Feta with Green Beans in Tomato Sauce

This is a dish with a light and intriguing flavor, which can be made with regular green beans, snake beans, or flat beans.
Today, I present to you a main dish partly “stolen” from my dear grandma Maria. I will prepare them with tomato.
At the end of the traditional recipe, you will also find the procedure for cooking with a Thermomix.

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Cost: Very economical
Preparation time: 15 Minutes
Portions: 4
Cooking methods: Boiling
Cuisine: Italian
Seasonality: All seasons

342.56 Kcal

calories per serving

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Energy 342.56 (Kcal)
Carbohydrates 17.19 (g) of which sugars 4.08 (g)
Proteins 13.98 (g)
Fat 26.03 (g) of which saturated 11.42 (g)of which unsaturated 4.23 (g)
Fibers 4.50 (g)
Sodium 970.00 (mg)

Indicative values for a portion of 250 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA^* and FoodData Central^** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.

^* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ^** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov

Ingredients

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10.5 oz feta
1.1 lbs green beans (classic, or flat, or snake)
1 clove garlic
2 tbsps extra virgin olive oil
10.5 oz tomato puree (rustic or tomatoes)
chopped basil
to taste salt
to taste pepper

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Tools

what we need to do

1 Knife
1 Pan
1 Pot
1 Colander
1 Cutting board

Steps

To prepare with pot and pan cooking

Let’s go to the kitchen: For this dish, you can use all types of green beans.
These are the typical snake or paesanella beans.
The classics,
or the flat ones
Whatever type you are using, wash them, and trim the ends.
Bring a pot of salted water to a boil,
Once it boils, add the green beans, cover and cook for about 10-12 minutes.
Then drain and cool with cold water.
In the pan, add the olive oil and garlic pieces and let them sauté for 1 minute.
Once the garlic is sautéed, add the chunky or rustic tomato puree,
Add a pinch of salt, and stir.
Meanwhile, you can cut the feta into 0.5-inch cubes.
Let the tomato cook for 3 minutes, then add the green beans, stir and continue cooking for 2 minutes, then add the feta cubes and stir gently,
Add plenty of basil leaves.
Serve hot or cold.
Wash the green beans, trim the ends, and place them inside the basket.
put 250 grams of water in the bowl. Place the basket inside the bowl, and cook for 7/min. Varoma Speed 1
When the time is up, remove the green beans from the basket, dry the bowl well and position it
Peel the garlic and chop for 5 sec. speed 5.
Collect with a spatula and pour 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil into the bowl. Place the basket in place of the measuring cup, and season for 3 min. 230°F speed 1.
Once the garlic has sautéed, add the chunky or rustic tomato puree,
Add a pinch of salt, place the basket in place of the measuring cup, and
let the tomato cook for 3 minutes at 212°F speed 1.
Meanwhile, you can cut the feta into 0.5-inch pieces.
Once the time has elapsed, add the green beans, and continue cooking for 3 min, reverse, 212°F spoon speed, with the basket in place of the measuring cup
Pour the contents of the bowl into a soup bowl, or a plate, then add the feta and mix, adding plenty of basil.