This Stovetop Green Beans with Almonds recipe is a quick and easy side dish that goes with just about everything! I usually make this several times a week, my family loves it.
Yield: 4(2.5 ounce) servings
Ingredients
1tablespoonlight butter spread, I use Land O’Lakes light butter spread with canola oil
12ozfresh washed and trimmed green beans
Salt and black pepper, to taste
½teaspoonminced garlic
2tablespoonssliced almonds
Instructions
Add the butter to a large saute pan and melt over medium-low heat. When melted, add the green beans and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Stir to coat in the butter. Cover the pan and cook for 4-5 minutes, uncovering briefly to stir once in the middle. Beans should be bright green and a bit more tender.
Uncover and add the minced garlic and sliced almonds. Stir together and cook for another 2-4 minutes until the almonds are golden and the green beans are bright green and tender while still being a bit firm.
Notes
To view your current WW Points for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site, click here!WW Points per (2.5 ounce) serving: 1 (Points calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)Nutrition Information per (2.5 ounce) serving: 66 calories, 7 g carbs, 3 g sugars, 4 g fat, 1 g saturated fat, 3 g protein, 3 g fiber (from myfitnesspal.com)MYWW SMARTPOINTS PER (2.5 ounce) SERVING: (SP calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)Green: 1 SmartPoints/ Blue: 1 SmartPoints/ Purple: 1 SmartPointsWeight Watchers Points Plus: 2 per (2.5 ounce) serving (PP calculated using a Weight Watchers PointsPlus calculator and the nutrition info below)
Author: Emily Bites
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Vegetable Side Dish, Vegetarian, Veggie Side, WW Recipes, WW Side Dish