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Microwaved frozen green beans topped with melting butter.
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Microwave Frozen Green Beans

Make microwave green beans your handy secret weapon for an easy veggie side dish. They cook straight from frozen to tender, vibrant green in just minutes.
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Global
Cook Time 2 minutes
Total Time 2 minutes
Servings 4 servings
Calories 29.4kcal
Author Eliza

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1 cup frozen green beans Note 1
US Customary - Metric

Instructions

  • Place frozen green beans in a microwave-safe bowl with a well-fitting lid (or you can use microwave-safe plastic wrap with a few holes pierced.)
  • Cook frozen beans in the microwave for 2 minutes, stirring once during cooking. Time is for a 1000W microwave, see notes to convert for other microwave power.
  • Carefully remove the lid from the bowl, it is full of hot steam, which will all escape when the lid is removed.
  • Serve green beans hot, topped with butter. Enjoy!

Notes

Wattage ½ cup 1 cup 2 cups
500-700W 2½ mins 4 mins 6 mins
700-900W 2 mins 3 mins 4½ mins
1000-1200W 1½ mins 2 mins 3 mins

Nutrition

Serving: 1 | Calories: 29.4kcal | Carbohydrates: 5.2g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 0.1g | Saturated Fat: 0.03g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 1.8mg | Potassium: 88.5mg | Fiber: 2.1g | Sugar: 2.1g | Vitamin A: 277.3IU | Vitamin C: 14.5mg | Calcium: 9.1mg | Iron: 0.5mg