Side Dish: Green Beans Alfredo

An Atkins low-carb side inspired by a pasta favorite.

Ingredients

16 oz green beans, frozen
6 oz cream cheese
16 fl oz cream
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tbsp olive oil
3 oz shredded parmesan cheese (1 cup)

Instructions

1. Boil green beans in a quart of water until they start to get tender.

2. Drain green beans and place them in a medium baking dish. Set aside. Heat oven to 350 °F (175 °C).

3. In a saucepan, heat olive oil on medium heat.

4. Throw in minced garlic and stir until slightly browned, add heavy cream and cream cheese.

5. Break up cream cheese with spatula. Keep stirring until cream cheese is mostly melted. Remove from heat, stir in the parmesan cheese.

6. Pour cheese mixture over green beans and stir to coat.

7. Place in 350 °F oven for 20 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes.

8. Let cool about 10 minutes before serving. Salt and pepper to taste.

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