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2
14 ounce can vegetable broth
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1
medium onion, chopped (1/2 cup)
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1/2
vanilla bean, split lengthwise
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3
tablespoons butter, softened
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3
tablespoons all-purpose flour
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1
pound thin green beans, trimmed and cut into bite-size pieces (3 to 3 1/2 cups)
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Steamed Green Beans (see recipe below) (optional)
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Herbed Sourdough Breadsticks (see recipe below) (optional)
1. In a large saucepan, bring the broth, onion, and vanilla bean to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes or until onion is tender. Discard vanilla bean.
2. In a small bowl, stir together the butter and flour. Whisk into broth mixture. Cook and stir until slightly thickened and bubbly.
3. Add beans to broth mixture. Return to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 5 to 7 minutes more or until beans are crisp-tender. Ladle into bowls. If desired, garnish with steamed green beans and serve with Herbed Sourdough Breadsticks. Makes 6 to 8 side-dish servings.
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1/2
pound thin green beans
Place green beans in a steamer basket. Cover and steam over boiling water for 5 to 7 minutes or until tender.
- Servings Per Recipe 6,
- Calories 94,
- Protein (gm) 2,
- Carbohydrate (gm) 11,
- Fat, total (gm) 7,
- Cholesterol (mg) 16,
- Saturated fat (gm) 4,
- Dietary Fiber, total (gm) 3,
- Sodium (mg) 2,
- Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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1/2
12 inch sourdough baguette
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2
tablespoons olive oil
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1
teaspoon snipped fresh thyme
Preheat oven to 375 degree F. Cut half of a 2-inch sourdough baguette lengthwise into 1/2-inch slices. Cut into 1-inch-wide sticks. Brush cut surfaces evenly with olive oil and sprinkle with thyme. Place on baking sheet. Bake in the preheated oven for 16 minutes or until golden.
- Servings Per Recipe 6,
- Calories 94,
- Protein (gm) 2,
- Carbohydrate (gm) 11,
- Fat, total (gm) 7,
- Cholesterol (mg) 16,
- Saturated fat (gm) 4,
- Dietary Fiber, total (gm) 3,
- Sodium (mg) 2,
- Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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Sodium count shown on recipe must be wrong -- it calls for vegetable broth and butter -- generally high in salt. No way there are just 2 mg of sodium per serving.
7/7/2010 12:37:23 PM Report Abuse