Green Beans Oriental

Green Beans Oriental

Many health – conscious cooks resist the notion of cooking with peanut butter, thinking that it’s to “fattening” Well, a little goes a long way in making this exotically tangy temptation!

Serves 6( ½ cup)

3 cups fresh or frozen cut green beans, thawed

1 cp sliced fresh mushrooms

½ cup sliced green onions

1 tablespoon reduced – fat creamy peanut butter

1 tablespoon SPLENDA Granular

2 tablespoons reduced- sodium soy sauce

¼ cup chopped dry – roasted peanuts

In an 8-cup glass measuring bowl, combine green beans, mushrooms, and green onions. Cover and microwave on HIGH (100% power) for 8 to 10 minutes or until green beans are just tender, stirring after 5 minutes. Add peanut butter, SPLENDA , soy sauce , and peanuts . Mix gently to combine. Re – cover and continue to cook on HIGH for 1 minutes. Gently Stir again. Serve at once.

Each serving Equals

HE: 1 ½ Vegetables * ½ Fat * 1/3 Protein

79 Calories * 3 gm Fat * 3 gm Protein *

10 gm Carbohydrate * 190 mg Sodium *

29 mg Calcium * 2 gm Fiber

DIABETIC EXCHANGES: 1 Vegetable * ½ Fat