{"id":227,"date":"2020-09-05T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-05T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.willclower.com\/blog\/2015\/05\/19\/green-beans-with-basil-and-tomatoes\/"},"modified":"2020-08-10T17:30:27","modified_gmt":"2020-08-10T21:30:27","slug":"green-beans-with-basil-and-tomatoes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=227","title":{"rendered":"Green Beans with Basil and Tomatoes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin: 0px;\"><\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\">\n<p><em>Veggies are the building blocks of the Mediterranean diet. Try this recipe as a way to savor green beans.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>You\u2019ll Need<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\">\u00a02 Tablespoons butter<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\">\u00a01 \u00bd pounds fresh green beans<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\">\u00a01 large tomato peeled and chopped<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\">\u00a0\u00bd cup green onion, chopped<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\">\u00a01 teaspoon salt<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\">\u00a01\/8 teaspoon pepper<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\">\u00a0\u00bd teaspoon dried basil<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\"><strong>Directions<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\">Melt butter in medium skillet.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\">Add beans, then remaining ingredients.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\">Cover and cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, until beans are tender (10-15 minutes).<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/willclowerblog.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-opt-id=1458747319  fetchpriority=\"high\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.willclower.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/WillClowerOnTheCultureOfHealth.1-1.gif?w=735&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Will Clower Articles\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Veggies are the building blocks of the Mediterranean diet. Try this recipe as a way to savor green beans. You\u2019ll Need \u00a02 Tablespoons butter \u00a01 \u00bd pounds fresh green beans &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":7520,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[380],"tags":[89,92,8,75],"class_list":["post-227","post","type-post","status-publish","format-image","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipes","tag-basil","tag-green-beans","tag-side-dish","tag-tomatoes","post_format-post-format-image"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/green-beans-930890_640.jpg?fit=640%2C426&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7Qv5g-3F","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":188,"url":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=188","url_meta":{"origin":227,"position":0},"title":"Basil and Bean Soup","author":"Will Clower","date":"September 7, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Make beans a regular part of your diet. 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