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Spanish String Beans

SUBMITTED BY: Vera Heyl

"I always plant green beans in my garden because they're so easy to grow. I found this recipe years ago and have made it often. It's so simple to prepare."
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The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe average a 4 star rating.
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PREP TIME  30 Min
READY IN  30 Min

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INGREDIENTS

  • 1 1/2 pounds green beans, trimmed and cut into 2 inch pieces
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 1 medium green pepper, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
  • 1 (14.5 ounce) can stewed tomatoes
  • 2 teaspoons sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 2 whole cloves

DIRECTIONS

  1. Place beans in a saucepan and cover with water; cook for 8-10 minutes or until crisp-tender. Meanwhile, in a skillet, saute onion and green pepper in butter until tender. Stir in tomatoes, sugar, salt, bay leaf and cloves; simmer for 10 minutes. Drain beans; add to tomato mixture. Cover and cook for 5 minutes or until heated through. Discard bay leaf and cloves.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 16, 2007 by Corinne
We added some vegetarian sausage to this, and everyone loved it. It's mildly sweet, with a... MORE


 
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