How long to steam green beans for baby food

Green Bean Baby Food (Stage One)

Looking for the first puree to serve your baby? Try this Green Bean Baby Food recipe! Steamed until just tender, this nutritious and smooth puree features a mild taste for your baby’s emerging palette. It’s a great Stage 1 Baby Food for 4-6 months and up.

Medically reviewed and co-written by Jamie Johnson, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN), and Lauren Braaten, Pediatric Occupational Therapist (OT).

Green Bean Puree

Hold on ’cause I’m about to tell you something shocking. 😲

This homemade green bean puree is not only full of essential nutrients, but it is also delicious!

I know, this seems hard to believe because pureed green beans as baby food get a pretty bad rap.

But it’s 💯 true! This green bean puree will knock your 🧦 off!

We start with fresh or frozen green beans that are gently steamed to bring out the freshness. Then, we blend them into a velvety and creamy puree for baby. I add a pinch of cilantro, parsley, or basil to this puree to round out the flavor profile, but you can skip that step if you prefer. Because we are using this gentle way of cooking the green beans 💚, their taste doesn’t get aggressive, making it the perfect light puree for your baby’s first bite.

Is it your first time making homemade baby food? If you answered yes, then I suggest you start this journey by reading my in-depth Guide on How to Make Homemade Baby Food. The detailed article goes over all the essential information such as the best cooking tools to have on hand, safe storage, knowing when your baby is ready for solids, introducing purees, making the best first foods for baby, and more! You can also check out my best-selling cookbook for even more information and recipes.

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Watch this video to see how easy this Green Bean Puree recipe is to make!

Reasons to Love this Green Bean Puree

simple and easy to make
filled with nutrients for a growing baby
features a gentle taste
great for babies 4-6+ months
stage 1 baby food
freezer-friendly
smooth and creamy
aids digestion
budget-friendly

Ingredients

Make sure to read the recipe card below for full ingredients and instructions!

Green Beans: You can use fresh or frozen green beans for this recipe.
Herbs: You can add a pinch of cilantro, basil, parsley, mint, or chives to this puree to enhance the flavor profile. While I love the boost of flavor that herbs add to the puree, putting in herbs is completely optional.

Health Benefits of Green Beans

Good source of fiber to help with any digestive issue.
A great source with vitamin C to help support your baby’s immune system.
A good source of vitamin K to help strengthen bones.

Want to learn more about the benefits of Green Beans for your baby? Then read the entire Green Bean Profile here.

Green Bean Tip: You can use either fresh or frozen green beans for this recipe. If you want to use organic but are on a budget, try looking for frozen organic green beans in the freezer aisle, which are cheaper than fresh conventional green beans.

Step-by-Step Instructions

Trim: Roughly trim the green beans. If you’ll be adding herbs, roughly chop them as well.
Steam: Fill a medium saucepan with 2” of water and bring to boil over medium heat. Place the green beans (fresh or frozen) into a steamer basket over the boiling water, cover, and cook for 10 minutes or until tender. Let it cool slightly — reserve the steamer water.
Puree: Transfer the green beans and herb to a blender or food processor and puree for 1-2 minutes or until smooth, adding liquid in 1/4 cup increments if needed until you reach your desired consistency.
Eat: Serve to your baby or freeze for later.

Tools Needed

These tools will make it a lot easier for you to make this healthy Green Bean Puree. For more of my favorite kitchen tools make sure to check out my shop.

Steamer insert with lid
Blender or Food Processor
Freezer Tray
Storage Containers for Fridge
Stasher Bag
Bib with catch pocket
Reusable pouches

Recipe Tips

Adding Healthy Fats: Adding a teaspoon of avocado, coconut oil, or olive oil wonderfully compliments this green bean puree. Not only will healthy fats bring out the natural nuttiness of green beans, but they also add healthy fats into your baby’s diet.
Fresh or Frozen: Feel free to use fresh or frozen green beans for this recipe.

