Green Beans With Tomatoes And Oregano from Healthy Diabetic Recipes

Green Beans With Tomatoes And Oregano Recipe

Recipe Ingredients:

2 tsp olive oil
1/4 cup diced red onion
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 cups green beans, trimmed, and
cut into 1" lengths
1/4 cup low-fat low-sodium chicken broth
1 medium tomato, seeded, diced
1 tbsp minced fresh oregano
1 tbsp minced parsley
Salt, to taste
Freshly-ground black pepper, to taste

Recipe Instructions:

Heat the oil in a large heavy skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and saute for 3 minutes. Add the green beans and broth. Cover and steam for 3 to 4 minutes.

Add in the diced tomato, cover, and steam for 1 minute. Add in the oregano, parsley, salt, and pepper and steam for 30 seconds more.

This recipe yields 6 servings. Serving size: 1/2 cup.

Exchanges Per Serving: 1 Vegetable.

Nutrition Facts: Calories 39; Calories From Fat 17; Total Fat 2g; Saturated Fat 0g; Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 32mg; Total Carbohydrate 6g; Dietary Fiber 2g; Sugars 2 g; Protein 1g.

Comments: Instead of green beans topped with the ubiquitous French-fried onions, enjoy some fresh-from-the-garden taste.

Source:
"American Diabetes Association at http://www.diabetes.org"
S(Formatted for MC6):
"07-10-2002 by Joe Comiskey - jcomiskey@krypto.net"
Copyright:
"© American Diabetes Association, 2001"

Servings: 6

“Food for all is a necessity. Food should not be a merchandise, to be bought and sold as jewels are bought and sold by those who have the money to buy. Food is a human necessity, like water and air, it should be available.”

~ Pearl Buck (1892-1973) American Nobel Prize winning author.

 

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