Low Fat, High Taste Green Bean Recipe
What’s that saying, that most recipes are born of boredom and “cleaning the cupboard out”. Oh wait, that’s my own credo, not anything else anyone said. This new gem of a green bean recipe is very simple actually, and was born of both boredom and desperation one day when the only veggie I had left in the freezer to make was whole green beans (I used Bird’s Eye, in my opinion, the best non-organic brand), and we needed a veggie to go with our meat, but I wanted to make something that was flavorful and yet not loaded with fat or butter or salt.
So here’s the recipe ingredients for this impromptu, tasty green bean dish with zero fat :
Whole green beans - Bird’s Eye are best I think.
Powdered Cumin spice (a popular Indian spice, very tasty, and very good for you)
Either seasoned salt or some sort of multi purpose seasoning with a little salt added
Garlic powder - I like California Style, with the green fleck in it too, but I don’t know what they are
Half an onion, chopped or slivered julienne style
Lot’s of butter flavored non fat cooking spray
So as you can see, as long as you have the green beans around, you really only need to keep a few other staples around - the cumin is key, but you could probably improvise with the other spices. I just take the beans and throw them in a large, deep frying pan that has a tight fitting lid, with the bottom sprayed generously with Pam (butter flavored). I put my onions in too right off the bat.
I then flavor with the spices mentioned above to my taste, and spray the Pam again generously over the beans and other ingredients, coating the beans and other ingredients for flavor and protection against burning. Put the lid on tight, this creates a steaming environment so they soften up enough. Sautee all ingredients for about 20 minutes, or until soft enough. What you get is a savory green bean dish with NO FAT!