GREEN BEANS SAUTE

With the winds and drought this year I am just now getting fresh veggies from the garden.  Today I cooked up this large batch of green beans.  Some families may be able to eat them all in one meal, but only two of us in my house eat green beans, so I portioned the rest out into 1 cup freezer containers to pull out later.  I've frozen them before and they taste wonderful reheated!!   Quite often I will use more olive oil than called for....and I didn't have any yellow onion today, so I substituted a white one instead.  Toasted slivered almonds are a nice complimentary flavor and texture to add at the end.  

GREEN BEANS SAUTE

1 lb fresh or frozen green beans cut into 1" pieces
1 TBSP olive oil
1 lg yellow onion, halved lengthwise & thinly sliced
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1 TBSP fresh parsley, minced (optional)

If using fresh green beans, cook in boiling water for 10-12 minutes or steam 2-3 minutes until barely fork tender. Drain well. (if frozen, thaw first).

Heat oil. Saute onion until golden.

Stir in green beans, salt & pepper. Heat through. Toss with parsley before serving.