Asian Style Green Beans

This recipe is hard for me to actually call a recipe. My husband and I sort of made it up. I love the spicy green beans at Chinese restaurants, and I was getting tired of preparing green beans the same ol' way all the time. We created these and eat them all the time. We don't really measure anything when we make them, so I had to pay attention when making this post. The measurements don't have to be exact. This recipe will be a good starting point for you to make your beans. You can increase or decrease any of the ingredients to make it more or less spicy. Let me know if you add anything different to these. I would love to hear your ideas.

You will need the following ingredients: a package of frozen whole green beans, olive oil, garlic powder, soy sauce, lime juice, Sriracha hot sauce, sesame oil, and salt & pepper.

To begin, cook the green beans in the microwave according to the directions on the package. While they are cooking, heat up a little olive oil in your pan over medium heat. Don't use too much or else your beans will be greasy.

Make your sauce for the green beans by mixing the following: 3 Tbsp. soy sauce (I use low sodium), 3 dashes of sesame oil, 1 tsp. lime juice, 1 tsp. Sriracha hot sauce, a dash of garlic powder, and salt & pepper to taste.

Dump your cooked green beans into your pan of hot oil.

Pour the sauce that you mixed over the beans.

Toss the beans in the sauce for about 3 minutes. They just need to be in the pan long enough to get the flavor of the sauce and to warm up.

Serve as a side dish with dinner!

Asian Style Green Beans

Ingredients:

-12 oz. package of frozen whole green beans

-olive oil

-garlic powder

-soy sauce

-lime juice

-Sriracha hot sauce (you can usually find it near the Asian foods section)

-sesame oil

-salt & pepper

Cook the green beans in the microwave according to the directions on the package. Heat up a large pan with a little bit of olive oil over medium heat. While the oil is heating up and the green beans are cooking in the microwave, mix up the following ingredients to make your sauce: soy sauce, sesame oil, lime juice, Sriracha hot sauce, garlic powder, and salt & pepper. Add the cooked green beans to your pan of hot oil. Pour the sauce over the beans. Toss the beans in the sauce for about 3 minutes.