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Italian Pole Beans

Laura14 — Sun, 21 Dec 2025 14:45:03 GMT

Good Morning,

I am bringing a side of Italian green beans to Christmas Eve and I thought I'd ask the master chefs here how you season it?

I usually go traditional with olive oil and garlic and the usual Italian spice blend.

But does anyone do something more unexpected with theirs?

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I am still oxox — Sun, 21 Dec 2025 14:49:23 GMT

A nice tomato sauce

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Laura14 — Sun, 21 Dec 2025 14:57:42 GMT

@I am still oxox Really? I would have never thought of that. On the side, or do you mix it in?

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Desertdi — Sun, 21 Dec 2025 14:59:06 GMT

Those beans have a divine flavor! I would only season them with browned butter.

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Travone — Sun, 21 Dec 2025 15:01:54 GMT

@Laura14 I made a dish called crack green beans for our Thanksgiving potluck. The sauce is brown sugar, butter, and soy sauce. You can add bacon. Very easy and there was none left. It's not Italian, but it's an option.

If you're going with Italian, I'd keep it simple with your original recipe.

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Laura14 — Sun, 21 Dec 2025 15:01:11 GMT

@Desertdi I thought of that. Not everyone is Italian these days at our gathering, so I was considering keeping it really simple like that.

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Laura14 — Sun, 21 Dec 2025 15:01:45 GMT

@Travone That sounds good too! Thank you.

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cjm61 — Sun, 21 Dec 2025 15:01:51 GMT

@Laura14 I always add a little bacon.

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Laura14 — Sun, 21 Dec 2025 15:02:27 GMT

Two votes for bacon. Noted! Thank you, @cjm61 !

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I am still oxox — Sun, 21 Dec 2025 15:05:54 GMT

@Laura14 wrote:
@I am still oxox Really? I would have never thought of that. On the side, or do you mix it in?

@Laura14 You mix it in. I have done it with both beans and zuchinni

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Laura14 — Sun, 21 Dec 2025 15:08:56 GMT

@I am still oxox I have done it with black beans, but would have never thought of that with this type of bean. Thank you!

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Franklinbell — Sun, 21 Dec 2025 15:50:29 GMT

Crack green beans! Yes please! They sound delicious !

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deepwaterdotter — Sun, 21 Dec 2025 15:52:04 GMT

I like this recipe from a decades-old issue of Cook's Illustrated:

1 tbsp red wine vinegar

1 tsp minced garlic

1 onion, chopped

1 14 1/2-oz can diced tomatoes, drained

2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil

2 red bell peppers, chopped

2 portobello mushroom caps, sliced thin

2 lbs pole beans, trimmed

1/4 cup grated Parmesan

1/4 tsp dried oregano

3/4 cup shredded mozzarella

Cook beans in 4 quarts boiling water in Dutch oven with 1 tbsp salt until tender, about 6 minutes. Drain and set aside.

Heat oil in Dutch oven over medium-high heat.

Stir in mushrooms and onions until soft and liquid has evaporated, about 8 minutes. Stir in peppers until soft, about 8 minutes. Stir in garlic until fragrant.

Stir in tomatoes, vinegar, oregano, and beans. Season with salt and pepper.

Pour into 2-quart baking dish. Sprinkle with cheeses and bake in 450 degree oven until cheese is bubbly, about 7 minutes.

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SloopJohnB — Sun, 21 Dec 2025 15:52:19 GMT

@Laura14 wrote:
Good Morning,

I am bringing a side of Italian green beans to Christmas Eve and I thought I'd ask the master chefs here how you season it?

I usually go traditional with olive oil and garlic and the usual Italian spice blend.

But does anyone do something more unexpected with theirs?

@Laura14 We keep ours very simple......just olive oil, garlic, & salt & pepper.

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Laura14 — Sun, 21 Dec 2025 16:00:00 GMT

I actually have all of this @deepwaterdotter . Thank you! 🙏

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RedTop — Sun, 21 Dec 2025 18:06:41 GMT

Any green bean in this house is cooked with sautéed bacon and diced onion. Salt and pepper added before serving.

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Pooky1 — Sun, 21 Dec 2025 22:31:48 GMT

I saw your post and I had to look at it. My mother in law Makes them with potatoes, Iitalian pole beans, olive oil, salt and garlic. And if she just makes just those string beans. I was surprised when I saw you wrote Italian pole beans. She's been making and growing them her whole life. But the last6 Yeats we can't get them to grow. Have a great holiday.

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50Mickey — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 21:31:15 GMT

Can you get fresh pole beans this time of year where you live? My grandmother always cooked pole beans with small potatoes. I only see fresh pole beans in the summer. I would love to try this with stewed tomatoes but I would have to use canned or frozen beans.

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Pooky1 — Tue, 23 Dec 2025 02:02:37 GMT

Here in Rhode Island you don't see Italian pole beans up here. Just the local farm grows them but there Down here.