Greek Green Beans Braised With Mint And Potatoes

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon margarine
• 1 cup tomato juice or 1 cup tomato sauce
• 1 lb fresh green beans, trimmed,cut into bite size pieces
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley (optional)
• 2 medium potatoes, peeled and sliced
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint
• chopped fresh mint (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 combine olive oil and margarine in a non-reactive pan; heat through (can adjust oil/margarine ratio to personal preference, just have 3 tbsp total).
• 2 add tomato juice or sauce, green beans, parsley and enough water to almost cover.
• 3 tuck the potato slices in between, partially cover pan with lid, and simmer for 25 minutes.
• 4 stir and season with salt, pepper, and 2 tbsp chopped mint.
• 5 cook uncovered until green beans and potatoes are fork tender, about 10 more minutes.
• 6 if the sauce has not thickened, pour it into a small pan, and reduce to one cup, then combine with the beans and potatoes in a warm serving bowl.
• 7 sprinkle with a little additional fresh mint and serve warm.