I love green beans fresh from the garden. In fact, I like to eat them raw, right after picking and so do my children! Small, tender and crunchy is the way we like them. Besides, there is just a sense of satisfaction gained from growing your own food. You know the soil and what was put into it as fertilizer. You know if the garden has been sprayed with pesticides or bugs just squished – not my favorite job but for squash bugs it is the way to go! You know if herbicides were sprayed or the weeds hoed. 
While our garden has not produced the quantity of green beans that I had hoped for, we are definitely enjoying the ones we have. Normally, I freeze any extra green beans to have later in the year but, this year it looks as if we will use them all.
I use a 17-Inch Cast Iron Skillet
In the following recipe be sure not to cook the green beans too long – they are best when still slightly crisp! Oh, and feel free to add more garlic if you dare!
Garlicky Green Beans
1 1/2 lbs fresh green beans
4 -6 large cloves garlic, minced
salt to taste (where to buy REAL salt)
Heat butter or oil in a frying pan. Add the minced garlic and saute. Add green beans and stir-fry until just tender. Add additional butter/oil if needed. Salt to taste Serve hot and enjoy!
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Yummy… I too love fresh from the garden green beans.. Its right up there with okra on being super special and I want to make sure I have all the fresh green beans I can get in the freezer.
Unfortunately, my green beans didnt do well at all this year and my yellow wax beans did worse. On the other hand, this is the first year I’ve gotten okra for the freezer so I guess I wont be too sad.
We love fresh Green Beans and your addition of garlic will make them delicious. Hope you are having a great weekend and thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
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Miz Helen
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Mmmm this is one of my favorite ways to fix green beans. Delicious! Thanks for linking up to Healthy 2Day Wednesday!
I love garlic on veggie dishes. This looks like one tasty green bean recipe! Thanks for sharing with us on Allergy-Free Wednesdays.
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