Pesto green bean is a delicious side dish. They are cooked and tossed in buttery walnuts and pesto. It is a very easy side dish that is cooked within 10 minutes and has a vibrant, buttery, nutty, and delicious flavor. Pesto green beans are a crowd-pleaser. These beans are also very healthy; they are low in calories but contain more essential nutrients. Pesto green beans are very useful for heart health.
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About Pesto:
Pesto is an Italian sauce that is basically made with basil leaves, garlic, pine nuts, olive oil, and parmesan cheese. It is used as a sauce for pasta, spread on sandwiches, or as a topping for various dishes. In this pesto green bean recipe, you can use store-bought pesto, but fresh homemade pesto gives you a wonderful, flavorful taste. Here I will share with you homemade pesto that’s very easy to make in a little time, and you will get a very good, fresh taste. Here’s a basic recipe for making pesto.
Ingredients:
● Fresh basil leaves (2 cups)
● ½ cup grated parmesan cheese
● walnuts (1/2 cup) you can also use pine nuts or almonds
● garlic cloves 2-3 peeled, and crushed
● ½ cup olive oil
● salt and black pepper to taste
Making method:
1: Toast the nuts, such as walnuts, almonds, or pine nuts, in a dry skillet over medium heat for a few minutes until they become fragrant and golden. Be careful not to burn them.
2: Wash the basil leaves. Wash and dry the basil leaves with a salad spinner or a kitchen towel.
3: Food processor: combine all the ingredients in a food processor, such as basil leaves, garlic cloves, toasted nuts, and parmesan cheese. Run the food processor until the mixture is roughly chopped.
4: When running the food processor slowly drizzle the olive oil until the mixture becomes smooth.
5: Tasting Taste the pesto and add the olive oil and freshly ground black pepper. If you feel that the pesto is too thick, then add the extra olive oil to the pesto to achieve your desired consistency.
Storing of pesto:
Once your pesto is ready, you can store it in an airtight container in the refrigerator for a few days or for longer storage. To prevent the pesto from turning brown, you can sprinkle a thin layer of olive oil on top before sealing the container. Wow! Now enjoy your own homemade, delicious pesto. Let’s now move on to our pesto green beans recipe.
The very best and easy way to cook pesto green beans
The garlicky fresh pesto green beans is a delicious and vibrant side dish that cooks just in a few simple following steps: You will need the following.
Ingredients:
- Fresh green beans
- Butter
- Fresh pesto (store bought or homemade our pesto recipe are shared above) you can see and make your delicious, garlicky, and buttery pesto at home and enjoy your green beans with your fresh homemade pesto. Thanks!
- Nuts like (walnuts, pine nuts, or almond also be used)
Health benefits of pesto green beans
Like other green vegetables green beans are also very healthy and rich in nutrients. Green beans are low in calories but high in fiber, and vitamins. It contains several health benefits. Here are some health benefits of green beans:
- Low in calories
- Rich in nutrients they are high in critical nutrients such as vitamins A, C, and K, as well as Folate, fiber, and minerals such as manganese.
- Antioxidant advantages green beans include antioxidants including carotenoids and flavonoids, which can help protect your cells from free radical damage.
- Heart health the potassium, and fiber in green beans are very useful for heart health by helping to circulate the blood pressure and reduce the risk of disease.
- Digestive system: It is also very benefit for digestive system helps to prevent constipation.
- The green beans are also very useful in weight management because they have low calories and high in fiber and vitamins which are very good for bone health.
How to prepare the best pesto green beans
❶ Cooking the green beans firstly prepared your fresh green beans washed and trimmed cut off the stem-end of the green beans.
Bring a large pot put salt in a water and bring to boil. Now add the green beans into, a boiling salted water and cook for about 3-5 minutes until it becomes a brilliant, bright, and nice color. Remove the pot from the heat and drain the water from the green beans and set aside at room temperature to cool down.
❷Toasting the nuts in a large skillet melt the butter over medium heat and cooks the nuts for about 2-3 minutes until they become tender, crispy and buttery. Add pesto and vinegar into the nuts stir well until all the ingredients combined evenly.
❸Tossing in green beans finally add the green beans into a buttery, nutty pesto and stir for 2 minutes and warm through, season with salt and fresh ground black pepper. Serve immediately fresh pesto green beans. If desired you can also top with spoonful pesto.
Pesto green beans storing suggestions
Yes this is very important point because, storing and reheating pesto green beans allows you to consume this meal later without compromising taste or texture. Here’s how to go about it.
Storing of pesto green beans you can store pesto green beans in a refrigerator for a few days in an airtight container. If you worried about to dry or become brown the beans add olive oil on the top to prevent from dryness.
Reheating the beans there are many ways to reheat the pesto green bean.
First: put the store pesto green beans to a large skillet over medium heat until warm through but be careful don’t overcook.
Another option microwave: For a quick reheating then microwave is a best option keep your desire pesto green beans in safe pot put it into microwave for about 2-3 minutes until warm.
Pesto green beans Ingredients:
♦ 1 pound fresh green beans washed, and trimmed
♦ ½ cup pesto sauce (homemade or store-bought)
♦ unsalted butter or olive oil (2 tablespoons)
♦ ¼ cups pine nuts or walnuts almond can be used
♦ ½ teaspoon salt to taste if desired you can add more salt
♦ Freshly ground black pepper (1/4 teaspoon)
Cooking method:
1. Cook the green beans: Add the green beans in a large skillet of salted water and bring it to boil for about 2-3 minutes until green beans become soft and bright green color. Drain water from the beans and rains with cooled water to cool or set aside for cooling at room temperature.
2. Tossing in the nuts Add the butter in a large cooking pot and melt over medium-high heat add the nuts until they become tender, golden and crispy. Be careful don’t burn them. Stir in pesto for additional 2 minutes until evenly combined all the things.
3. Adding the green beans add the green bean and cook for 2 minutes until warm through. Season with salt and pepper serve hot!
Nutrition information:
- (3.9) grams protein
- (14 milligrams) cholesterol
- (545 milligrams) sodium
- Total sugar (2.3 grams)
- (15 grams) total fat
- (11 grams) carbohydrates
- Dietary fiber (4 grams)
- (88.9grams) vitamin A
- (13.9milligrams) of vitamin C