Other Cooking Methods

While I love the crisp and fresh flavor of steamed green beans, there are several ways you can cook green beans for baby food.

Skillet

Trim the green beans and then add them to a large skillet that has been preheated with 1 tablespoon of olive oil over medium heat. Cook for 5-7 minutes, add 2 tablespoons of water, cover, and cook for 2 more minutes. Puree in a blender as directed below.

Roasted

If you want the baby puree to have a dense, earthy taste, then roast the green beans instead.

Trim the green beans and then toss with 1-2 tsp of olive or avocado oil on a baking sheet. Cook 425 degrees F for 18-20 minutes, tossing halfway through baking time or until tender when pricked with a fork. Puree in a blender as directed below.

Frequently Asked Questions

When can baby eat green beans?

Babies can have green beans as one of their first foods. When a baby can start on solids is determined by their own rate of development, which generally comes between 4-6 months of age. Some of the developmental milestones babies need to reach in order to start solids include: if your baby has solid control of their head and neck, if your baby has doubled in weight, and if your baby is reaching for or opening their mouth when you eat (see my guide here). Before you start baby on purees, you should consult with your pediatrician to make sure your child is developmentally ready.

Can green beans be baby’s first food?

Green beans can 100% be your baby’s first food if you want it to be. It is recommended to wait to introduce the top eight allergen foods to your baby once a few other well-tolerated foods have been introduced, but otherwise, foods can be introduced in any order so choose whatever you are most excited for your baby to have.

Are green beans a common allergen for baby?

No, green beans are not a common allergen, however, as with any food, start with a small portion and be aware of any signs that might be an allergic reaction after introducing it.

Do green beans cause constipation for babies?

Green beans do not usually cause constipation in babies, and may actually help alleviate constipation due to their high fiber content.

Adding Spices

Feel free to add a big pinch of roughly chopped basil, cilantro, mint, parsley, or chives to this puree before blending.

Coconut Oil: Another great addition to this puree is adding in 1-2 teaspoons of organic virgin coconut oil. Healthy fats, such as coconut oil, help aid your baby’s brain development and function, repair torn or strained muscles (great for crawlers) and is great for digestion needs.

How to Store Green Bean Puree

Refrigerator

You can store this puree in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days.

Freezer

This puree can be frozen for up to 4 months.

Spoon puree into a freezer storage container. Do not overfill.
Place the lid on the storage container or cover with a piece of saran wrap — label with the date and recipe name.
Place the tray into the freezer and let it freeze completely – preferably overnight.
Pop-out the baby food cubes and place them in a zip-lock baggie or stasher bag. Don’t forget to relabel the baggie or stager bag for future reference.

Need more information on how to store your baby foods? Head over to my Best Baby Food Storage Containers – Plus 6 Tips on Freezing and Thawing post!

Label Tip: Don’t forget to label your purees before you place them in the fridge or freezer with the name of the puree and the date you made it. Take it from me; by the end of the week, you will completely forget what is in your freezer and how long it’s been there… because you know… mommy brain. 😉

Green Bean Combination Purees

While Green Bean Baby Food is already tasty by itself, you can also easily mix and match it with other nutrient-dense baby food purees. For a Stage Two puree, give these fun flavor combos a try!

Apples
Broccoli
Quinoa Baby Cereal
Chicken
Pea
Softened Tofu
Yogurt
Mango

Puree Feeding Tips

Follow your baby’s lead – when feeding purees from a spoon, sometimes there’s a tendency to keep offering bites past the point of your baby being full. Always follow your baby’s cues for when they are done eating. Turning away from the spoon, closing her mouth, or pushing food away are all signs that your baby is finished with the meal.
Try adding a little seasoning or spice to purees – babies like flavor! Or consider changing the temperature of purees from time to time, to slightly warmed or slightly chilled. Varying these aspects adds to the sensory experience!
Throwing spoons is a common phase that all babies go through at one point or another. One of the best ways to handle spoon throwing is to ignore it and keep feeding your baby as usual (with an extra spoon you already have at the table). If your baby ends up also throwing back up spoons #2 AND #3, simply encourage your baby to eat with their hands until they appear to be finished with the meal. ***Give baby plenty of opportunities to practice putting items in and taking items out of containers outside of mealtimes.

