Oven roasted green beans

Oven roasted green beans are my favorite green vegetable right now. They are easy to cook, and because you use fresh green beans, they are fresh and crisp. I love chopping the ends off of the green beans. It makes me feel domestic. :-) I got the recipe initially from Cooking Light's Chicken for Dinner magazine.

I make them about once a week, and tried them out on my family for Christmas. They approved. :-) Hope y'all will, too!




Oven Roasted Green Beans

Serves 6 (The magazine says 12, but... we like our green beans. :-))

• 2 pounds green beans, trimmed
• 4 teaspoons extravirgin olive oil
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.

2. Place a baking sheet with a lip or large glass casserole dish in the oven for 10 minutes.

3. Place the green beans in a large bowl.

4. Drizzle the green beans with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Toss well to coat the beans with the mixture.

5. Arrange the green beans as spread out as possible (a single layer if you can) in the pan.

6. Bake at 425 degrees for about 8 minutes, or until crisp-tender. You don't want to cook them too long!

Nutritional facts per serving:

Calories: 37 Fat: 1.6g Protein: 1.4g Carbohydrates: 5.5g fiber: 2.6g Sodium: 196mg Calcium: 29mg