SWEET SUNFLOWER GREEN BEANS

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Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 11

6 cups fresh green beans, trimmed
1 large red onion, thinly sliced
1 clove garlic, minced
1 tsp. Simply Organic Dried Thyme
1 tsp. Simply Organic Dried Basil
1 tsp. sea salt
1/4 tsp. freshly ground pepper
1 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
2 tsp. freshly squeezed lemon juice
1/2 cup sunflower seeds
1/4 tsp. fresh lemon zest

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Steam green beans in large pot for 5 minutes or until crisp and bright green. Remove from heat and pat dry.
Place in a casserole dish.
In a large skillet, saute onion, garlic, thyme, basil, sea salt and pepper in the olive oil until onions begin to caramelize, approximately 10 minutes. Add mixture to the green beans; mix well. Add lemon juice, sunflower seeds and lemon zest.
Cover and bake for 15 minutes.
Remove from oven; serve warm.