Or watch a shortened version of this video here.

1 pound green beans, fresh or frozen
1 big pinch of fresh basil, cilantro or parsley, roughly chopped (optional)

Trim: roughly trim the green beans and roughly chop the herb (if using).
Steam: fill a medium saucepan with 2” of water and bring to boil over medium heat. Place the green beans (fresh or frozen) into a steamer basket over the boiling water, cover, and cook for 10 minutes or until tender. Let cool slightly. Reserve steamer water.
Puree: transfer the green beans and herb to a blender or food processor and puree for 1-2 minutes or until smooth, adding liquid in 1/4 cup increments if needed until you reach your desired consistency.
Eat: serve to baby or freeze for later.

Age: 4-6 months and up

Yield: 16 ounces

Storage: Fridge – store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days or in the freezer for up to 4 months.

Adding Spices: you can add a big pinch of roughly chopped basil, cilantro, mint, parsley or chives to this puree before blending.

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Green Bean Puree: Baby Food Recipe

By Anjali Shah on June 1, 2021

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This green bean puree for baby is smooth, creamy and full of vitamins, minerals and fiber. A great first food for babies that you can start at 6 months of age, and it’s a simple recipe that will help your baby get used to less sweet flavors.

So for the record, my kids weren’t huge fans of green bean puree when I first introduced them to it. They’d gag, cough, make faces… it was actually kind of entertaining even though they weren’t very happy with me for giving them green beans 🙂

But green beans are so great for babies! They are rich in vitamin A and fiber, and they’re a green veggie which is a great way to get babies used to not-so-sweet things. I’d recommend using organic frozen green beans for this recipe – it’s the easiest prep and clean-up wise. It’s simple to make this baby food puree recipe.

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My trick for getting my kids to eat green beans was to mix it with whole milk organic yogurt! It sounds gross, but for some reason they loved it!

Why This Recipe Works

Simple and easy homemade baby food recipe
Healthy green vegetable to introduce to baby
Less sweet than other baby foods
Rich in vitamins, minerals, and fiber that baby needs
Less expensive than store bought baby food
Makes 12 servings you can easily freeze for later
No fancy equipment needed

How to Make Green Bean Puree Baby Food

Ingredients and Notes

Frozen Green Beans: I recommend using 2 bags of organic green beans. You can also use organic fresh green beans. You’ll usually see these at the grocery store as “french beans” or “string beans”. When buying fruits and vegetables for your baby it’s important to get organic produce to reduce their exposure to pesticides.

Cold Water: The water helps to thin out the puree to make it easy for baby to eat.

Equipment Needed

Steamer basket or a large pot.
A high-speed blender or food processor to puree the sweet potato. You don’t need a baby food maker!
Mumi & Bubi Trays for storing

Step by Step Instructions

Cook Green Beans and Add To Blender: Place the green beans in a steamer and cook for 3 to 5 minutes, over medium heat, or until tender. Drain green beans and place in blender with a little water. The more water you use, the thinner your puree will be. I recommend a couple tablespoons of water to start, you can always add more if needed.

Puree and Store: Puree the green beans until smooth. Pour the pureed green beans into ice cube trays, allow to cool, wrap/cover, and freeze.

Thaw and Serve: Thaw in the fridge the night before use, or thaw by putting the ice cube in a bowl over a bowl of hot water on the counter to defrost. Serve at room temperature.

Recipe FAQs

Are green beans good for baby?

Yes! Green beans are good for baby! It is a healthy green vegetable full of vitamins, minerals, and essential nutrients. It is particularly high in vitamins A, C, K, fiber folate, potassium, iron, and calcium. Fiber helps with digestion for baby. Vitamin C helps build your baby’s immune system. They are mild in flavor, and most children do not have an allergy to them, thus they are a great food to introduce to your baby at the early stages of solids.

