These healthy Green Beans in Tomato Sauce are outrageously tasty and made in just 10 minutes! This one-pot wonder is a speedy vegan/vegetarian, paleo, Whole30 compliant, or gluten-free dinner.
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Raise your hand if you’d like a 10-minute one-pan dish that is delicious, gluten-free, dairy-free, and vegan/vegetarian. Oh, my, that is a lot of hands! Don’t worry, there is enough of these green beans in tomato sauce for everyone!
This quick dinner is a meal prep dream. Can you rinse and trim green beans? Congrats, you just got dinner ready!
What’s in this dish?
- Green beans!
- Tomato sauce/marinara (related: Crockpot Spaghetti Sauce)
- Garlic
- Olive oil
To make this a faster dish (if that is even possible), prep your garlic ahead of time (related: How to Freeze Garlic the Easy Way), and prep and dry your green beans.
If you have leftover green beans, make some Garlic Butter Green Beans as a fast side dish, Air Fryer Green Bean Fries, Stir-Fried Green Beans, or even learn how to can green beans.
As written, these green beans in tomato sauce are not a significant source of protein. I prefer to make this as a main dish, so sometimes I pair it with Air Fryer Tofu, or browned Whole30 Breakfast Sausage.
If you were to add some diced potatoes, it would be a version of a Greek dish called Fasolakia. You can add frozen potatoes into the sauce as long as they are already mostly cooked. Related: How to Freeze Potatoes
Pro Tips/Recipe Notes
- Yes, you can use frozen green beans! Related: How to Freeze Green Beans
- As written, the recipe gives you al dente green beans. If you prefer green beans that are softer, increase the water by 2 tbsp and cook until they have reached your desired texture. Check after the initial 9 minutes to see if additional water needs to be added.
- If you don’t have a lid for your skillet, you can place a baking sheet over the skillet while the green beans are cooking.
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WEIGHT WATCHERS POINTS
One serving has 1 WW Freestyle SmartPoints if using homemade marinara, or 4 points if using storebought sauce.
Green Beans in Tomato Sauce
Ingredients
- 24 oz green beans {rinsed with ends and strings removed}
- 3 cloves garlic {minced}
- 2 tsp olive oil
- 2 cups marinara sauce
- 1/2 cup water
Equipment
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-heat. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute.
- Add water, tomato sauce, and green beans. Stir.
- Place a lid or baking sheet over the skillet and cook for 9 minutes (al dente) or until the green beans have reached your desired texture.
- Top with shaved or grated Parmesan.
Notes
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This came together so quickly and worked out perfectly for us!
So glad you like it, it’s one of our favorites! This reminds me to add it to the meal plan soon. 🙂
This dish was so easy to make and delicious! I added potatoes as Sarah had suggested in her stories on IG and I added ground turkey for a one pot meal. I can’t wait for tomorrow…. leftovers! I will definitely be making this again!
I’m so glad you liked it Stephanie, and the ground turkey sounds like a delicious addition!
Oh how amazing! We have a local Greek restaurant that makes these and we’ve always wondered how they do it.