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Green Beans with Lemon

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Green Beans with Lemon

Active time: 20 min Start to finish: 25 min

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes 8 servings

Ingredients

2 1/2 lb haricots verts or other thin green beans, trimmed
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
1/2 teaspoon finely grated fresh lemon zest

Preparation

  1. Cook beans in a large pot of boiling salted water until crisp-tender, 4 to 6 minutes. Drain beans and toss with butter, zest, and salt to taste.

TagsGreen BeanBean and LegumeVegetableLemonCitrusFruitSideDinnerKetoGluten FreeNut FreeVegetarianQuickEasy30 Minutes or Less5 Ingredients or FewerWeeknight MealsSimmerGourmet
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