Roasted Green Beans With Pancetta and Yogurt

  5.0 – 5 reviews  • Side Dish
Level: Easy
Total: 30 min
Prep: 12 min
Cook: 18 min
Yield: 6 to 8 servings
Level: Easy
Total: 30 min
Prep: 12 min
Cook: 18 min
Yield: 6 to 8 servings

Ingredients

  1. 1/2 cup whole-milk Greek yogurt
  2. Juice of 1 lemon
  3. Kosher salt
  4. 2 pounds green beans, trimmed
  5. 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  6. 4 ounces thinly sliced pancetta
  7. 1 teaspoon caraway seeds
  8. 1 small red onion, diced
  9. 1 cup fresh parsley leaves
  10. 1/2 cup almonds, toasted and chopped

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F. Mix the yogurt, lemon juice and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a bowl; set aside. Toss the green beans with the olive oil on a baking sheet; season with salt. Spread in a single layer, transfer to the oven and roast until nicely charred and cooked through, about 13 minutes. 
  2. Meanwhile, heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the pancetta and cook until crisp, about 2 minutes per side. Add the caraway seeds and onion and cook, stirring, until the onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the parsley and almonds. Toss the green beans with the pancetta mixture and transfer to a platter. Spoon the yogurt mixture on top.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 of 8 servings
Calories 201
Total Fat 15 g
Saturated Fat 3 g
Carbohydrates 13 g
Dietary Fiber 5 g
Sugar 5 g
Protein 8 g
Cholesterol 12 mg
Sodium 422 mg
Serving Size 1 of 8 servings
Calories 201
Total Fat 15 g
Saturated Fat 3 g
Carbohydrates 13 g
Dietary Fiber 5 g
Sugar 5 g
Protein 8 g
Cholesterol 12 mg
Sodium 422 mg

Reviews

Jenna Hamilton
I love ❤ this.
Jessica Murray
Best recipe I’ve ever found. I made it last thanksgiving and now my family and I make it all the time! It’s a must try!
P.S. In my opinion, it doesn’t necessarily have to have the yogurt sauce, but I think the tangy flavor adds depth to the dish.
Patricia Swanson
This was simply outstanding. Like the previous reviewer, I too wondered if the recipe “needed” the Greek yogurt and lemon sauce dolloped on top, but I make it a rule to follow recipes to the letter the first time, feeling we owe it to the recipe and to ourselves to experience the dish as intended before we start tinkering. After mentally pooh-poohing the sauce beforehand, I was chagrined to be blown away by it upon first bite, especially in concert with the caraway seeds. DO NOT leave anything out of this recipe. Sure, it would be “good” without, but the sauce ties it all together and puts it over the top. This is one of those recipes that is much more than the sum of its parts. I am an experienced cook of many decades, and can’t remember the last time I’ve come across a recipe I’ve been so excited about. I could have made twice as much, and guests – children included – still would have been scraping their plates.
Jimmy Lucas
This was a complete crowd pleaser! I omitted the yogurt and lemon juice sauce, because I didn’t think the recipe needed it. Perhaps a sprinkling of fresh lemon juice might brighten the pancetta, onion, caraway seed, olive oil a bit. However, my family and guests devoured them with my recipe modifications….There wasn’t a bean left in the platter when dinner was done. This recipe will definitely be added to my repertoire!

 

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