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Greek-style braised green beans recipe

Greek-style braised green beans recipe

3 ratings

Created by The Tesco Real Food team

This clever recipe uses frozen veg and tinned new potatoes to make a hearty yet full-of-flavour dinner. Top with feta and parsley, and serve alongside garlic bread for a delicious midweek meal. See method

  • Serves 4
  • Takes 35 mins
  • 584 calories / serving
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • 400g tin chopped tomatoes
  • 1 vegetable stock cube, made up to 400ml
  • 450g frozen fine green beans
  • 325g frozen baby broad beans
  • 567g tin new potatoes, drained and halved, or cut into thirds if large
  • 340g pack 2 garlic baguettes
  • 15g fresh flat-leaf parsley
  • 100g Greek-style salad cheese, crumbled
If you don't have chopped tomatoes, chop up a tin of plum tomatoes instead

Each serving contains

  • Energy

    2450kj
    584kcal     29%

  • Fat

    19g 27%

  • Saturates

    6g 32%

  • Sugars

    15g 16%

  • Salt

    2.4g 39%

of the reference intake
Carbohydrate 73.2g Protein 23.1g Fibre 12.5g

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to gas 6, 200°C, fan 180°C. Heat the oil in a lidded saucepan over a low- medium heat and fry the onion and garlic for 5-10 mins, until softened. Pour in the chopped tomatoes and stock and bring to a gentle simmer. 
  2. Add the beans and potatoes, partially cover, then simmer for 15-20 mins until slightly reduced; season. 
  3. Meanwhile, bake the garlic baguettes to pack instructions. Serve alongside the stew, scattering over the parsley and salad cheese.

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