Greek Braised Green Beans

By StacyP

delicious!

Ingredients

• 1 LB Green Beans
• 1 Large Onion, chopped
• 4 Cloves Garlic, thin sliced
• 1/2 tsp Red Pepper Flakes
• 2 Large Roma Tomatos
• 1 tbsp Olive Oil
• 1 cup White Wine
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1 Lemon, cut in wedges
• salt
• fresh ground pepper

Preparation

Step 1

-If green beans are frozen, thaw at room temperature for 30 minutes. If fresh, wash them, cut off ends and snap in half
-Heat olive oil I'm dutch oven. Saute onion and garlic over medium heat for 10 minutes. Add red pepper and tomoatos , saute for another 5 minutes until tomato begins to break down.
-Stir in green beans, toss them to coat with onion and oil. Pour in the wine and bring to a simmer over medium high heat. Cover and cook for 45 minutes, or until beans are tender.
-Stir in cinnamon and season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve with lemon wedges on the side.