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Balsamic Glazed Green Beans with Cranberries and Almonds

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This simple, healthy side dish has a wonderful combination of flavors and will be ready in 15 minutes!

These Balsamic Green Beans are healthy and make the perfect side dish! They will be ready in 15 minutes! www.laurenkellynutrition.com

I love birthdays.  Especially family and friends’ birthdays! I love to bake cakes, get balloons and pick out the perfect gift for that special someone.  But then there’s MY birthday.  Eh.  I am not one of those people that hate their birthday, but it’s just another day, right?   Happy birthday to me!

My middle son asked what special breakfast they were going to have for MY birthday.  Yes, I do always make special breakfasts for them on THEIR birthdays.  Isn’t it hilarious that they thought I was going to make them something special for my birthday?  I guess that’s normal for us moms.  But it still makes me laugh.  I don’t really want a special breakfast.  What I want is someone to do all the laundry in my house, then clean my entire house while I go to bar method and get a massage.  Yeah… that’s not happening.  I do plan on going out to dinner with my 3 little men and the hubby and have a quiet night at home.  That’s just as good.  Well, almost as good. 😉

Is it weird to post a green bean recipe on m birthday?  Maybe a little bit.  Don’t even think I won’t be making these Birthday Cookies today and eating a whole bunch!

Ok, let’s talk green beans and the holidays.  I’ve had that green bean casserole with the canned mushroom soup and I think people really like it?  I don’t love creamy stuff like that.  But I love these green beans!  This dish is simple and healthy and can be ready in 15 minutes.  It’s a perfect, quick dish for the craziness and chaos of the holidays.

These Balsamic Green Beans are healthy and make the perfect side dish! They will be ready in 15 minutes! www.laurenkellynutrition.com
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Balsamic Glazed Green Beans with Cranberries and Almonds

Servings 4 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon honey I used raw honey, but you can use 100% maple syrup if you'd like it to be vegan
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  • 12 ounces green beans ends trimmed
  • 2 tablespoons sliced almonds
  • 2 tablespoons dried cranberries

Instructions

  1. In a small bowl, mix together balsamic vinegar and honey. Set aside.
  2. Place garlic and oil in large skillet and cook under medium heat for 2-3 minutes until softened.
  3. Add green beans and stir. Cook for about 10 minutes until green beans are still bright green and crispy.
  4. Add balsamic mixture, almonds and cranberries and mix again. Cook for another 2 minutes.
  5. Serve immediately.

Does your family have any birthday traditions?  We let the birthday girl (or boy) pick what restaurant they’d like to eat at for dinner.  That’s always fun when you have two kids born on the same day and they can’t decide on a restaurant…

Anyway, thank you for all of the birthday wishes! I am so thankful for all of you!

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  2. The green beans look delicious and a very Happy Birthday to you! On our birthday’s they get a birthday dinner choice (either home cooked meal or eat out). They generally want to stay in and thankfully I get the same treatment on my birthday. Though half of the time I just pick something I know they can make for me, not necessarily what I would have liked. I enjoy that more. Have a great day!

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  10. Hello … hope you had a good birthday. I totally agree with you … I’m so done with stringbean casserole … I skip that one. I am definitely going to make these for Christmas!
    Love to all…

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  16. Hi! This looks delicious, but don’t the dried cranberries contain added sugar? I have yet to find any without. Do you know of a brand?

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  17. For better or worse I try out new recipes when having guests over for dinner. I made this recipe for the first time this past Thanksgiving and it was a hit! Thank you!

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