Easy Roasted Green Beans

Lest you think our polenta meal had no real veggies involved (caramelized onions are so sweet and delicious that it’s hard to think of them as a vegetable), we had these string beans on the side.  Super easy and nothing to clean up if you use foil to line your baking sheet.

Easy Roasted Green Beans

Ingredients:

• 1lb green beans, trim the ends (I snip with scissors)
• salt and pepper
• olive oil
• red pepper flakes
• 2 cloves garlic (minced or use a garlic press)

To Do:

1. Preheat oven to about 400F.  Line a baking sheet with tinfoil.
2. Place the trimmed and washed beans on the baking sheet.
3. Pour a small glug of olive oil over the string beans.
4. Sprinkle salt, pepper and crushed red pepper flakes over the string beans.
5. Do the same with the garlic.
6. Make sure your hands are washed.  Use them to mix everything together on the baking sheet.
7. Pop the baking sheet in the oven for about 20-25 minutes (I wanted them ROASTED).
8. Eat.  Add more spices if you desire.

We bought some rolls the other night for $1 and I broke down and bought some green tea soy icecream (it was on sale). It cost $3.50. Total: $4.50 – TOTAL FOR THE WEEK: $16.99