Frozen green beans recipe

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

Green beans do not appear so often in our diet and completely in vain, because they are a real storehouse of vitamins. At the same time, today you can choose any recipe for cooking, even frozen green beans, and enjoy a delicious, nutritious and healthy dish.

Green beans for garnish

Green beans can be cooked as a side dish with meat or fish dishes. The proposed recipe with a step-by-step photo is very simple, even those housewives who have never cooked this type of vegetable beans can easily cope with it.

Ingredients:

• green beans;
• butter;
• garlic to taste;
• juice of half a lemon;
• chili pepper if desired.

Preparation:

Boil water, pour a spoonful of vegetable oil into it, salt, stir and add the green beans for literally 40 seconds, but not longer, otherwise it will boil down

• Drain the hot water and transfer the beans to a bowl.
• Cut the peeled garlic cloves and chili into thin slices.

Melt the butter in a frying pan, put the green beans, and then the garlic with chili, mix, fry for a minute

Now put the beans on a plate, pour them over with lemon juice and serve

The main rule in preparing green beans is not to overcook or overcook.

Green beans with onions and bell peppers

Green beans go well with various vegetables, so here you can safely experiment and cook delicious dishes in a regular pan or in a slow cooker. We offer one of the recipes for making frozen green beans with bell peppers and onions.

Ingredients:

• 1 kg of green beans;
• 1 carrot;
• 2 sweet peppers;
• parsley;
• 2-3 cloves of garlic;
• vegetable oil;
• salt and pepper to taste.

Preparation:

• Let's start with onions. Cut it into small cubes and pour into a bowl of green beans.
• Now we take sweet peppers, also cut them into small cubes and send them to the rest of the vegetables.

• Simply rub the carrots on a coarse grater and pour into a bowl.
• Turn the multicooker to the "Fry" mode for 20 minutes, pour oil into the bowl and put the prepared vegetables.
• Add salt and pepper to taste, stir, close the lid and cook until the end of the program. Stir the contents of the bowl several times during the frying process.

• At this time, chop parsley or cilantro, pass peeled garlic cloves through a fine grater or press.
• After the signal, we transfer the vegetables to a bowl, add the herbs with garlic, mix. The dish is ready.

It is better not to thaw frozen beans before cooking, otherwise they will turn into gruel. We just douse it with cold water.

Green beans with mushrooms

Green beans can be cooked not only with different vegetables, but also with mushrooms. And if you want to try something new and tasty, then be sure to take the proposed recipe with a step-by-step photo for a note.

Ingredients:

• 400 g green beans;
• 400 g of champignons;
• 300 g leeks;
• 1-2 cherry tomatoes;
• 3-4 cloves of garlic;
• hot peppers to taste;
• ginger to taste;
• 3 tbsp. l. soy sauce;
• 1 tbsp. l. vegetable oil;
• sesame seeds.

Preparation:

We clean the champignons and cut into thin plates

Chop the leeks with rings

• Chop garlic in small cubes.
• Cut the cherry tomatoes into four parts.

• In a frying pan preheated with oil, send the garlic along with dried chili peppers, fry for a minute.
• Now we spread the mushrooms, mix and fry the mushrooms with garlic for 2-3 minutes.
• Then add the leeks and after 2 minutes the green beans, mix.

Then add ground ginger, but you can also add fresh ginger, and add soy sauce. Stir and cook until all the liquid evaporates. Add Teriyaki sauce if desired, then the dish will have an Asian flavor

We spread the cherry slices, sesame seeds fried in a dry pan. We cook the dish for another 2 minutes and serve

Often on the packaging you can read that green beans need to be cooked for 10 to 15 minutes, but experienced chefs advise not to subject the beans to such a long heat treatment. From this, she will lose her taste and look unattractive.

Green beans with chicken and cheese

Green Beans with Chicken and Cheese - This recipe allows you to prepare a delicious dish of frozen green beans. At the same time, beans are not just fried with meat, but will languish in a delicate creamy sauce.

Ingredients:

• 200-300 g green beans;
• 250 ml cream (20%);
• 1 chicken fillet;
• 150 g of cheese;
• 1 onion;
• 1 carrot;
• 1, 5-2 tbsp. l. bread crumbs;
• salt and pepper to taste;
• vegetable oil.

Preparation:

Cut the chicken fillet into small pieces, then salt and pepper the meat

Chop the onion into quarters or small cubes

• We cut the peeled carrots into small plates or simply chop them with a coarse grater, transfer them to the onions.
• Rub hard or semi-hard cheese on a fine grater.
• Now in a pan with hot vegetable oil until golden brown, fry the chicken fillet pieces.

• Then transfer the meat from the pan to a plate and pass the onion and carrots in the same oil until half cooked.
• We send green beans to vegetables directly in frozen form, fry until all vegetables are ready.

• Now salt the vegetables, pepper and return the meat to the pan, mix and pour in 100 ml of cream, heat a little.
• Then add the breadcrumbs, mix and as soon as everything thickens, add the remaining cream.
• Then add the grated cheese, stir, wait for the cheese to melt, remove the finished dish from the heat.

Natural additives such as healthy bran can be used as a thickener for the sauce. Cream can be replaced with regular milk, but with a fat percentage of at least 3.2%.

