Food, Family & Fun: Snappy Green Beans with Basil Dip

Recipe

Food, Family & Fun

A Seasonal Guide to Healthy Eating
Commemorating 50 years of School Lunch

Snappy Green Beans with Basil Dip

20 minutes
Serves: 4

This makes a delicious simple sauce for pasta.

1/2 pound (8 oz) fresh green beans, washed and stemmed
1/2 cup lowfat mayonnaise
2 Tbsp 1% milk
1 tsp onion powder 1
Tbsp fresh basil, chopped
Seasonings to taste

1. Mix a11 ingredients except green beans.

2. Put in small bowl placed in center of serving platter: surround by green beans. Serve.

Nutrients per serving
2 Tbsp

Calories 47
Saturated fat 1.3 g
Iron 0 mg
Protein 0 g
Cholesterol 0 mg
Calcium 12 mg
Carbohydrate 2 mg
Vitamin A 7 RE
Sodium 138 mg
Total Fat 6.2 g
Vitamin C 0 mg
Dietary Fiber 0 g

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