When can babies eat green beans?

Babies can eat green beans during the first stage of introducing solids (around 6 months of age). Make sure that you achieve a good puree so that baby can easily eat and enjoy this healthy green vegetable!

What can I add to green beans puree for flavor?

If your baby is not a fan of green beans at first, don’t give up! Both of my kids didn’t like green beans the first few times I served it. However, you can add some flavor to the green beans to make them more appealing to your baby. For my daughter, stirring in a bit of whole milk yogurt helped to give it a creamy texture that she enjoyed. You can also add breast milk or formula instead. As far as different flavors, I recommend a touch of garlic powder, onion powder, ground cumin, or ground coriander.

Do green beans cause constipation or gas in babies?

Foods that are higher in fiber and lower in starch (like green beans) can cause constipation in some children. This is typically because fiber, without enough water, can cause constipation. However, not all babies react the same way to the same foods. When eaten in moderation, and when served with a sippy cup of water to drink, green beans should not cause too much gas or constipation. Although I recommend paying attention to how your baby reacts to each food you introduce them to, and adjust accordingly.

Variations and Substitutions

Make Other Green Vegetables: Use this same method to make other green vegetables such as broccoli, spinach, and zucchini.

Add Fresh Herbs: Flavor up your green beans by adding fresh herbs to your puree. Cilantro, basil, parsley, mint, or chives can help enhance the flavor and make the green beans more palatable for baby, while also still keeping the puree fresh and healthy for baby!

Add Healthy Fats: Feel free to add some avocado into your puree to increase healthy fats.

Cook in Skillet or Pot: Cook your green beans in a pot or skillet. If you don’t have a steamer, prepare your green beans in pot of skillet. Place frozen green beans in a large pot, add a half cup of water. Cover, and cook the green beans for 5 minutes or until they are softened and cooked through.

Roast Green Beans: For a more enhanced flavor, roast the green beans. I recommend roasting with fresh beans vs. frozen green beans. Toss the green beans in 1-2 tsp of olive oil. Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Roast for 20 minutes at 400 F. Puree in blender with water as directed in the instructions. It will have a stronger flavor.

Make Finger Food: If you are following baby led weaning, or your baby is older and ready for finger foods, then I recommend roasting the green beans according to the directions above, and then letting your baby pick up the pieces and gum them!

Add Breastmilk or Baby Formula: It’s totally fine to mix this green bean baby food with formula or breastmilk immediately before serving. But do not add formula or breastmilk to the puree before freezing it since formula can’t be frozen, and breastmilk has a different frozen shelf life than baby purees do.

Expert Tips for Making Baby Food

Use organic green beans to reduce your baby’s exposure to pesticides.
Use frozen green beans to reduce prep time.
Make sure to puree your green beans long enough so that you get a completely smooth puree.
If you steamed your beans, add fresh, filtered water to your blender or food processor before pureeing. Don’t use the same water you steamed your green beans in. If you boiled your beans, then I recommend adding the water you boiled the beans in into the blender, to retain any nutrients that might have leached into the water during the boiling process.
Freeze in ice cube trays, or baby food trays. You can also freeze them in an airtight container, but you will have to use a few small airtight containers to get individual portions. Keep frozen until ready to use.
When ready to use your frozen baby food, transfer as many small cubes as you need to the refrigerator to thaw overnight. It will be ready for baby the next day. If you’re crunched for time, you can also defrost the cubes in the microwave but watch the temperature so that it doesn’t get too hot and burn your baby’s tongue!
When introducing new foods to your baby, I recommend introducing one new food every 2 days, and then watching for any allergic reactions in the 48 hours after you introduce that food, before moving onto another food.

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Green Bean Puree: Baby Food Recipe

This green bean puree for baby is smooth, creamy and full of vitamins, minerals and fiber. A great first food for babies that you can start at 6 months of age, and it's a simple recipe that will help your baby get used to less sweet flavors.

