Balsamic Garlic Glazed Green Beans, a 20 minute healthy recipe lexeats.com

Balsamic Glazed Green Beans + My Favorite Thanksgiving Recipes

I polled my Instagram audience, and y’all overwhelmingly wanted Thanksgiving sides recipes! There were also several requests for “easy” and “healthy-ish”. This recipe falls under both of those categories. I know oven space is precious on Thanksgiving day, so I wanted to come up with a nice green vegetable that you could pull of in 20 minutes or so while your stuffing etc. is cooking.

Balsamic Garlic Glazed Green Beans, a 20 minute recipe by food blogger lexeats.com

Ingredients

  • 32oz green beans, washed and trimmed
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 cloves minced garlic
  • 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
  • 1 tbsp maple syrup

Directions

  1. Heat large frying pan over medium heat
  2. Add olive oil and minced garlic and cook for two minutes
  3. Add green beans and stir thoroughly, making sure green beans are coated in olive oil
  4. Cook for 15 minutes stirring every few minutes
  5. Combine balsamic vinegar and maple syrup in a small bowl then pour over green beans
  6. Cook for 5 more minutes stirring to combine

Feeds 10-12, you can easily halve the recipe for a smaller crowd.

garlic and olive oil

green beans cooking

Balsamic Garlic Glazed Green Beans, a 20 minute recipe on lexeats.com

Balsamic Garlic Glazed Green Beans, an easy recipe on lexeats.com

Is there an easier Thanksgiving recipe? Now don’t get me wrong, this isn’t going to be the star of your meal, but it’s a solid healthy green vegetable and it won’t kill you in the kitchen! It has good flavor and I love the crunch of the green beans, especially when so many Thanksgiving sides are usually a saucy casserole. If you’re looking for more Thanksgiving inspiration check out these recipes:

Trader Joe’s Fall Snack Board would make a great grazing board for your guests to munch on while the meal is being prepared

If you need a Thanksgiving breakfast these Cinnamon Rolls can be prepared ahead of time and are so delicious

My family always has Sausage Pinwheels while watching the parade, or you could go for Cheesy Sausage Squares as an appetizer

My sister’s specialty are these Grainy Mustard Mashed Potatoes

My mom always makes this Sausage-and-Bread Stuffing, it’s one of the few stuffings I actually love

Best of luck with planning your meal! If you need some some help in the catering department or want to know which restaurants in Lexington are open Thanksgiving day, check out this post.

Biscuits & blessings,

Leels

Balsamic Glazed Green Beans, an easy and healthy twenty minute side on lexeats.com

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