Recipes
Seared Green Beans with Grains
6 servings
20 minutes total
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Ingredients
- 6 oz multigrain rice medley
- 1 ¾ cups chicken stock (or broth)
- 1 orange, for zest/juice
- 2 teaspoons fresh ginger, peeled and grated
- 12 oz fresh trimmed green beans
- 1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
Steps
- Place rice and chicken stock in microwave-safe bowl; cover and cook following microwave package instructions. Zest orange peel (2 teaspoons); squeeze for juice (¼ cup). Stir zest into rice and keep warm. Peel and grate ginger.
- Cut beans in half; toss with oil. Preheat large, nonstick sauté pan on high 2–3 minutes. Place beans in pan; sear 1–2 minutes, without stirring, or until beans begin to char slightly. Stir and repeat until all beans have been marked with char.
- Stir in ginger, garlic, and salt; cook and stir 1–2 minutes or until garlic is brown. Add orange juice and cover; cook 2–3 minutes or until beans are slightly tender. Stir rice into pan; remove from heat. Transfer to platter; serve.
Amount per ⅙ recipe serving: Calories 140, Total Fat 2g, Sat Fat 0g, Trans Fat 0g, Chol 0mg, Sodium 230mg, Total Carb 28g, Fiber 3g, Sugars 2g, Protein 5g, Calc 2%, Vitamin A 10%, Vitamin C 20%, Iron 6%