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Spanish String Beans

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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Prep Time:
30 Min

Ready In:
30 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 8 servings

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

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.