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Green beans with tomato and cheddar cheese

Name: Green beans with tomato and cheddar cheese
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 23 min
Total time: 53 min
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 700 g green beans; 1 onion; 4 tablespoons olive oil; 1 bayleaf; 1 sprig thyme; 1 garlic clove; 500 g peeled and chopped tomatoes; 80 g Cheddar cheese; Salt; Pepper

Green beans gently cooked in a tomato and onion puree, with grated cheddar cheese added at the end.

21 K 5/5 (2 reviews)

55 min.

Easy

10.00 €

4 people

10 Ingredients

Last modified on: October 27^th 2024

For 4 people, you will need:

1 700 g green beans
2 1 onion
3 4 tablespoons olive oil
4 1 bayleaf
5 1 sprig thyme
6 1 garlic clove
7 500 g peeled and chopped tomatoes
8 80 g Cheddar cheese
9 Salt
10 Pepper
Total weight: 1,480 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation: 30 min.

Cooking: 25 min.

All in all: 55 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - ⌛ 20 min.

Green beans with tomato and cheddar cheese : Stage 1

Prepare 700 g green beans, cut into pieces.

Stage 2 - ⌛ 5 min.

Green beans with tomato and cheddar cheese : Stage 2

Prepare and chop 1 onion.

Stage 3 - ⌛ 1 min.

Green beans with tomato and cheddar cheese : Stage 3

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

Cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly.

Stage 4 - ⌛ 1 min.

Green beans with tomato and cheddar cheese : Stage 4

Add the green beans.

Stage 5 - ⌛ 2 min.

Green beans with tomato and cheddar cheese : Stage 5

Then 500 g peeled and chopped tomatoes, season with salt and pepper and mix well.

Stage 6 - ⌛ 20 min.

Green beans with tomato and cheddar cheese : Stage 6

Cover, lower the heat and cook gently until the beans are tender.

Remove and discard the bay leaf, thyme sprig and garlic clove.

Stage 7 - ⌛ 2 min.

Green beans with tomato and cheddar cheese : Stage 7

To finish, add grated 80 g Cheddar cheese...

Stage 8 - ⌛ 2 min.

Green beans with tomato and cheddar cheese : Stage 8

...and stir well to melt and bind.

Check seasoning.

Stage 9

Serve piping hot.

Remarks

You can use cooked green beans if you prefer, but of course the cooking time will be much shorter.

Cheddar cheese can be replaced by another hard cheese of your choice (Comté, Tomme, etc.), but this is not a requirement.

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

Source: Home made.

Nutritional information

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	44 RDI=69 %	83 RDI=31 %	86 RDI=118 %	1,290 RDI=65 %	5,401 RDI: 65 %
Per 100 g	3 RDI=5 %	5 RDI=2 %	5 RDI=8 %	87 RDI=4 %	366 RDI: 4 %
Per person	11 RDI=17 %	20 RDI=8 %	21 RDI=30 %	322 RDI=16 %	1,350 RDI: 16 %