| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 30 min |
| Active: | 30 min |
| Yield: | 4 servings |
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 shallots, chopped
- 2 pounds green beans, trimmed, cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces
- Kosher salt and ground black pepper
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 6 sprigs fresh thyme, leaves only
- 1/2 lemon, zested and juiced
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 2 tablespoons sour cream
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the shallots and cook, stirring, until softened, about 1 minute. Add the green beans and salt and pepper to taste. Saute, stirring occasionally, until crisp tender, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a serving dish and set aside.
- Return the skillet to medium-high heat and add the cream, thyme, lemon juice and zest, and chicken broth. Bring to a simmer and let reduce by half, until thick enough to coat the back of a spoon, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the sour cream. Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Pour the dressing over the green beans to serve.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 4 servings |
| Calories | 399 |
| Total Fat | 31 g |
| Saturated Fat | 16 g |
| Carbohydrates | 27 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 8 g |
| Sugar | 13 g |
| Protein | 8 g |
| Cholesterol | 86 mg |
| Sodium | 934 mg |
Reviews
I only added 3/4 C. of the chicken broth because I wanted the sauce to be a bit thicker. Also, I forgot to add the sour cream because I was busy cooking a lot of dishes at the same time but it was still delicious. I will definitely make this again and again! It was a BIG hit with the family.
Fantastic, easy, flavorful, what else do you want?
Will definitely make again.
Will definitely make again.
How do you make the sauce when adding lemon juice to dairy? Mine curdled. It was yucky!
If it’s made by Nancy, it’s going to be over the top delicious! This one is now a weekly addition! Thank you Nancy for all you do!
These green beans are fantastic! My family devoured them.
O M G! Delish!! I’m taking them for potluck and had to force myself to stop eating them! Definitely a keeper. Thank you Nancy!
Made this for my husband- he loved it !!
Definitely a keeper !
LOVE this recipe. I also make the sauce and put it over pasta.
I am giving this a 5, because all of the components were yummy !! I did not care for the sauce over green beans, yet loved it over the pork I served it with. My husband loved it as written. I would have thickened it a bit more, but that is me. Flavors rocked, just watch the timing. I hate when someone rates a recipe a 2 because it has bleu cheese and they don’t like bleu cheese ( then why did you use bleu cheese ????????????????????). Play this on your tastes and it rocks !!!
cut everything in half for two served with rice pilaf and blacken mahi mahi…perrrrfect!!!