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Braised Green Beans & Tomatoes 

6 servings

Ingredients

1 lb. green beans, trimmed

2 tsp. olive oil

4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced

1 Tbsp. fennel seeds, crushed

1/4 tsp. crushed red pepper

8 ripe tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped

Salt & freshly ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

1. In a large saucepan of boiling salted water, cook green beans until just tender, 3 to 4 minutes. Drain and refresh with cold water.
2. In a large nonreactive saucepan or Dutch oven, heat oil over medium-low heat. Add garlic and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add fennel seeds and crushed red pepper; cook, stirring, for 30 seconds more. Add tomatoes and green beans. Cover and cook, stirring often, until tomatoes form a sauce and beans are soft, about 30 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

Serve hot or at room temperature.

Nutritional Information:

80 calories

2 total fat (0 g sat)

0 mg cholesterol

14 g carbohydrate

3 g protein

2 g fiber

20 mg sodium