Baked green beans with broccoli

Green beans can also be cooked in the oven, for example with broccoli, cherry tomatoes and cheese. The result is a delicious and nutritious meal that is ideal for all nutritionists.

Ingredients:

• 400 g green beans;
• 400 g broccoli;
• 250 g cherry;
• 100g parmesan;
• ¼ glasses of olive oil;
• 3 cloves of garlic;
• salt and pepper to taste.

Preparation:

Pour green beans and broccoli into a bowl, add finely chopped garlic, lemon juice, oil, as well as salt and pepper to them, mix

We put the vegetables on a baking sheet with parchment and put them in the oven for 20 minutes (temperature 220 ° C)

• At this time, cut the cherry tomatoes in half.
• Grate Parmesan on a coarse grater.
• We take the vegetables out of the oven, add cherry tomatoes to them, sprinkle with cheese and cook the dish for another 5 minutes.

Olive oil can be replaced with sesame oil, it will give the dish a special aroma and taste.

Green bean lobio

Green lobio is a recipe for a Georgian stew made from frozen green beans. The dish is prepared simply, quickly, but it turns out to be very tasty and aromatic.

Ingredients:

• 600 g green beans;
• 500 g of tomatoes;
• 3 sweet peppers;
• half hot pepper;
• 1 onion;
• 4 cloves of garlic;
• 1 bunch of cilantro;
• savory (fresh or dry);
• hops-suneli;
• salt;
• Imeretian saffron.

Preparation:

• We send finely chopped onions, all the spices, as well as sweet and hot peppers cut into small cubes, and tomato slices into the pan.
• Mix the contents of the pan and simmer until all vegetables are soft.

• Now add the green beans (if they are fresh, boil them first). Cover with a lid and cook for another 5-7 minutes.
• At the end, add finely chopped herbs and finely chopped garlic. Stir and remove from heat.

Let Lobio brew for 5 minutes and serve (hot or cold)

The more spices and herbs, the tastier the lobio. Also, if desired, you can add walnuts, which are often used in the preparation of Georgian dishes.

Green beans with Chinese meat

For all fans of Chinese cuisine, we propose to step by step prepare a delicious, healthy and mouth-watering dish of green beans with minced meat, as in the photo.

Ingredients:

• 350 g green beans;
• 200 g ground beef;
• 140 g of mushrooms;
• 3-4 cloves of garlic;
• 3 g ginger;
• 1 chili pepper;
• a small bunch of green onions;
• 3 tbsp. l. soy sauce;
• 1 tbsp. l. rice wine;
• 1 tbsp. l. peanut butter (optional);
• black pepper to taste;
• 1 tsp dried coriander;
• ¼ h. L. chili flakes.

Preparation:

Cut the mushrooms into thin plates and put the mushrooms on a plate

• Chop a small bunch of green onions.
• Cut the chilli into thin slices and cut the fresh ginger root into strips.
• Crush the peeled garlic cloves with the flat side of a knife and crush them into small pieces.

• Now we heat the pan with oil, put the garlic along with ginger and chili, fry until a characteristic smell appears.
• Then add the minced beef, mix well and fry until the minced meat changes its color.
• Then add black pepper and chili flakes, coriander to the minced meat. Add mushrooms, stir and fry for a couple of minutes.

Now pour in rice wine along with soy sauce, add peanut butter if desired, mix everything quickly

Then we send the green beans to the pan along with the green onions, mix, cook for another minute and remove from heat

Rice wine can be replaced with regular sugar. We cook the dish only over high heat. If desired, the green beans can be cooked to the desired degree of doneness, but in Asian cuisine, all vegetables should remain crispy.

Green Bean Casserole

If your family is not very fond of green beans, then make them a casserole. Such a delicious, bright and easy-to-prepare dish of frozen green beans is sure to please. So write down the recipe.

Ingredients:

• 500 g green beans;
• 200 g pasta;
• 3 eggs;
• 200 g of cheese;
• 100 g cherry tomatoes;
• 1 onion;
• 5-6 cloves of garlic;
• 100 ml cream;
• granular mustard to taste;
• salt and pepper to taste.

Preparation:

1. Pour pasta into a saucepan with boiling salted water and cook until half cooked.
2. At this time, chop the onion into small cubes, and chop the garlic cloves for flavor.
3. Saute the onion in a frying pan with a little oil until transparent, then add garlic to it, fry until slightly golden brown.
4. Pour frozen green beans with cold water and cut into small pieces.
5. Break eggs into a bowl, pour cream into them, add granular mustard, a little pepper and stir well with a whisk.
6. Cut the cherry tomatoes into three parts.
7. Pour half of the grated cheese into the egg-cream mixture, and then the pasta, mix.
8. Now spread the beans and cherry tomatoes to the pasta, mix gently.
9. We transfer the mass of vegetables and pasta into a mold, sprinkle with the remaining cheese on top and send it to the oven for 20-25 minutes (temperature 200 ° C).

Cream can be replaced with milk, but with cream the casserole turns out to be much more satisfying and tastier. We choose high-quality cheese, it should melt well.

Green beans are an ideal ingredient for preparing tasty and, most importantly, healthy dishes, because thanks to shock freezing, most of the nutrients are retained in the pods. Do not be afraid to experiment, because, showing a little culinary imagination, every time you can prepare new and interesting dishes for the whole family.