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Green beans with tomato and cheddar cheese

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

1,206 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

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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

Prepare 700 g green beans, cut into pieces.

Stage 2 - 5 min.

Prepare and chop 1 onion.

Stage 3 - 1 min.

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.

Add the green beans.

Stage 5 - 2 min.

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

Stage 6 - 20 min.

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.

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

Stage 8 - 2 min.

...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	40 RDI=20 %	80 RDI=8 %	90 RDI=10 %	1,290 RDI=70 %	5,400 RDI: 70 %
Per 100 g	3 RDI=1 %	5 RDI=1 %	5 RDI=1 %	90 RDI=4 %	370 RDI: 4 %
Per person	10 RDI=4 %	20 RDI=2 %	20 RDI=3 %	320 RDI=20 %	1,350 RDI: 20 %

The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man

Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk

How much will it cost?

For 4 people : 10.00 €
Per person : 2.50 €

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