italian green beans

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 10
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 48.3
  • Total Fat: 1.8 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.4 mg
  • Sodium: 357.9 mg
  • Total Carbs: 7.9 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 2.7 g
  • Protein: 1.7 g

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Number of Servings: 10

Ingredients

    1 small onion chopped
    2 tablespoons olive oil
    3 cloves garlic minced
    1 14 1/2 oz can stewed tomatoes corsely chopped
    1/2 cup water
    3 tablespoons minced fresh oregano or one tablespoon dried
    4 1/2 teaspoons minced fresh basil or 1 1/2 teaspoon dried
    1 teaspoon splenda
    1 teaspoon salt
    1/4 teaspoon black pepper
    2 lbs fresh green beans cut into 1 inch pieces
    2 tablespoons grated cheese

Directions

In a small saucepan saute onion in oil until tender. Add garlic, saute 1 minute longer. Add the tomatoes, water oregano, basil,sugar, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, simmer, uncovered, for 40 minutes.
Meanwhile, place beans in a large saucepan and cover with water; bring to a boil. Cook uncovered for 8-10 minutes or until crisp tender; drain. Add tomatoe mixture and cheese; cook for 5 min or until heated through. Makes 10 servings

Number of Servings: 10

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user TAKEASTAND.

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    How much green beans do you use for this? - 9/5/07