One of our favorite easy side dishes are these garlic green beans. They are our go-to side dish for easy weeknight meals. This recipe is an amped up version of them. The toasting of the garlic brings more flavor and addition of asiago cheese takes them to the next level. I like to think of this side dish as green beans who want to be garlic bread. The easiest way to grate the cheese over the top is to buy a chunk of cheese and then grate it as needed with a handheld grater. It makes for easy cleanup and the cheese will stay good for a long time stored in the fridge. Joanne the owner of Fifteen Spatulas blog wrote a great guest post for The Pioneer Woman. The post has some valuable information on how to store some of your favorite cheeses. Check that post out here!
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Toasted Garlic and Asiago Green Beans
Ingredients
- 3 cloves garlic sliced thin
- 1 pinch ground cayenne pepper
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 pound fresh green beans washed, ends trimmed, and cut in half
- 1/3 cup water
- salt and pepper
- 2 ounces asiago shredded*
Instructions
- Trim the ends of your green beans and cut them in half crosswise. In a large skillet slowly heat the butter over low. Add the garlic and the pinch of cayenne pepper. This is the most important part, you want to slowly toast the garlic but do not burn it. Let this simmer until the garlic is light golden brown then add your green beans.
- Stir everything and cook this for another 2 minutes stirring the green beans around. Add a pinch of salt, you can add more later. Add the water and bring the heat up to meduim and let the water come to a simmer. Cover the pan and cook for 5 to 7 minutes.
- Uncover the pan and continue cooking and stirring until all the water evaporates. Give the beans a taste and season with more salt and pepper as neccesarry. Top with the grated cheese while the beans are hot and serve.
