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.
11 K 5/5 (2 reviews)
55 min.
Easy
12 people
10 IngredientsLast modified on: October 27th 2024
2 litres 100 ml green beans
3 
12 tablespoons 
3 
3 sprigs 
3 
1 litre 500 ml peeled and chopped tomatoes
240 mls Cheddar cheese
Times for this recipe
Preparation: 30 min.
Cooking: 25 min.
All in all: 55 min.
If you start now, at , you will finish around : ?.Change start time
To finish around 7pm, you'll need to have started before: .Change end time
Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 20 min.
Prepare 2 litres 100 ml green beans, cut into pieces.
Stage 3 - 1 min.
In a large saucepan over medium heat, pour in 12 tablespoons olive oil and when hot add onion, 3 bayleaves, 3 sprigs thyme, 3 cloves garlic, salt and pepper.
Cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly.
Cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly.
Stage 4 - 1 min.
Add the green beans.
Stage 5 - 2 min.
Then 1 litre 500 ml 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.
Remove and discard the bay leaf, thyme sprig and garlic clove.
Stage 7 - 2 min.
To finish, add grated 240 mls Cheddar cheese...
Stage 8 - 2 min.
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.
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 | 130 RDI=50 % | 250 RDI=20 % | 260 RDI=40 % | 3,870 RDI=190 % | 16,200 RDI: 190 % |
| 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 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 12 people : 29.95 €
- Per person : 2.50 €
Change currency: 
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
Green beans
Like these other recipes: Green bean and potato salad with paprika, Green bean purée, Green beans "Napoléon", French bean salad with vinaigrette , "Haute patate" green beans, ... See them all 17
Peeled and chopped tomatoes
Like these other recipes: New Zealand pies, Tagliatelle with rillons and tomatoes, Enchiladas, Spinach and chick peas "à la milanaise", Polpete, ... See them all 15
Cheddar cheese
Like these other recipes: Tex-Mex chicken burger, Deep leek and potato quiche, Cabbage and cheddar quiche, Lambé salad, Chicano burger, ... See them all 7
Olive oil
Like these other recipes: Mushrooms à la grecque, Ciabatta, Beans with tomatoes, Polenta parmentier, Olive and pesto bread, ... See them all 527
Other recipes you may also like
Peach and mint salad
Here is a very simple, fresh and delicious recipe; the flavour of mint goes very well with peaches.September 7th 2012316 K 24 20 min.
Crème caramel
Crème caramel (upside-down caramel cream) is a classic of bistro cuisine. The vanilla cream is made with eggs, cooked in a dish with a layer of caramel in the bottom, and placed in a bain-marie. It's traditionally served turned out so that the liquid caramel runs down over the cream.February 21th 2011266 K5 3 hours 35 min.
Chorba
Chorba is a spicy meat and vegetable soup, typical of the Maghreb. This is my own personal version.May 4th 2012151 K5 2 hours 8 min.
Langoustine sabayon tart
For this recipe, the tart cases are made with sheets of filo pastry. These are filled with langoustines coated in a delicious lime-flavoured sabayon.July 2nd 201478 K3.8 1 hour 6 min.
Light herb sauce
This is a very quick and easy recipe for a delicious sauce! It goes particularly well with baked potatoes, fish (such as salmon) and cold white meats.May 20th 201596 K4 8 min.
News list of cooking-ez.com
Sign up to receive the latest recipes (next batch due to be sent on 2025-07-06)
Note: We'll never share your e-mail address with anyone else.
Post a comment or question
Follow this recipe
If you are interested in this recipe, you can "follow" it, by entering your email address here. You will then receive a notification immediately each time the recipe is modified or a new comment is added. Please note that you will need to confirm this following.
Note: We'll never share your e-mail address with anyone else.
Alternatively: you can subscribe to the mailing list of cooling-ez.com , you will receive a e-mail for each new recipe published on the site.