Lemon Garlic Roasted Green Beans

Roasting! One of my all-time favorite ways to cook.

For all you newbies to whole foods out there, seriously. You should start here. Well, maybe you should start with boiling water and cooking something in that but roasting could be second!

One of the simplest, most delicious meals you could make is to roast a whole chicken and a variety of veggies. This recipe will get you started with one of the vegetables – green beans.

Green beans are quick to prepare, quick to roast and in our house they disappear before even making it to the table. We’re stove eaters ­ – something comes out of the oven and we’re waiting with forks poised.

I like to roast things at a pretty high temperature – somewhere between 400˚ and 500˚. Commercial half-sheet pans are best as they don’t warp at high temps and are inexpensive. The higher temperature helps to brown the veggies quickly but I always give it a little extra help with a pinch or two of raw sugar mixed with the seasonings. You won’t taste the sugar but it helps with browning.

There are so many ways you can flavor roasted green beans! But let’s start with this one!

Lemon Garlic Roasted Green Beans

 

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www.mrfarmersdaughter.com

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Ingredients

• 1 lb. fresh green beans, cleaned
• 2 Tbls. oil (bacon fat, olive oil or melted butter/ghee are good choices with great flavor)
• 1 lemon, cut into quarters
• Seasoning mixture, mixed together:
• 1 tsp. salt
• ¼ tsp. garlic powder
• ¼ tsp. fresh, ground black pepper
• ½ tsp. raw cane sugar
• Asiago cheese, to grate and serve

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 450˚.
2. When heated, place baking sheet in the oven for about 5 minutes. Do not oil the pan.
3. Put green beans in a large mixing bowl.
4. Drizzle with oil of your choice.
5. Stir thoroughly to coat all the beans.
6. Sprinkle green beans with the seasoning mixture and stir thoroughly, coating all the beans. (You may not want to use it all depending on your tastes.)
7. Remove the pan from the oven and spread the green beans out onto the pan. It should sizzle if it’s hot enough.
8. Return the pan to the oven and DO NOT leave the kitchen.
9. Check the green beans every 5 minutes and stir around once they begin to brown.
10. Remove from the oven when they are done to your liking. It could take anywhere from 10-20 minutes depending on your oven, the thickness of the green beans and your preference for how soft you want them. Try one when you feel like they may be done.
11. Remove from the oven, place on serving dish.
12. Squeeze lemon overtop of beans and grate cheese overtop to serve.

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