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    Easy Garlic Butter Green Beans

    Mar 27, 2019 · 1 Comment

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    These Easy Garlic Butter Green Beans are packed with super crispy garlic! The perfect side to pair with your favorite grilled or roasted protein!

    Garlic Butter Green Beans in a cast iron skillet with a serving fork

    These Garlic Butter Green Beans are as simple as it gets and tasty too! Seriously, this side dish is the perfect intersection between superb taste and minimal effort. Plus, it all can be on the plate in a matter of minutes and only has 3 ingredients:

    • trimmed green beans (we buy them already trimmed to save time!)
    • unsalted butter (for plant-based, we use Miyokos)
    • garlic (use large cloves for easy slicing)

    Green beans are a great keto-friendly side dish because of their low-ish amount of carbs (7g per 100g) and a good amount of fiber (3.4g per 100g) so you’re left with only 3.6g net carbs per 100g.  This side dish works wonderfully with a variety of protein sources and entree’s to make a quick and easy dinner that will taste anything but quick and easy.

    Is Garlic Keto?

    Yes! On various keto forums and message boards, we’ve seen folks become concerned over including garlic in their ketogenic diet because it contains 33g of carbs per 100 grams with minimal fiber.  Now, if you are eating keto and limiting your carbohydrate intake to 5% of your daily calories that’s a big deal, but 100g of garlic is a LOT of garlic and unless you plan on doing some vampire-slaying in the near future you have nothing to worry about when a recipe calls for a few cloves.  In fact, garlic is a nutritional powerhouse and it has a variety of health benefits. Most of which come from consuming it raw, but in it’s cooked form it’s still nothing to scoff at.

    Check out the articles below to learn more about the health benefits of garlic both raw and cooked:

    • Roasted Garlic and Health - Livestrong.com
    • What are the Health Benefits of Raw Garlic vs. Cooked Garlic - HealthyEating.SFGate.com
    • 6 Surprising Ways Garlic Boosts Your Health - Cleveland Clinic
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    Easy Garlic Butter Green Beans

    These Easy Garlic Butter Green Beans are packed with super crispy garlic! The perfect side to pair with your favorite grilled or roasted protein!
    5 from 2 votes
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    Course: Side Dish
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: easy, side, vegetarian
    Prep Time: 5 minutes
    Cook Time: 10 minutes
    Total Time: 15 minutes
    Servings: 4
    Calories: 140kcal

    Ingredients

    • 1 lb trimmed green beans
    • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter dairy-free if plant-based, we use Miyoko's
    • 4 cloves garlic thinly sliced
    • Salt to taste

    Instructions

    • Place the green beans in a 10.5” cast iron skillet with 1 cup of water. Bring to a simmer over high heat for 3-4 minutes, drain off the water and set the green beans aside.
    • Add the butter to the skillet over medium heat, once hot add in the garlic and cook 30 seconds before adding the green beans back to the skillet. Continue to cook for 4-5 minutes until the green beans are tender. Season with salt and serve.

    Nutrition

    Nutrition Facts
    Easy Garlic Butter Green Beans
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 140 Calories from Fat 108
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 12g18%
    Saturated Fat 7g44%
    Cholesterol 30mg10%
    Sodium 9mg0%
    Potassium 251mg7%
    Carbohydrates 9g3%
    Fiber 3g13%
    Sugar 4g4%
    Protein 2g4%
    Vitamin A 1132IU23%
    Vitamin C 15mg18%
    Calcium 51mg5%
    Iron 1mg6%
    *

    Nutritional values are estimates only and do not include carbs from sugar alcohols.

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    1. Sonya G says

      June 02, 2020 at 10:41 pm

      5 stars
      This is really good and so easy to make. Salt to taste at the end...yummy!

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