Prep Time10 mins

Cook Time5 mins

Total Time15 mins

Course: Baby Food

Cuisine: American, Vegan

Servings: 32 ounces

Calories: 23kcal

Author: Anjali Shah

▢ 32 oz bags organic frozen green beans 2 (16 oz) bags
▢ 6 oz Water for pureeing use as much as you need for the consistency you want! start with 6oz and work your way up.

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Place the green beans in a steamer and cook for 3 to 5 minutes, or until tender.
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Drain green beans and place in blender with water.
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Puree until smooth.
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Pour into ice cube trays, allow to cool, wrap/cover, and freeze.
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Thaw in the fridge the night before use, or thaw by putting the ice cube in a bowl over a bowl of hot water on the counter to defrost.

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Expert Tips

Use organic green beans to reduce your baby’s exposure to pesticides.
Use frozen green beans to reduce prep time.
1 ice cube = 1 oz of food
Make sure to puree your green beans long enough so that you get a completely smooth puree.
If you steamed your beans, add fresh, filtered water to your blender or food processor before pureeing. Don’t use the same water you steamed your green beans in. If you boiled your beans, then I recommend adding the water you boiled the beans in into the blender, to retain any nutrients that might have leached into the water during the boiling process.
Freeze in ice cube trays, or baby food trays. You can also freeze them in an airtight container, but you will have to use a few small airtight containers to get individual portions. Keep frozen until ready to use.
When ready to use your frozen baby food, transfer as many small cubes as you need to the refrigerator to thaw overnight. It will be ready for baby the next day. If you’re crunched for time, you can also defrost the cubes in the microwave but watch the temperature so that it doesn’t get too hot and burn your baby’s tongue!
When introducing new foods to your baby, I recommend introducing one new food every 2 days, and then watching for any allergic reactions in the 48 hours after you introduce that food, before moving onto another food.

How long to cook green beans (frozen, green beans)?

Beans in pods are among the legumes, which have amazing taste and useful properties. Today, green beans are often used to prepare various salads, side dishes, vegetable stews. In any case, the product must first be boiled. So let's discuss how much to cook green beans.

Contents

1 How long to cook green beans?
2 Colorful soup for the whole family
- 2.1 Ingredients:
- 2.2 Preparation:

How long to cook green beans?

This product takes relatively little time to prepare. To accurately determine the time, you need to consider in what form you use green beans - fresh or frozen. So how long does it take to cook green beans? The duration of its heat treatment varies from 8 to 25 minutes.

The size of the pods and their degree of maturity will also affect the boil time. Of course, young beans will cook a little faster. Now let's discuss in more detail the features of cooking beans in pods.

As practice shows, it is the fresh product that reaches readiness the fastest. From the moment the liquid boils again, the beans are boiled for 6 to 8 minutes. And then you can immediately eat it.

Note! Regardless of the form in which you use the legume, you only need to put it in boiling water and note the cooking time from the moment the water boils again.

How long to cook frozen green beans? A frozen product will cook a little longer, given that we do not defrost it before heat treatment. Frozen green beans are immersed in boiling water and, after boiling water, they detect from 10 to 12 minutes. When the beans are done, they should be soft but retain their shape. But digesting green beans is highly undesirable, otherwise the legume will turn into an unappetizing porridge.

Adherents of a healthy diet have recently abandoned frying, boiling, stewing and baking foods in favor of steam processing. String beans can also be steamed. It is with this preparation that the maximum amount of micro and macro elements will be preserved in the pods.

For cooking, you can use a slow cooker or a double boiler. Fresh beans will cook in just 15-20 minutes. But frozen beans in pods are steamed a little longer - about 25 minutes.

Tip! To reduce cooking time, pour already hot water into the container of the multicooker or steamer. Otherwise, the device needs to heat the liquid on its own, which will take time. The duration of the steam treatment of beans in the pods is indicated without taking into account the time to bring the water to a boil.

