Skip The Green Bean Casserole For This Bright Alternative - Tasting Table

"Green bean casserole is like the old habit you can't shake, even if it no longer fits your lifestyle or palate. It's a long-held fixture at holiday spreads and everyday dinner tables that's easy to make and even easier to forget. If that rings true with you, perhaps it's time to skip the green bean casserole for a bright, refreshing alternative: lemon garlic green beans."

"Likened to "spring on a plate," recipe developer Christina Musgrave shares her take on lemon garlic green beans, which is about as simple as a veggie dish can get. It obviously stars the humble green bean, but in fresh form, not the fallback canned version used in many green bean casseroles. The recipe takes about two pounds of trimmed green beans, butter, fresh garlic, lemon juice, salt, and pepper - that's all."

"The first step in getting this light, zingy dish onto your table is to boil the beans in salted water. They need only two minutes to hit the magic tender-crisp spot. The beans immediately go from hot pot to cold plunge in an ice bath to completely stop the cooking process and preserve their crispness and vibrant, verdant green color."

Lemon garlic green beans are a bright, refreshing alternative to canned green bean casserole, featuring fresh trimmed green beans, butter, minced garlic, lemon juice, salt, and pepper. Two pounds of trimmed beans blanch in salted boiling water for two minutes to reach tender-crisp, then plunge into an ice bath to stop cooking and preserve color and texture. Garlic is sautéed in butter until fragrant, then green beans are added with lemon juice, salt, and pepper and cooked about five minutes. Total prep and cooking time is about 15 minutes.

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