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Be careful not to overcook: When cooking the green beans in boiling water, cook them until they are crisp-tender.

Add the green beans to the skillet and toss to coat.

Add garlic and almonds and toast until golden, about 1 minute.

Melt butter in a 10-inch skillet over medium heat.

This stops the cooking process and helps the beans stay crisp and green.

Drain water from the pan and refresh in cold water.

This method is called blanching and keeps the beans deliciously crunchy. Once boiling, reduce heat to medium-low and cook until the beans soften, about 4 minutes. Add salt and bring to a boil over high heat.

Place trimmed green beans in a 2-quart saucepan and cover with cold water.

You can use about 2 tablespoons of sliced almonds instead, or use pine nuts, chopped or whole cashews, or leave the nuts out altogether. Two tablespoons of slivered almonds seem to be the perfect amount.

Almonds: Toasted almonds contribute to the crunchy texture and nutty flavor of this dish.Be sure to taste the green beans after they have been sautéed in the butter and garlic and add additional salt if necessary. If you use table salt, reduce the amount you use to ⅛ teaspoon. It also helps the green beans retain their bright green color. Salt is an important ingredient because salted water ensures that the green beans will be flavored perfectly inside and out. Salt: I add ¼ teaspoon of kosher salt to the water when cooking the green beans.

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I use 1 clove of garlic but if you're a garlic lover, feel free to add an extra clove. Garlic: Fresh garlic adds so much flavor to the beans, definitely don't leave it out.Although I prefer using butter, you can olive oil or sesame oil instead. The butter browns in the pan and becomes nutty and fragrant. Butter: I use 1 tablespoon of salted butter to cook the garlic and toast the almonds before adding the green beans to the pan.I use about 1 cup of green beans in this recipe. If you sauté frozen green beans, they will release a lot of water and tend to end up soggy. In a pinch, you can use frozen but I recommend either thawing frozen beans first or quickly defrosting them in hot water before sautéeing them in the pan. They hold their texture better and are able to handle the heat from cooking. Green beans: Fresh green beans are best used in this recipe.Recipe doubles well: If you're cooking for more than one, you can easily double the ingredients in this fresh green beans recipe to make more.Filled with flavor: Although the green beans are seasoned simply, they're packed with flavor thanks to the addition of garlic, butter, and almonds.I love serving them with a juicy turkey tenderloin, meatloaf, or chicken cacciatore. Versatile: They go well with just about any main dish.Easy: Sauteed green beans are so easy to make.This green bean side dish is sometimes called Green Beans Almondine or 'amandine' in French (Green Beans with Almonds). Green beans are blanched and then sautéed in butter, garlic, and lightly toasted slivered almonds.

These buttery sautéed green beans are a wonderful side dish that goes well with just about any main dish. The green beans are seasoned simply with just a bit of salt and pepper and are tossed with slivers of almonds. They're hot and buttery, with a hint of garlic and a fresh, crisp-tender texture. If you like them spicy, add a pinch of red pepper flakes.These sautéed green beans are a simple, yet delicious side dish that goes well with just about any entrée. Asian Inspired: Reduce the salt to only a pinch and add a splash of soy sauce at the end.Green Beans with Italian Seasoning: Add a half teaspoon of Italian seasoning to make some Italian green beans.If you don't have your own Everything Bagel Seasoning to add, add a combination of poppy seeds and sesame seeds and change the onion and garlic powder to onion and garlic flakes. Green Beans with Everything Bagel Seasoning: Reduce the salt and add two teaspoons of everything bagel seasoning once the beans finish cooking.

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Lemon Pepper Green Beans: Add a little lemon zest and lemon juice, black cracked pepper, and salt.

These southern style green beans are amazing. You can also follow the regular recipe and just use bacon bits. The bacon fat will replace the olive oil, butter and salt.

Southern Seasoned Green Beans: For some southern green beans, make some crispy bacon and cook the beans in the bacon grease.

Try some of these variations for another seasoning for string beans.