If you got fresh beans, then the pods must be sorted out, washed thoroughly and only then boiled. With a frozen semi-finished product, everything is a little simpler. Green beans can be immediately immersed in boiling water.

Should the water be salted? Be sure to do this before laying the beans, but after boiling the liquid. You don't need to add too much water, just enough to cover the beans well.

Tip! After cooking, the beans in the pods are transferred to a colander or sieve and washed with chilled water. This way you keep the bright color of the beans and their crunchiness.

Why professional cooks do not recommend overcooking green beans. The fact is that prolonged heat treatment kills everything useful in a legume. But this is not the worst. Ideally, green beans should be soft after cooking, but still crispy. If you simmer beans in pods in boiling water for a long time, they will soften and spread. Even experienced housewives always note the cooking time.

Colorful soup for the whole family

Many different dishes are prepared from green beans in pods. Such a product can become one of the main ingredients of a light, warming soup. Often add green beans to warm salads, stews. And what delicious side dishes are obtained from this legume! We suggest you cook soup with meatballs - both satisfying and simple.

Ingredients:

fresh frozen mixed minced meat - 300 g;
green beans in pods - 150 g;
bulb - two heads;
garlic - one or two cloves;
carrot - one root vegetable;
ground allspice, suneli hops, salt;
filtered water - 2500 ml;
Bulgarian sweet pepper - one piece;
refined vegetable oil - 30 ml;
potatoes - five tubers.

Preparation:

You can make this soup with water or broth. To prepare the broth, use any meat on the bone or a soup set.
Let's start with meatballs. First, peel the onions and cut them into small cubes.
We set aside half for roasting.
Transfer the mixed minced meat to a bowl. Add onion, salt and ground allspice to it.
Stir all components actively so that the mass acquires a uniform consistency.
We make small meatballs and send them to the refrigerator for now.
We clean the carrots, wash them and chop them on a grater with medium perforation.
We clean the sweet pepper from the stalk, seed box, wash and cut the pulp into cubes.
Grind the garlic clove with a knife.
Heat refined vegetable oil in a frying pan. Saute carrots and onions in it. Then add chopped sweet pepper and garlic.
Fry all vegetables until fully cooked.
Peeled potato tubers cut into medium-sized sticks.
Fill potatoes with filtered water and start cooking soup. After boiling water, remove the foam and simmer over low heat.
We take the meatballs out of the refrigerator, but do not add them to the soup yet.
When the potatoes are half cooked, add the beans in their pods to it. We do not defrost the frozen product beforehand.
After 5-7 minutes from the moment of laying the beans, add the meatballs to the soup.
Lastly add the roasted vegetables.
Boil for a couple more minutes and we can serve the dish to the table.

See also:

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Properly cooked green beans should be soft but crispy. That is why it is so important to remember how long it takes to cook it. Enjoy your meal!

How and how much to cook green beans in a saucepan after boiling

Green beans are a tasty, healthy crop, especially suitable for diet food. It is boiled green beans that can be used as a side dish for any meat and even fish dishes, as well as used to prepare a variety of salads and snacks.

How long to cook green beans

Fresh green beans should be boiled for 7 minutes in water in a saucepan after boiling.
Frozen beans are boiled like fresh beans for 6-7 minutes until done in boiling water.
For salad , green beans should be boiled for 7-10 minutes in boiling water.
In soup , it is enough to cook green beans for 10-15 minutes in boiling broth (together with other ingredients) until fully cooked.

String beans are unripe young fruits of green beans. This is a dietary product, it is useful to include it in the diet of those who are losing weight and adherents of a healthy lifestyle. Today, green and yellow pods can be found on store shelves. Fresh green bean pods have a specific sweet taste with herbal flavor.

Green beans contain minerals, vitamins, folic acid, carotene. This is a very low-calorie product, enriched with fiber and protein. String beans are low in carbohydrates and fats. With regular use of beans, toxins and toxins are removed from the body, the work of the digestive tract, urinary, nervous and respiratory systems is normalized.

