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Cooked canned green beans in a pan.

Easy Canned Green Bean Recipe

Melissa Griffiths
This canned green bean recipe is an easy and delicious way to use those green beans in your pantry! A few ingredients make a veggie the family will love!
4.94 from 131 votes
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 4 people
Calories 46 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
 
 

  • 1 can green beans (any cut, see note)
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • ½ teaspoon onion powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon pepper

Instructions
 

  • Drain half of the liquid out of the green beans.
  • Pour the green beans and the reserved half of the canning liquid into a skillet.
  • Add butter, onion powder, salt and pepper.
  • Simmer, uncovered and stirring occasionally, until almost all of the cooking liquid has evaporated. This should take no more than 10 minutes.
  • Taste and adjust seasonings if necessary.

Notes

Let the Liquid Cook Out: The trick to this recipe is to let the liquid simmer completely out. If you leave the liquid in the beans, all the good stuff you add just gets left behind when you serve them.
Double or Triple: You can scale this recipe up as needed, we usually make 2 or 3 cans at a time and just adjust the seasonings accordingly. Be sure to use a pan that's large enough to spread out the liquid and beans.
Cook 10 Minutes: Since you're starting with canned green beans, they are already tender, so they just need to be warmed and cooked long enough for the seasonings to set in. This will likely take less than 10 minutes.
 

Nutrition

Calories: 46kcalCarbohydrates: 4gProtein: 1gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 7mgSodium: 174mgPotassium: 138mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 540IUVitamin C: 8mgCalcium: 24mgIron: 0.7mg
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