Cuban Green Beans

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2 cups green beans, trimmed
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/4 cup chopped onion
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped fine
• 1/2 cup cooked ham or 1/2 cup bacon, chopped
• 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 1/4 teaspoon salt, to taste
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, to taste
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro

Recipe

• 1 in a saucepan, place the green beans in boiling, salted water. cook, uncovered, until fully cooked, about 6 minutes. if you like your beans w/ a little crunch, cook 3-4 minutes.
• 2 remove from heat and drain.
• 3 sauté the onion in olive oil until the onions begin to get limp. add garlic and ham or bacon and cook for 2 additional minutes.
• 4 remove from heat.
• 5 stir in fresh lime juice.
• 6 pour sauce over cooked green beans and toss to coat evenly. season w/ salt pepper to taste.
• 7 sprinkle chopped fresh cilantro on top and serve.