Green Beans with Garlic

Green Beans with Garlic 

    This is "spur of the moment" post.  I hadn't planned on talking about these green beans that I made.  Basically I had a bag of green beans, about a pound, which I had gotten on sale at a local Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market.  After washing my green beans, I cut the tips off both ends of the beans and put them into boiling water for a few minutes.  I wanted to partially cook them in water and finish in a skillet with garlic.  I didn't time how long I boiled them. I just cooked them until they were at texture which I liked.  They still had a bit of crispness as well as a nice, green color. 

    As the beans were cooking, I added a tablespoon or two of butter to my skillet and heated that up, adding about three cloves of minced garlic.  You can use margarine or cooking spray if you like. I stirred the garlic around for about three minutes, before draining the green beans and adding them to my skillet.  I simply just cooked the beans about four to five minutes with the garlic and butter.  I used Jane's Krazy Mixed-Up Salt instead of regular salt and pepper. This simple recipe would be good also without salt or a 'salt free' substitute.  

Ingredients:

Garlic to taste

Butter (approximately 2 tablespoons)

Green Beans

Salt & Pepper to taste