A unique play on Green Beans Almondine, but with pecans! This simple side dish I’ve dubbed “Green Beans Pecan-dine”, is made with green beans, butter, pecans, salt, & lemon juice. Super tasty, tangy, and crunchy, I’ve also seen people add cheese to it and it’s delish! We made this as a part of the themed dinner for my parent’s 32nd-anniversary dinner, where each course had a peach element. Check out the full blog for the rest of the menu and recipes here later on.
Recipe Notes:
- If green beans aren’t in season when you make this recipe, feel free to sub in 1 (9 oz) package of frozen French-cut green beans instead!
- This is a play on the original Green Beans Almondine recipe, which I kept about the same, except subbing in the pecans. Feel free to make it with the almonds if you’d like!
- I’ve also seen versions where they added up to a 1/2 cup of Asiago, Parm, or some other sharp-aged cheese to this and it turned out delicious. I would use VioLife’s Just Like Parm parm if making it vegan or a Manchego cheese if wanting to go the non-dairy sheep’s cheese route.
Green Beans Pecan-dine
Ingredients
- 2 lb Fresh green beans
- 0.5 cup Pecans, finely chopped
- 2.5 tbsp Country Crock's plant based butter
- 0.25 cup Lemon juice
Instructions
- Slice fresh beans into 3 inch pieces and cook, covered in boiling, lightly salted water until al-dente (crisp/tender), about 10-20 mins (Or cook frozen beans according to package directions). Drain off water in a colander/strainer and set beans in a heat-safe dish to the side for later.
- Cook pecans in butter over low heat, stirring occasionally, until golden.
- Remove pecans from heat and add lemon juice, pouring over beans and tossing/stirring until all beans are completely coated. Serve immediately!