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The Colorful Plate
Vegetables

Peer Review Status: Internally Reviewed by Cancer Center Staff
First Published: 2000

Italian Style Green Beans

 Submitted by: Joan Felkner
Cancer Information Service
Source: Adapted from a recipe in Farm Journal's
Best Ever Vegetable Recipes

1 15-ounce can stewed tomatoes

2 10-ounce packages frozen green beans, or equivalent amount, fresh

1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese, fat free

2 Tablespoons sesame seeds

  1. Empty stewed tomatoes into medium saucepan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer.
  2. Add green beans and cover. Simmer 5 minutes or until green beans are tender crisp. Add Parmesan and stir.
  3. Sprinkle with sesame seeds after vegetables are in serving dish.
Serves: 8 Nutrition Facts
Calories: 59 Saturated Fat: 0.2 gm
Carbohydrate: 10 gm Fiber: 3 gm
Cholesterol: 4 mg Protein: 4 gm
Fat: 1 gm Sodium: 125 mg

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