Orange Scented Green Beans

Recipe courtesy Rachael Ray

Show: Food Network SpecialsEpisode: Rachael Ray's Thanksgiving in 60 - 2

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (22)

RECIPE
COMMENTS & REVIEWS(22)

Cook Time:
5 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
8 servings

Times:

Prep: 3 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 5 min
Total:: 8 min

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Ingredients

Peel of 1 orange
2 pounds trimmed green beans, available in produce department
2 tablespoons butter
Salt
3 tablespoons fresh chives, snipped

Directions

Fill a pan with 2 inches water and bring to a boil. Add orange peel and beans. Cook 5 to 6 minutes, beans should remain bright green with a snap to them. Drain beans and return to pan. Remove peel. Toss with butter, salt and chives then transfer to a serving dish.

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recipe Orange Scented Green Beans
Patricia Royal Oak, MI 12-03-2008
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The Easiest and Tastiest Green Beans
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Made this recipe for Thanksgiving Dinner. It was very easy to make and tasted delicious. Everyone at dinner raved and... wanted more. Read more
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Carrie clermont, FL 11-30-2008
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Excellent - Dish to impress.
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This recipe was very simple and delicious. And it looked beautiful on the table. I followed it to the tee, and it came out... Perfect. It had a great citrus flavor and by adding the salt after the cooking process, we seasoned to taste and did oversalt. It made a serving for three in my house, with only a little leftover ( that is how much we loved it!). The leftovers weren't enough for another side, so I warmed them up with a can of summer corn - Yum - O! Read more
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Ashleigh Santa Clara, CA 11-27-2008
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Tips to improve orange flavor
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I really like this recipe but I tweaked it a bit to increase the orange so it was a lighter dish on my family's thanksgiving... menu. First-I used mandarin oranges instead of regular ones (a bit harder to work with but they're sweeter which I think works better) Second- I used the whole orange. Zested the peel, then cooked the peel with the green beans and used the juice as the cooking liquid. Everyone liked it, and you can use as much or as little as you like. Also-don't expect the orange to be strong-it's an essence, with a great aftertaste which makes the dish very light.Read more
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Kalin Riverside, CA 11-23-2008
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Simple and tasty
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

The one change I made was instead of using pieces of the orange peel, I grated the orange over the dish which gave it more of... the orange flavor. I made it as a side dish for Thanksgiving and everyone loved it. Nice light and fresh side dish.Read more
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John Mission Viejo, CA 11-22-2008
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Not much orange flavor
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

I followed the recipe precisely, but I didn't taste much orange flavor. Otherwise, it was pretty easy.
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Michelle Toledo, OH 10-16-2008
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Easy
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

Great side dish to chicken or turkey that issimple to make quickly.