Veggie lovers and those with sweet appetite will both enjoy this salty-sweet side dish! A decent-sized bag of fresh green beans usually costs around $1 at a farmer’s market or fruit stand.
| Prep Time: | 5 mins |
| Cook Time: | 20 mins |
| Total Time: | 25 mins |
| Servings: | 4 |
| Yield: | 4 cups |
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 pound green beans, trimmed and cut into 2 inch pieces
- 1 cup water
- ½ cup packed brown sugar
- ¼ cup white sugar
- ½ cup chopped walnuts
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add green beans; cook and stir for about 5 minutes. Mix in the walnuts, and pour in water. Cover and cook for about 10 minutes, or until very little water is left in the pan.
- Add the salt, white sugar, and brown sugar; stir until beans and walnuts are evenly coated. Cover, and cook over medium heat for 5 more minutes. Remove from the heat and allow to cool slightly before serving.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 360 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 50 g |
| Cholesterol | 23 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 5 g |
| Protein | 4 g |
| Saturated Fat | 6 g |
| Sodium | 223 mg |
| Sugars | 41 g |
| Fat | 18 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
These were great, but I made the mistake of overcooking the beans. Even so, everyone enjoyed the sweet flavor and change of pace. This was a great way to get the kids to eat their veggies! Thanks for sharing!
Great recipe. I used half the brown sugar and no white sugar and it was sweet enough. Also a little less water.
very very good. made recipe exactly. very simple and good.
This recipe has been a Thanksgiving staple for our family for the past few years. I make 2lbs. of green beans, a little bit more walnuts and keep everything else the same. It’s a huge hit, everyone loves it!
Way too sweer.
Wow simply delicious. Loved this dish! It’s going in my holiday menu!
These are good but the water never cooked off so they were kind of runny. Other than that, they were very good.
Family favorite now; took the place of green bean casserole for Christmas even! I only used the brown sugar. Doubled the green beans. Walnuts are best, but I have used pecans since we have many frozen. Less water/or drain off most before adding brown sugar. Thank you jayceeboyer!
Yummy!!!! Super easy to make and everyone loved the dish!
I made this tonight I am not a huge fan of fresh green beans but wanted to try something new I made 2lbs worth of green beans only used 1/2 cup of brown sugar no white sugar plenty sweet enough for us was very quick and easy to make and we loved it will make again maybe next time add a little bacon
I used 1/2 the sugar and it was really good.
These beans were pretty good. I prefer saltier, more savory green bean recipes but these were a nice change of pace. My boyfriend said the walnuts really made the dish and I agree! Don’t skip them!
Just tried it tonight, and was a bit skeptical due to myself being a non-vegetable eater. I can truthfully say that after over 35 years of not eating green beans I found a green bean dish that I like. The crunch of the walnuts was the perfect touch!
I added shallots and balsamic vinegar. Delicious!
Anything to try and get a kid to eat his veggies! The sugar was an interesting touch to the green beans, but this tasted really good! I ALMOST got them all down the 8 year old! Thanks for sharing.
I thought it was very very sweet. I even added alot of soy sauce because I tasted it before it was done. It needed alot more then what it was besides a sugared greenbean. You could hardly taste the walnut. When I seved it to my guest. I told them I was trying something new. I got mixed ratings. Three said they have had better and two said it was good. I think it just depends if you like sweet things.
I reduced the sugar by half and added balsamic reduction. It turned out awesome!!!
I made a few changes to this recipe, as I didn’t have walnuts and I don’t eat dairy (butter): I cooked the green beans in olive oil instead of butter. I had to pour off some of the water as it was too much. I didn’t use the white sugar based on some reviews that said it was too sweet. When the beans were done with the brown sugar and salt, I found it a little bland for my taste (could have been the missing butter), so I threw in a little more salt and about a tablespoon of garlic, and sauteed it all for a couple more minutes. Then they were amazing! I will definitely be making it again with my revisions.
These were a hit just as the recipe is printed.
Very good, has a nice sweet flavor. Thank you for the recipe!
A great side dish. My family loved these and even my pick daughter liked them!!