A simple side dish, these Sautéed Green Beans with Cherry Tomatoes are a great way to add veggies to your menu. So fresh and full of flavor!
I often think that coming up with side dishes is harder than the actual main dish. Maybe it’s because I don’t want to complicate things. So easy is always better.
These Sauteed Green Beans with Cherry Tomatoes are fast, delicious – and most of all, EASY! This is not a side dish that you’ll get overwhelmed by as you are trying to pull together everything else for dinner.
Do you have to trim green beans?
When you buy fresh green beans, there will be one end – the stem end – that is rough. You’ll want to trim this off before starting the recipe. It’s really easy – I just line up a few beans at a time and slice them all at the same time.
Can you use frozen green beans instead of fresh?
One of the things I love the most about this recipe is that the green beans are still crisp, but cooked at the same time. If you use frozen green beans, you’ll lose most of that fresh snap from the beans. So technically, you can, but I would definitely suggest fresh green beans. And I wouldn’t suggest canned green beans at all.
More Easy Vegetable Side Dishes
Creamy Baked Asparagus
Glazed Carrots
Sesame Green Beans
Mexican Corn Salad
Tomato and Herb Salad
Lemon Butter Broccoli
Tools Used to Make these Sauteed Green Beans with Cherry Tomatoes
This recipe is super simple and all you need is a large skillet with a lid.
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Sautéed Green Beans with Cherry Tomatoes
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Stove Top
- Cuisine: American
Description
A simple side dish, these Sautéed Green Beans with Cherry Tomatoes are a great way to add veggies to your menu. So fresh and full of flavor!
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lbs fresh green beans, trimmed and cut into 2 inch pieces
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 10 oz cherry tomatoes, cut in half
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil
Instructions
- Place green beans in a large saucepan and cover with water. Place over medium heat and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low, cover the pan and simmer until the green beans are tender, about 10 minutes. Drain off the water and set aside.
- Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Stir in the sugar, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Add the tomatoes and cook, stirring occasionally, until the tomatoes are soft. Stir the green beans into the tomatoes and heat for another minute or two, until the beans are heated through. Stir in the basil and serve immediately.
Recipe Notes:
Slightly adapted from allrecipes.com
Nutrition information provided as an estimate only. Various brands and products can change the counts.
Nutrition
- Calories: 164
- Sugar: 7 g
- Sodium: 245 mg
- Fat: 11 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 14 g
- Fiber: 5 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg
Keywords: Sauteed Green Beans
Kristen says
Sugar?
Deborah says
Sorry about that – don’t know how I missed adding it! The recipe has been updated.
Sharon says
Loved them. More importantly, the hubs loved them. Great change from just green beans. The only thing I changed was adding the tomatoes at the very end and stirring til they were heated. We didn’t care for how soft they got. Other than that, awesome.
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Izelle says
Delicious! And so easy.
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TJ says
I left out the sugar (the tomatoes were so sweet) and the garlic (because I’m sensitive to it), and it still turned out delicious. Family loved it.
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TamC. says
I loved this recipe. Didn’t have basil but still delicious! I used one skillet. I put the beans in a strainer to the side.
Sandy says
Great recipe-I’m only removing a star because I don’t agree with your cook times. Steaming or simmering the beans (I use fresh) for 10 minutes would turn them to mush. I do 4 minutes max to keep them tender crisp. The tomatoes only need a minute or two total to get them soft. But the flavors were great-I added a little feta cheese at the end-that was my only change other than times.
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