Garlic Green Beans

Olive oil, garlic, and salt are some of the best flavor enhancers for vegetables, and this trifecta stuns again with this garlic green beans recipe. Using only one pot, this simple vegetable side dish is made even easier if you grab a bag of pre-trimmed green beans from the grocery store. For busy holiday prep, blanch and chill the green beans a day in advance. When you're ready to serve, cook the garlic and stir in the green beans. It might take an extra minute or two for the green beans to heat through, but you'll have an easy Thanksgiving side dish for your menu in no time!

How do you make green beans more flavorful? ;

There are lots of options to make green beans more flavorful. Toss them in a green bean salad with a flavorful dressing or mix them into a green bean casserole. For this recipe, cooked garlic, olive oil and salted butter give these green beans all the flavor you need for a side dish that pairs with any dinner recipe!

Are garlicky green beans healthy?

Green beans are full of vitamins and minerals and can certainly be very good for you! For this recipe, the green beans are simply blanched in boiling, salted water—adding no additional fat or calories. If a low fat or low calorie recipe is a priority, this recipe will work just as well if you cut the olive oil and butter in half. Use 1 tablespoon of each, for a healthier (yet still very flavorful) version.