 15 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl with a slotted spoon and coarsely mash with oil and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Keep warm, covered.
• Cook green beans in boiling water, uncovered, until tender, 6 to 10 minutes (beans may not be bright green). Drain, then stir into mashed potatoes in bowl. Drizzle with oil.

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.

ITALIAN STRING/GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Wash and trim fresh string beans.
• Add string beans to a pot of boiling water.
• Cook until soft and drain water.
• In large frying pan, heat butter and olive oil over medium heat and add minced garlic.
• Let garlic sautee in butter and oil until a light golden brown and add string beans.
• Stir, coating all the string beans with butter and oil.
• Sprinkle string beans with bread crumbs and stir, coating all of the string beans.
• (If it's a little dry add some more oil) Sprinkle with parmesan cheese, oregano, salt and pepper.
• Serve immediately.

SWEET ITALIAN GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Cook bacon in a skillet over medium heat until crisp. Remove from the pan to drain on paper towels. Reserve the grease in the skillet and add the onions; cook and stir over medium heat until softened. Add garlic and cook for about 30 seconds more. Remove from the heat.
• In a saucepan, combine the green beans, tomatoes, basil, oregano and brown sugar. Crumble in the bacon and add the onion and garlic from the skillet. Warm over medium heat until heated through, 5 to 10 minutes.

ITALIAN GREEN BEANS AND MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Place beans in a steamer basket; place in a large saucepan over 1 in. of water. Bring to a boil; cover and steam for 6-8 minutes or until crisp-tender. Drain., Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook onion in 1 tablespoon oil and butter for 5-6 minutes or until golden brown; set aside. , In the same skillet, cook mushrooms and garlic in remaining oil for 4-6 minutes or until mushrooms are tender. Stir in the salt, oregano, pepper and beans; cook 3-5 minutes longer or until beans are tender., Place in a serving dish. Top with onions, cheese, almonds and basil.

EASY ITALIAN STYLE GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Place beans in a Dutch oven and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Cover and cook for 4-6 minutes or until crisp-tender; drain. Add the remaining ingredients and heat through.

GARLIC ITALIAN GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Saute fresh garlic in the oil for a few minutes, but don't let garlic start to brown.
• Add green beans in and stir them to coat with the oil.
• Sprinkle all dry ingredients on the green beans except the parm cheese.
• Cover and let saute for about an hour, stirring occasionaly.
• When green beans lose the bright green color and become tender, turn off the heat an sprinkle with parmesan cheese.
• Serve and enjoy! Delicious!

TANGY ITALIAN GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Place beans and water in a microwave-safe dish. Cover and microwave on high for 4-5 minutes or until crisp-tender. , Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine the cheese, bread crumbs, garlic salt and pepper. Drain beans; drizzle with olive oil. Sprinkle with cheese mixture and toss to coat.

ITALIAN GREEN BEANS WITH TARRAGON

Steps:

• Trim ends from the green beans and cut in 1 1/2 inch lengths.
• Steam or cook the beans in a saucepan of boiling salted water for 5 minutes or until al dente, drain.
• Toss with oil, salt and pepper, and tarragon.

DRESSED UP ITALIAN GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Wash beans, trim ends and remove strings.
• Combine beans and water in a dutch oven.
• Bring to a boil.
• cover, reduce heat and simmer 6 to 8 minutes until crisp-tender.
• drain.
• Plunge into ice water to stop the cooking process.
• Drain beans and set aside.
• Saute mushrooms and next 7 ingredients in oil in a Dutch oven.
• Stir in beans and cook until thoroughly heated.
• sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.

ITALIAN-STYLE GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Heat oil in large nonstick skillet on medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic; cook and stir 2 to 3 minutes or until onion is crisp-tender.
• Add beans, tomatoes and seasonings; mix lightly. Cover. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer 15 minutes or until beans are tender and mixture is heated through.
• Sprinkle with cheeses; cover. Cook an additional 2 minutes or until cheeses are melted.

TERESA'S ITALIAN GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Cook beans in large pan of boiling water until done.
• Heat olive oil in medium sized skillet over medium heat.
• Add drained beans, mushrooms, onions, garlic, oregano, salt and pepper.
• Heat to desired temperature.

ITALIAN STYLE GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• 1. Place thawed green beans in pot with onion, spices and diced tomatoes.
• 2. Simmer for about 20-30 till beans are tender. Add mushrooms last 5 min of cooking.
• 3. Prepare bacon in your favorite manner. I like to place it on baking sheet and bake for 25-30 min on 375°.
• 4. Crumble bacon and add to beans, top with grated Parmesan cheese.

ITALIAN HERB GREEN BEANS & ARTICHOKE DRESSING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Steam green beans until tender and place in a bowl.
• Add artichokes, breaking up if needed. Mix in bread crumbs, olive oil, Parmesan cheese, Italian Herb Mix and salt and pepper to taste.
• Bake in a casserole dish 25-30 minutes, until bubbly and lightly browned.