Green Beans with Almonds and Cranberries

Editor's Note: This recipe has been updated. Old pictures of original post are below. 

A green bean recipe is not a fancy one, but when I think of green beans I think of two things; Thanksgiving and mindfulness. Now I personally celebrate Thanksgiving during the Fall Equinox (Late September early October) we call it Mabon in honor of the great mother's seasonal cycles. But growing up like everyone we celebrated it around November. I have memories around the holidays, seeing my grandmother at the dining table with her mother and her sister, all of them snapping peas while exchanging old stories. 

With her long nails, my young ears would hear her snap off the ends of each pea. My young eyes would see the gratitude, the peace, and the love the women  were experiencing for one another. They were fully present in the moment they were in.

Benefits of Green Beans; A Moment of Gratitude

Green beans are plentiful during the late summer months as well and can be enjoyed during that time but as mentioned above I personally prefer them during the fall months. The benefits of greens beans that I am grateful for include:

• It's richness in fiber
• high amount of Vitamin K
• contains high amounts of minerals like iron and potassium

Now of course you can use frozen if you prefer, however snapping peas takes time; slowing you down to transfer that love and peace into the food you will consume. Especially when green beans are in season. I think for use to slow down at times and reconnect to Mother Earth and the food she provides. This particular recipe also has my favorite dried fruits: cranberries. This will be a perfect side dish during the holidays. The almonds added will give it a nice crunch.

Vegan Curve Building Almonds:

Almonds are high in protein and calorie dense. Just 1 serving of almonds  is an additional 160 calories and 8 grams of protein.

Sometimes it is the simplest things that makes the biggest impact. Enjoy!!

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Cranberry Almond Green Beans

Simple green bean recipe to enjoy as a side dish or over brown rice or quinoa.

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Course: Sides

Cuisine: Vegan

Keyword: Cranberry Almond Green Beans

Prep Time: 30 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes minutes

Total Time: 1 hour hour

Servings: 5 servings

Calories: 134kcal

Author: Gina Marie

Ingredients

• ▢ 4 cups of fresh green beans already cleaned and snapped
• ▢ ½ half onion chopped
• ▢ 1 cup of chopped mushrooms
• ▢ 2 tablespoon of butter
• ▢ ½ teaspoon of garlic powder
• ▢ ½ teaspoon of sea salt
• ▢ ½ teaspoon of trader joes table blend
• ▢ 2 cups of water
• ▢ 1 ½ not chicken bouillon
• ▢ 2 teaspoon of liquid smoke
• ▢ 1 teaspoon of lemon
• ▢ ¼ teaspoon of organic can sugar
• ▢ ¼ cup dried cranberries for topping
• ▢ ¼ cup sliced almonds for topping

Instructions

• Heat pan on medium high heat. Add butter.
• Add chopped onions and mushrooms and saute them until they are soft for about 2 to 3 minutes.
• Then add green beans, salt, garlic powder, seasoning blend and the other tablespoon of butter. Coat seasonings and butter on green beans stirring for 3 minutes.
• Turn down heat, cover with top and cook for 10 minutes.
• Add 2 cups of water to pan. Then add not chicken bouillon, liquid smoke, lemon juice, and sugar. If you want more flavor you can add another bouillon. Cover and let cook for 20 minutes.
• Let it cool top with dried cranberries and almonds and serve. Enjoy!

Notes

Sweet potatoes Would also work really well in this. It can give the dish more color.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Cranberry Almond Green Beans

Amount Per Serving

Calories 134 Calories from Fat 63

% Daily Value*

Fat 7g11%

Saturated Fat 3g19%

Cholesterol 12mg4%

Sodium 493mg21%

Potassium 308mg9%

Carbohydrates 15g5%

Fiber 3g13%

Sugar 8g9%

Protein 3g6%

Vitamin A 750IU15%

Vitamin C 12.7mg15%

Calcium 53mg5%

Iron 1.2mg7%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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• Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM Lens
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