A simple but delicious recipe for a great veggie side today: Brown Butter Almond Green Beans. Perfect weeknight side, or with Easter dinner or the Thanksgiving bird. These are crisp-tender beans with crunchy buttered almonds.

The weather’s finally warming up around here in New Hampshire. And while I love a good snow, when March hits it’s a little anti-climactic with two feet of white stuff on the ground. That’s just not lilacs and flip-flop weather. Agreed?

Have you ever seen one of these green bean teepees before? Friends of ours grew the one above. Isn’t it the coolest? So I want to grow one someday. It’s perfect, especially if you have limited gardening space like we do.

Fun for the kids too, and a nice way to catch some shade, don’t you think? (This is from inside, looking up.)

With spring comes more bright veggies in our diet. And as the days lengthen and brighten, it’s cheery (and healthy) to keep bright greens on the dinner plate. Enter these Brown Butter Toasted Almond Green Beans.

My mom often made green beans w/toasted almonds for us growing up, usually with Sunday dinner after church.

We enjoy them around here at our house too. Not to be bossy or anything, but please steam these green beans. Don’t boil them. They should be tender-crisp and a vibrant green.

I know you’ve been wondering about this: but my biggest kitchen pet peeve is boiling veggies to death. ‘Til they’re limp and colorless. Should be a crime. Maybe that’s just me. But I sure do love bright veggies with a little snap left in them!

So how many green beans to buy? I usually buy about 1/4 pound per person. A little trick when picking green beans in the produce section: put one handful into the bag per person.

These Brown Butter Almond Green Beans are quick to prepare and delicious alongside meat, poultry and pasta.

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Brown Butter Almond Green Beans

Delicious and easy steamed green beans, drenched in brown butter and toasted almonds. Sprinkled with sea salt.

Course side vegetable

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes minutes

Total Time 20 minutes minutes

Servings 6

Author Allie Taylor

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 pounds washed green beans trimmed
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 3 tablespoons sliced almonds
• sea salt

Instructions

• Melt butter in a small skillet for several minutes on medium-low heat.
• As butter melts and begins to darken slightly, add sliced almonds.
• When almonds are just turning golden, remove from heat.
• Place prepared green beans in colander over boiling water and steam, covered, for 5-10 minutes.
• When green beans are still bright green, barely fork tender, remove from heat.
• Drain and place in serving dish.
• Pour browned butter and toasted almonds over the green beans.
• Sprinkle lightly with sea salt.
• Serve immediately.

Try these too! Honey Roasted Dill Carrots

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If you’re lucky enough to have leftover turkey from Thanksgiving dinner, I’ve got a recipe your family will love: Turkey Tetrazzini. My mama always made this for us growing up. They say “imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.”  (You don’t mind if I share our little family recipe, do you Mom?)

My mom’s always been a great cook, and everyone loves her Turkey Tetrazzini. It’s requested for birthdays, holidays and other special occasions. What’s not to love about thick turkey slices and sautéed mushrooms smothered in rich wine cream sauce atop a bed of pasta?

I must confess to a dirty deed though. As a kid, I distinctly remember picking out those wonderful sautéed mushrooms, hiding and “disposing” of them. (Sorry Mom.) I know better now. The sautéed mushrooms slathered in wine cream sauce are the best part.

So I made Turkey Tetrazzini for dinner at my house the other night. We had it with tender steamed green beans and fresh orange whole cranberry sauce.

(Here’s the homemade cranberry sauce recipe.)

There was silence as everyone dug in. Lots of boys, lots of eating, not so much conversation. But I noted growing piles on several plates. Little piles of lovely sautéed mushrooms slathered in rich wine cream sauce. WHAAAATTTTT??? It’s true: what goes around comes around.

If you aren’t lucky enough to have leftover turkey to make this Turkey Tetrazzini, a rotisserie chicken works great. (Chicken Tetrazzini is delicious too.)

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Turkey Tetrazzini

Turkey Tetrazzini is a wonderful main dish with turkey, sautéed mushrooms and pasta. Wine cream sauce gives exceptional flavor. Serve with fresh whole cranberry sauce.

Course American

Cuisine Main course

Prep Time 45 minutes minutes

Cook Time 25 minutes minutes

Total Time 1 hour hour 10 minutes minutes

Servings 9

Author Allie Taylor

Ingredients

• 1 pound spaghetti noodles
• 8 ounces sliced fresh mushrooms
• 1/2 cup flour
• 7 tablespoons butter divided
• 3 cups turkey broth or chicken broth
• 1 1/2 cups light cream or half and half
• 2 tablespoons white cooking wine or sherry
• 3 cups cooked sliced turkey or chicken
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 cup fresh grated parmesan cheese

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Cook spaghetti according to package directions.
• Drain.
• Place cooked spaghetti in greased 9" X 13" greased baking dish.
• Sautee sliced mushrooms in 1 tablespoon of the butter, 'til light brown. Drain off any excess juice.
• Now make the cream sauce.
• Melt 6 tablespoons butter in a saucepan over low heat.
• Whisk in 1/2 cup flour.
• Add turkey broth and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly with a whisk until smooth and thick, about 5 minutes.
• Add cream, salt, pepper and cooking wine.
• Add in sautéed mushrooms.
• Now place turkey slices on top of the cooked spaghetti.
• Pour the mushroom cream sauce over everything.
• Top with grated parmesan cheese.
• Bake uncovered at 400 degrees until hot, bubbly and just beginning to turn golden, about 25 minutes.

Notes

Put this casserole together up to a day ahead. Refrigerate and bake later. Add 10-15 minutes extra baking time if it goes in the oven cold.

Turkey Tetrazzini Recipe

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