This easy Italian green beans with tomatoes side dish goes well with any main dish. It uses simple ingredients to create big flavors and is especially good with fresh green beans and tomatoes from the garden. It only takes about 15-20 minutes and 5 ingredients to make.
You might also like these Asian green beans with almonds.
One of the vegetables that we can all agree on in my family is green beans. My husband grows them in the backyard garden and sometimes will have them for lunch. Just green beans.
So I like to find many ways to prepare them but one of my go to dishes is this easy Italian green beans with tomatoes side dish. It goes with just about everything and it’s very simple to make.
The garlicky tomatoes, Italian spices and tender beans have so much flavor you can eat it on it’s own. You could even eat this with rice and it would be a vegetarian meal.
Why I love green beans on a low carb diet.
Even though green beans are a legume, they are low calorie, low carb and high fiber. They are a good source antioxidants, vitamin C, vitamin A and quercetin. (source)
They are also easy to grow so we have a full supply in the summertime which is great as part of healthy diet.
½ cup of raw green beans has only 16 calories, 0.1g fat, 2.1g net carbs and 0.9g protein
I have a lot of green bean dishes on this site. On of my favorites is a low carb green bean casserole that I made for Thanksgiving. If you scroll down to the end of the post you can see pics of the other green bean recipes I’ve created.
Recipe ingredients I used.
This delicious side dish uses only 5 simple ingredients and they are fresh green beans, grape tomatoes, garlic, olive oil and Italian seasoning.
You can also add some grated Parmesan cheese at the end but it’s optional. My family loves parmesan cheese on green beans. We even put it on my green beans and bacon side dish.
How to make Italian green beans and tomatoes.
- First thing you want to do is get the fresh tomatoes roasting in a large saute pan. Add the oil, turn up the heat to medium heat. Then add in the tomatoes and garlic. Season with salt, pepper and Italian seasonings. Mix well, cover and let them cook until the tomatoes start to wilt. This should take about 10 minutes.
- While the tomatoes are cooking, add the green beans to a microwaveable steamer pot and microwave for 4 minutes for tender beans. I like to precook them as it just makes the recipe go faster.
- Once the green beans are done, drain the excess water and then add them to the wilted tomatoes. Mix the green beans well and cover and cook for 5 minutes.
- That’s all there is to it. You can add some grated parmesan cheese on top if you want but that is optional. Please scroll down to view and print the recipe card.
What to serve this side dish with.
We eat this simple side dish with a everything from steaks to grilled chicken. You can try it with this asiago tilapia recipe or this chicken romano recipe.
You could even eat this over rice for a vegetarian dinner. I’ve even eaten this vegetable side dish for lunch, especially in the summer when we have a lot of green beans and tomatoes to use up.
So if your family loves green beans as much as mine does, please give this simple recipe a try. And for a few more green bean dishes to try, here are a few of my favorite recipes.
The nutritional information for 1 serving is 84 calories
7g fat / 5.5g carbs / 1.9g fiber / 1.4g protein = 3.6g net carbs
Easy Italian Green Beans Side Dish
These easy Italian green beans and tomatoes are great with almost any main dish. Using simple ingredients to create big flavors! It's the perfect side dish.
Ingredients
- 1 pound green beans, washed and trimmed
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 pint grape or cherry tomatoes
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- ½ teaspoon Italian seasoning
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- Parmesan cheese (optional)
Instructions
- Add oil to a skillet and bring to medium heat.
- Add the garlic, fresh tomatoes and spices and mix well. Cover and cook for 10 minutes until the tomatoes wither.
- While the tomatoes are cooking add green beans to a microwave bowl and cook for 4 minutes.
- Once the green beans are done, drain any excess water and add to the tomato mixture when they have started to wither.
- Cover and cook for 5 more minutes. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese before serving if you want. This is optional.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 86Unsaturated Fat: 0g
Helene
Thanks for another great recipe. The flavor of the tomatoes compliments the green beans nicely. I used avocado oil in place of the olive oil, garlic powder instead of the cloves of garlic. My Italian seasoning contained salt, so did not add extra salt. I also added dried onions for added flavor. I will make again.
Denise
Hi Helene, so glad you liked it. Thanks for coming back to comment and share your tips!
DCross
I learned “saute” and “wither” today. I made this recipe and it was easy even for me, and tasty! I do wonder what is sprinkled on top in the photos-did I miss something? Anyway, thank you. This was a hit at a dinner today and I will make it again!
Denise
Hi,
So glad you liked it! I sprinkles some Parmesan cheese on top. I did forget to mention that in the recipe but it’s just optional anyway. Thanks for bringing that to my attention and for coming back to comment.
Pam
What is Italian spices? Is that the same as Italian dried herb mix?
Denise
I’m sorry I just fixed the recipe. Yes it’s just dried Italian seasonings you would get at grocery store.
Gloria
Had to check your recipe out because I saw the link in a FB group. So simple, yet delicious. This is exactly how my dad makes them (minus the microwave part). He also adds a few roasted pine nuts to this. It’s heavenly.
Denise
Thanks Gloria! I love pine nuts so that sounds like a great idea!