How to cook fresh green beans

This recipe will tell you how to cook green beans as a side dish so that all the vitamins and useful microelements are preserved in it. The technology is very easy, does not take much time and effort.

Ingredients:

green beans - 1 kg;
salt - 1 tsp;
butter - 50 g.

Step-by-step recipe:

Wash green beans, cut into small pieces. If desired, you can not cut, but cook long.
Place a small pot of water on the stove and bring to a boil over moderate heat.
When the water boils, add the salt and add the beans.
Boil green beans (low heat) after boiling for no longer than 7 minutes.
Close the lid during cooking.
After 7 minutes of cooking, drain the beans in a colander to drain excess water.
It is necessary to cook green beans for no longer than 7 minutes, because if the time is increased, the beans will boil too much, become soft, not appetizing, and most importantly, they will lose all their vitamins and nutrients.
While the beans are hot, transfer back to the saucepan, add the butter, mix well until the butter is completely melted.
Put the finished green beans on serving plates, put some optional meat dish next to it, for example, goulash, stewed chicken breast in any sauce, baked meat and so on.
Serve at the table.

That's all the recipe for cooking green beans for a side dish is finished. In finished form, it turns out to be very appetizing, slightly crispy in structure, not overcooked and insanely tasty. Not only adults, but also small children will like it. So be sure to cook such a simple and tasty side dish, and diversify your usual family menu for every day. Delight loved ones with healthy and delicious dishes.

In conclusion, I would like to give advice: for cooking, it is better to choose young, milk, green beans. It is this in finished form that will come out the most impeccable in taste. Middle-aged (overgrown) green beans should be boiled for up to 10 minutes. Also, if possible, use your own (grown in a summer cottage), and not bought in a store.

How to cook frozen green beans

Green beans are a very tasty and healthy product that is mandatory for both adults and children, it is sold frozen in almost any supermarket and is not expensive at all. Many dishes are prepared from it, including it can be boiled for a side dish or a salad.

Ingredients:

green beans - 500 gr;
water;
salt, pepper - to taste.

Cooking method:

Frozen green beans can be purchased at the store, or you can prepare yourself in the summer.
Remove the beans from the freezer. Rinse under running water, washing off the frozen ice. It does not require special defrosting.
Put a pot of water on the stove, wait until it boils, salt and lower the frozen green beans.
String beans should be boiled in salted water for 6-7 minutes.
Then drain in a colander.

That's it, green beans are cooked and ready for further processing. You can simply fry it in a pan in sunflower oil, adding finely chopped garlic, tomato paste and other seasonings. Or make a healthy and low-calorie salad.

How to cook green beans for salad

Green beans are eaten stewed, fried, boiled and fresh. Beans are added to salads, side dishes, soups. It is frozen for the winter. It goes well with many vegetables, cereals, meat and fish products, mushrooms, seafood, eggs. I propose to prepare a delicious and light salad for those who are struggling with extra calories.

Ingredients:

green beans - 400 gr;
chicken eggs - 4 pcs.;
garlic, fresh or granulated, to taste;
sour cream 10% - for dressing;
salt, pepper.

Step-by-step recipe:

Boil hard-boiled eggs - place them in cold water, bring to a boil, cook after boiling for 10 minutes.
While the eggs are boiling, pour water into a separate container, add 1 tsp. salt, stir and bring to a boil. After the water boils, dip the green beans, washed in advance, into the boiling water. It can be bought fresh or frozen.
The beans should be cooked for only 10 minutes, then drain the boiling water over a colander, in which the beans will remain. Beans should not be cooked longer, otherwise their beneficial properties will not be preserved after heat treatment. Leave the beans in a colander until they have cooled and all the liquid has drained from them.
We clean the cooled boiled eggs, cut them in any shape, but not too finely.
Put large lettuce leaves on the bottom of the salad bowl, put boiled green beans, chopped eggs, add grated or granulated garlic, sour cream, mix everything.
Salad does not need to be salted, as the beans were boiled in salted water. Appetizing and healthy green bean salad is ready!

