Slow Good Green Beans * Dig In With Dana

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What do you need to make Slow Good Green Beans?

Time.

Patience.

If you have these two things, you can make the best slow cooked green beans you’ve ever had. No crockpot required.

They are SO good, I have made them three times in the past week. So good, we ate half a pound of the last batch before I could even photograph them for the recipe. “But they’re just green beans” you say. Big Deal.

What makes these green beans SO GOOD?

Once you have made them with the magical compliments, fresh tomatoes and roasted garlic (from a jar), you won’t want to make them any other way. Promise.

Assemble ingredients: Green beans, fresh tomato, roasted garlic, olive or vegetable oil, vegetable cooking spray, salt, pepper, cayenne (optional)

This “Greek style” green bean recipe comes from chef and children’s book author Crescent Dragonwagon. No, I’m not kidding. That’s really her name. On the NPR program “The Splendid Table”, Crescent explains, “Back in my restaurant days, I once received a proposal of marriage from a guest on the basis of these green beans.”

You’ll fall in love too with these tender beans flavored with bits of tomato and roasted garlic jam. Let them cook slowly until they look limp and are about to fall apart.

They are not beautiful to LOOK AT, but win first prize in TASTE.

Lay out ingredients and then cook s l o w l y.

Last month I had a cooking play date with my niece. We decided to make some family friendly recipes to expand her dinner rotation, and green beans are one of the few vegetables her husband likes. This easy but intensely flavorful recipe won him over.