This is one of my go-to weeknight meals since it’s easy to prepare, delicious and nutritious. The fresh dill and cilantro add a delicious flavor to this meal. In addition, this is a meal that was served in my house growing up. I really enjoyed eating it and now I’m glad I can prepare this for my family. My son is a fan of this meal which make me very happy.
I decided to serve the green beans with quinoa for added protein and nutrients, but they may be served alone, with poultry, legumes or just about anything.
Credit for this recipe goes out to my mom! <3
Products Shown in Picture:
Bamboo Bowl by Avanchy
Spoon by Kiddobloom
Ingredients
- 2 – 12 ounce bags of green beans (washed, ends trimmed, and cut in half)
- 3 tablespoons of oil
- 1/2 of an onion, diced
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 2 medium or 1 large tomato, diced
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/2 cup small diced yellow potatoes, washed and peeled
- 2 1/2 cups boiling water
- about 1 cup of cilantro, finely diced
- about 1/8-1/4 cup of dill fronds, finely diced
- salt to taste, about 1/2-1 teaspoon.
- Note: I transferred some green beans to a glass food storage container (without the added salt) for my son and seasoned the remaining in the pot with some salt for me and my husband.
Instructions:
Add the oil to a pot over medium heat. Allow it to get hot.
️Add the onion and the red bell pepper and allow it to cook for about 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Add the potato and the tomato. Cook until the tomatoes become soft, stirring frequently.
Add the minced garlic and cook for about 30 seconds.
️Add the washed, trimmed, and halved green beans
️Stir.
️Add 2 1/2 cups of boiling water. Stir
️Bring to a boil, cover, lower the heat to low and allow it to simmer for about 30 minutes or until the green beans and potatoes are cooked
️Add finely diced dill and cilantro and cook for a couple of minutes.
️Add salt to taste. I transferred some green beans to a glass food storage container (without the added salt) for my son and seasoned the remaining in the pot with some salt for me and my husband.
Stir and serve it over some quinoa
️Make sure to get some of the liquid too. It’s full of flavor
To cook the Quinoa
Ingredients
- 1 cup of rinsed quinoa
- 2 cups of filtered water or broth
Instructions:
Thoroughly rinse the quinoa
Add 2 cups of water or broth to a saucepan and bring it to a boil.
Add the rinsed quinoa, stir, lower the heat to low, cover with a lid and allow it to simmer until all of the water has been absorbed, which can take about 15-20 minutes.
Turn off the heat and allow it to sit for 5 minutes
Fluff with a fork and serve.