For those who do not like to eat egg yolk, it will be enough to use only protein, the taste of the salad will not deteriorate from this at all.

Salad with boiled green beans and chicken

This salad is very tasty and nutritious, which will suit even those who are losing weight and children. Everyone will be satisfied. We guarantee!

Ingredients:

boiled green beans - 500 gr;
chicken fillet - 300 gr;
tomato - 1 pc. ;
chicken egg - 4 pcs.;
garlic - 2 cloves;
dill greens - 1 bunch;
sunflower oil;
salt, pepper.

Cooking step by step:

At the very beginning, the chicken fillet must be washed and boiled in salted water.
Also at this time it is necessary to thoroughly wash the surface of the eggs and put on the stove to boil. So that the eggs do not crack, you need to boil them in salted water.
After all the products are prepared, you can start cutting the salad itself.
Chicken fillet, after it has cooled, must be cut into large cubes, if there is a skin, it must be removed. Place the cubes in a suitable bowl.
Peel chicken eggs and also cut into large cubes, place in the same bowl.
Cut the tomato into cubes and place on a plate. If the tomato is too large, then it is better to use 1 half.
Finely chop a bunch of dill, leaving out the coarse parts of the herbs.
In a deep bowl, mix the chicken fillet, tomatoes, green beans, chicken eggs and chopped dill. Mix everything thoroughly.
Salt and pepper to taste.
At the end, dress the salad with vegetable oil (if you do not like this dressing, you can replace the oil with mayonnaise or sour cream and mustard).

Green bean salad turns out incredibly tasty and unusual. If you wish, you can add crushed walnuts to the salad, which will add additional piquancy. Salad can be served as a festive table, and for a regular dinner. Since the dish contains a sufficient amount of protein and vegetable fiber, it can replace a full dinner.

How to cook green beans in soup

Today we will cook a very beautiful and extraordinarily delicious soup with fresh green beans. And this article will help you with this. And most importantly, this dish has a lot of vitamins that are beneficial to the whole body.

Ingredients:

green beans - 300 gr. ;
meat on the bone - 500 gr.;
potatoes - 12 pcs.;
carrots - 1 piece;
vegetable oil - for frying;
tomato - 1 pc.;
bow - 3 pcs.;
Bulgarian pepper - 2 pcs.;
butter - 50 gr.;
dill and parsley - 0.5 bunch;
salt and pepper.

Cooking step by step:

First, prepare the meat. To do this, first defrost it. Then rinse under the tap and lightly dry.
Let's start cooking the broth. To do this, take an iron pan with a capacity of 5 liters. Pour purified cold water into it, put it on the stove and bring to a boil. Then we will send our meat bones into it. After they boil, a noise will appear on the surface, which must be removed and thrown away. This is best done with a tablespoon. Next, send fresh whole and peeled onions there. This is necessary in order to make the broth more transparent and fragrant. Boil until the meat is completely cooked.
Next, prepare the vegetables needed for the soup. To do this, we peel and rinse potatoes, onions, carrots. Remove the seeds from the bell pepper and wash well. Rinse dill and parsley under the tap, dry slightly and chop finely. Rinse the tomatoes and remove all excess.
Soak green beans with water, rinse and then cut into small pieces.
In the meantime, the bones and meat are cooking, we will start preparing the dressing for the soup. To do this, we put a frying pan on the stove and melt the butter in it, and then add a little vegetable oil. Cut the onion into small cubes and add to the pan. In a few minutes, we will send carrots there, cut into strips or passed through a medium grater. Mix and fry lightly.
Next, send to the same vegetables, a part of the pepper cut into cubes and carefully overcook. This is necessary so that the bell pepper gives all its taste and aroma. After that, put the diced tomato in the same place and bring it to full readiness.
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