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GREEN BEANS WITH PEPPER & ALMONDS

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Serving Size : 10 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : 5-10G Low Carb Vegetables-Beans


Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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2 1/4 lb green beans -- 1.125k ends trimmed
5 tbsp butter
3 lg red bell peppers -- thinly sliced
1 lg onion -- thinly sliced
1/4 cup marjoram -- fresh chopped
3/4 cup sliced almonds -- toasted

Cook green beans in large pot of boiling salted water until about 5 minutes, or until crisp-tender. Drain and rinse with cold water. Drain well; set aside. Melt 2 tbsp butter in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add peppers and onion and saute until peppers are crisp-tender, about 8 minutes. Mix in marjoram. (Beans and bell pepper mixture can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover separately and refrigerate.) Melt remaining 3 tablespoons butter in heavy large pot over medium-high heat. Add beans and pepper mixture and stir until heated through, about 5 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Transfer to large bowl. Sprinkle with almonds.

Yield: 8 to 10 Servings

Ann in Atlanta (Duluth anyway)
360/314!!! - 4 lbs under my lowest of last year/140??





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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 158 Calories; 12g Fat (61.4% calories from fat); 4g Protein; 12g Carbohydrate; 5g Dietary Fiber; 16mg Cholesterol; 67mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 1/2 Lean Meat; 2 Vegetable; 2 Fat.

NOTES : The AUSSIE Low Carb Gourmet Tony Blakemore
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