Name: Cooked Flat Beans Sidedish
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Ingredients: 4 cups flat green beans; ¼ cup butter; ½ cup chopped onions; ¼ cup carrots (shredded (optional)); 2 cups tomatoes (chopped (Roma, Pineapple)); ¼ cup bell peppers (chopped (red or yellow)); 2 cloves garlic (chopped); Salt and pepper; 1 tsp Vegeta (or other seasoning mix)

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A delicious and colorful sidedish made simply with tender cooked flat beans mixed within a flavorful chopped tomato and vegetable butter sauce.

Overhead view of cooked flat beans side dish.

Deliciously Cooked Fresh Flat Beans

Growing flat green beans (also known as Italian beans or green romano beans) in the garden is an absolute must for our family. From the very first harvest until the last, every single bean is consumed and enjoyed. The best part is being able to use the whole bean pod without removing any of the individual beans inside.

hand picking fresh flat beans from the backyard garden

One of our favorite ways to prepare fresh flat beans is by cooking them within a fresh tomato and vegetable butter sauce. The beans can also be cooked ahead of time in boiling water for 10 minutes before adding them to the prepared tomato sauce.

spoonful of cooked flat beans and tomato butter sauce

Beans, Beans, the Magical Fruit

Whether they’re fresh or dried, if you love beans as much as we do, then you’ll LOVE any one of these delicious recipes. Check out this fresh yellow pole bean salad recipe; this romano bean salad recipe; a hearty white beans and barley soup recipe as well as this boston baked beans recipe.

Cooked Flat Beans Sidedish

Fresh flat beans cooked within a flavourful chopped tomato and mixed vegetable butter sauce.

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Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American, Croatian

Keyword: beans, flat beans, tomatoes

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 35

Servings: people

Calories: 137kcal

Author: Jane and Sonja

Ingredients

4 cups flat green beans
¼ cup butter
½ cup chopped onions
¼ cup carrots shredded (optional)
2 cups tomatoes chopped (Roma, Pineapple)
¼ cup bell peppers chopped (red or yellow)
2 cloves garlic chopped
Salt and pepper
1 tsp Vegeta or other seasoning mix

Instructions

Wash flat green beans and chop the ends off. Discard the ends.
Add butter and chopped onions into a large deep dish pan and cook for 2-3 minutes.
Add beans, tomatoes, carrots, peppers and garlic. Stir together.
Add Vegeta or other seasoning mix and stir.
Add a dash of salt and pepper and stir.
Cover and continue cooking for 20-30 minutes over low-medium heat until beans are soft but not mushy. Stir occasionally.