Fresh green beans with marjoram (+microwave

6 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1½ pounds Fresh green beans
3 tablespoons Butter or margarine
½ teaspoon Salt
¼ teaspoon Pepper
⅛ teaspoon Dried whole marjoram

Directions

CONVENTIONAL Oven:

Wash green beans. Trim ends, and remove strings; cut into 1-½-inch pieces. Bring ¾ cup water to a boil in a Dutch oven; add green beans. Cover, reduce heat to medium, and cook 8 minutes, stirring frequently. Drain, returning beans to pot. Add butter and remaining ingredients. Cook over medium heat 5 minutes or until crisp-tender, stirring often.

MICROWAVE Directions:

Wash green beans. Trim ends, and remove strings; cut into 1-½-inch pieces. Combine beans and ½ cup water in a 2-quart baking dish.

Cover and microwave at HIGH 10 to 12 minutes, giving dish a quarter turn and stirring after 5 minutes. Drain beans; cover, and set aside.

Combine butter and remaining ingredients in a 2-cup measure.

Microwave at HIGH 30 to 45 seconds or until butter melts. Pour over green beans, stir well.

Recipe from Edith Askins in July, 1991"Southern Living" Typos by Jeff Pruett.

Submitted By JEFF PRUETT On 08-06-95

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