French-Cut Green Beans With Dill Butter

Name: French-Cut Green Beans With Dill Butter
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons butter; 1 pound French-cut green beans; 1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill, (or 1/4 teaspoon dried); Coarse salt and ground pepper

A dab of butter and fresh dill turns plain-old green beans into a dish worthy of Sunday dinner.

Source: Everyday Food, October 2003

30 mins 15 mins 4

Total Time Prep Servings

Ingredients

2 tablespoons butter
1 pound French-cut green beans
1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill, (or 1/4 teaspoon dried)
Coarse salt and ground pepper

Directions

1. To prepare beans, trim both ends with a paring knife, or snap off. Cut beans in half into approximately equal-size pieces, then carefully split each bean in half lengthwise with a paring knife.
2. Bring 1 tablespoon butter and 1/2 cup water to a boil in a large skillet. Add beans. Cover; cook over medium-low heat until tender, 16 to 20 minutes.
3. Toss with remaining tablespoon butter and dill. Season with salt and pepper. Serve warm.

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blackbeansandrice

1 MAY, 2013

I love simple dishes like this. I used less butter and threw some pine nuts in to make the dish look a bit brighter.
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MS11371894

14 JAN, 2013

Very good, the whole family liked it. Even the 6 year old. Definitively I will make it again and again.
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MS11371894

14 JAN, 2013

Very good, the whole family liked it. Even the 6 year old. Definitively I will make it again and again.
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