Monday, June 14, 2010

Lemon Dill Green Beans

I just happened to throw this veggie dish together one day when I was tired of just the same old green beans. I just started by throwing in a little of this and a little of that and never measured anything, and this is what I came up with.

What you will need (amount obviously varies depending on how much you want to make)

*Frozen (or fresh) green beans. I've done this with the mixed bag of green and yellow beans and turns out good to.
*EVOO (extra virgin olive oil) a generous amount
*Butter (the fake butter works too) a couple table spoons
*lemon juice (fresh or bottled doesn't matter) a good squeeze
*Onion (amount all depends on how much you like onion, I usually use about 1/2 of one) sweet red onions works best but I have used white as well. Sliced in nice sized chunks (or smaller if you like)
*Dill weed (fresh or dried)
*Garlic powder (or fresh)
*Salt

Basically all I do is throw everything into a skillet and cook it on medium heat until the onions and green beans start to turn brown, not very pretty but you get more flavor this way (you can cook them for less time if you like them crunchy) . They will be soft when they are done. The end result isn't very great on looks, but it's full of flavor and thus ends the boring old green beans that so many people are used to. Give it a try and let me know what you think.