Green Beans

My entire family always gets together for Easter at someone's house, my mom's, my grandparents, my Aunt and Uncle's house.  This year we all met at my Aunt and Uncle's house and we were each asked to bring a dish and I was asked to bring a veggie dish.  I didn't want want to do the regular green bean casserole.  I think they are kind of mushy and boring.  I hate mushy green beans.  So I came up with a new recipe.  

Green Beans with Tomatoes and Garlic 

Ingredients: 

fresh green beans

cherry or grape tomatoes, whatever looks freshest in the store

fresh garlic

olive oil

salt and pepper to taste

Basic fresh ingredients 

Start Cooking: 

1.  Snap the stem end off of the green beans.  Cut the tomatoes in half or in quarters, depending on how big you want them.  Mince up some garlic, it's up to you how "garlicey" you want your dish.  

2.  Put everything in a large pan, along with some olive oil.  You just want enough olive oil to coat the beans.  You do not want the beans to be swimming in the oil.  Saute until the green beans are tender.  Add salt and pepper to taste.  

Finished Beans!  

Only about half of my green beans were eaten at the dinner.  I made a TON and there were also a few other veggie dishes.  I loved them and my Aunt loved them.  I like my green beans more on the crunchy side, some people like them more tender.  If you are making this for a large group, I would go more on the tender side.  

Enjoy!