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Green beans with tomato cream sauce

Name: Green beans with tomato cream sauce
Prep time: 42 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 1 h 7 min
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 700 g green beans; 300 g cherry tomatoes; 1 shallot; 4 tablespoons olive oil; 1 bayleaf; 1 sprig thyme; 1 garlic clove; 250 g cream; Salt; Pepper

Green beans, cooked separately, are added to a tomato cream made with pan-fried cherry tomatoes with herbs.

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Duration

1 hour 7 min.

Difficulty

Easy

Last modified on: November 5^th 2026

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For 4 people, you will need:

1 700 g green beans
2 300 g cherry tomatoes
3 1 shallot
4 4 tablespoons olive oil
5 1 bayleaf
6 1 sprig thyme
7 1 garlic clove
8 250 g cream
9 Salt
10 Pepper
Total weight: 1,345 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation

45 min.

Cooking

25 min.

All in all

1 hour 7 min.

Preparation 45 min.

Cooking 25 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - ⌛ 30 min.

Green beans with tomato cream sauce : Stage 1

Prepare and cook 700 g green beans.

Cut into small pieces and set aside.

Stage 2 - ⌛ 5 min.

Green beans with tomato cream sauce : Stage 2

Wash 300 g cherry tomatoes, then cut in half and sprinkle with fine salt.

Stage 3 - ⌛ 3 min.

Green beans with tomato cream sauce : Stage 3

Slice 1 shallot.

Stage 4 - ⌛ 1 min.

Green beans with tomato cream sauce : Stage 4

In a large saucepan over high heat, pour in 4 tablespoons olive oil and when hot, add 1 bayleaf, 1 sprig thyme and 1 garlic clove.

Cook, stirring, for 1 minute.

Stage 5 - ⌛ 1 min.

Green beans with tomato cream sauce : Stage 5

Add the chopped shallot, season with salt and pepper, stir and cook for 1 minute without browning.

Stage 6 - ⌛ 1 min.

Green beans with tomato cream sauce : Stage 6

Add the cherry tomatoes and mix again.

Stage 7 - ⌛ 10 min.

Green beans with tomato cream sauce : Stage 7

Cook, stirring occasionally, until the tomatoes are slightly stewed.

Stage 8 - ⌛ 2 min.

Green beans with tomato cream sauce : Stage 8

Add 250 g cream, salt and pepper, then mix well, deglazing the bottom of the pan.

Stage 9 - ⌛ 10 min.

Green beans with tomato cream sauce : Stage 9

Lower the heat and allow to thicken to taste.

Remove and discard the bay leaf, thyme and garlic, then check the seasoning.

Stage 10 - ⌛ 1 min.

Green beans with tomato cream sauce : Stage 10

Then add the green beans.

Stage 11 - ⌛ 3 min.

Green beans with tomato cream sauce : Stage 11

Mix well and cook for a further 2 or 3 minutes, just long enough to reheat the beans.

Ready!

Remarks

If you don't have cherry tomatoes on hand, replace them with chopped tomatoes ( peeled if possible).

The crème fraiche can be replaced by fromage frais, but it will be a little less creamy.

Keeping: 1 or 2 days in the fridge, protected by cling film.

Source: Home made.

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Nutritional information

	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats	Calories	Energy
Per 100 g	2 g RDI=3 %	5 g RDI=2 %	9 g RDI=13 %	119 kcal RDI=6 %	499 kJ RDI=6 %
Per person	7 g RDI=11 %	19 g RDI=7 %	32 g RDI=45 %	399 kcal RDI=20 %	1,673 kJ RDI=20 %
Whole recipe	28 g RDI=45 %	78 g RDI=29 %	130 g RDI=178 %	1,598 kcal RDI=80 %	6,692 kJ RDI=80 %