Caramelized Green Beans with Walnuts

Name: Caramelized Green Beans with Walnuts
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 cups
Ingredients: 3 tablespoon butter; 1 pound green beans, trimmed and cut into 2 inch pieces; 1 cup water; ½ cup packed brown sugar; ¼ cup white sugar; ½ cup chopped walnuts; ¼ teaspoon salt

45 Ratings
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A salty-sweet side dish sure to please veggie-lovers and sweet-tooths alike! I can normally find a good-sized bag of fresh green beans at a fruit stand or farmer's market for about a dollar.

By jayceeboyer

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Recipe Summary

prep:

5 mins

cook:

20 mins

total:

25 mins

Servings:

Max Servings:

Nutrition Info

Ingredients

3 tablespoon butter
1 pound green beans, trimmed and cut into 2 inch pieces
1 cup water
½ cup packed brown sugar
¼ cup white sugar
½ cup chopped walnuts
¼ teaspoon salt

Directions

Step 1

Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add green beans; cook and stir for about 5 minutes. Mix in the walnuts, and pour in water. Cover and cook for about 10 minutes, or until very little water is left in the pan.

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Step 2

Add the salt, white sugar, and brown sugar; stir until beans and walnuts are evenly coated. Cover, and cook over medium heat for 5 more minutes. Remove from the heat and allow to cool slightly before serving.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

360.07 calories; 4.42 g protein; 49.58 g carbohydrates; 18.31 g fat; 22.9 mg cholesterol; 223.27 mg sodium.Full Nutrition

Reviews (32)

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Most helpful positive review

Anonymous

03/23/2008

I made these for Easter. Very big hit although I used about 2 lbs. of green beans and only 1/2 cup of brown sugar-no white sugar. I think that was a good move as I think it would have been way too sweet otherwise.

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Most helpful critical review

12/14/2009

I thought it was very very sweet. I even added alot of soy sauce because I tasted it before it was done. It needed alot more then what it was besides a sugared greenbean. You could hardly taste the walnut. When I seved it to my guest. I told them I was trying something new. I got mixed ratings. Three said they have had better and two said it was good. I think it just depends if you like sweet things.

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duckystarbucky

09/12/2007

YUM!! I used chopped almonds instead. I also added some finely diced shallots and balsamic vinegar. This is an excellent side dish!!

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Zoli

12/02/2009

I reduced the sugar by half and added balsamic reduction. It turned out awesome!!!

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shugatoo

10/15/2007

Fantastic! These are so easy to make and a HUGE hit!

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08/20/2009

I made a few changes to this recipe as I didn't have walnuts and I don't eat dairy (butter): I cooked the green beans in olive oil instead of butter. I had to pour off some of the water as it was too much. I didn't use the white sugar based on some reviews that said it was too sweet. When the beans were done with the brown sugar and salt I found it a little bland for my taste (could have been the missing butter) so I threw in a little more salt and about a tablespoon of garlic and sauteed it all for a couple more minutes. Then they were amazing! I will definitely be making it again with my revisions.

JenMullins