Italian Style Green Beans

About

This easy Keto recipe is a great way to add fats and flavor to frozen green beans. Our low carb side dish is prepared with frozen green beans, aromatic garlic, creamy butter, ground almonds, tangy Parmesan cheese, Italian seasoning and a hint of lemon zest. This makes a great Keto side dish to accompany roasted and grilled meats or an Italian inspired main.

What Beans Can I Use?

For this recipe, we have used frozen green beans for both ease and convenience. The green beans are simmered in stock until tender, then sautéed in butter with the remaining ingredients, creating a crispy golden crumb. You can use both whole or chopped green beans for this recipe, adjusting cooking times as needed. If preferred, you could also use prepared fresh green beans.

Can I Make This Dairy-Free?

We have cooked our Keto green beans in butter for both fats and flavor and added grated Parmesan to the golden crumb mixture. If you would like to make the recipe dairy-free or vegan, you can swap the butter for olive oil. You can also swap the Parmesan for some nutritional yeast flakes. Please be sure to adjust your macros to account for any changes made to the recipe.

Ingredients

2 cup green beans (string beans), cooked from frozen
2 tbsp, ground almonds, raw
2 tbsp, grated parmesan cheese, dry (grated)
1 clove garlic
1 tablespoon butter, unsalted
1 teaspoon lemon peel or zest raw
1 teaspoon italian seasoning
½ cup vegetable broth, bouillon or consomme
¼ teaspoon salt, sea salt
⅛ teaspoon black pepper

Instructions

Add the vegetable stock to a large skillet and bring to a boil. Add the frozen green beans. Reduce to a simmer and cook for 5-7 minutes, or until the beans are tender and the liquid has evaporated. If you have any excess liquid left in the skillet, drain it away.
While the beans are simmering, crush the garlic. Once the beans are cooked, move them to one side in the skillet. Add a generous tablespoon of butter to the empty half of the skillet. Add the ground almonds and crushed garlic. Stir to combine. Pan fry over a medium heat for 2-3 minutes, stirring constantly until the garlic is fragrant and the almonds are starting to brown.
Mix the ground almonds and garlic in with the green beans. Add the Italian seasoning, lemon zest, Parmesan, salt and pepper. Stir well to combine and heat through for a minute more, creating a golden crumb to coat the beans. If the pan feels a little dry, you can add a touch more butter or a splash of water. Serve the dish hot with your preferred Keto mains.