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Green Beans with Italian Sausage

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Green Beans with Italian Sausage

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Author: Maryann Ridini Spencer

Recipe type: Vegetable

Ingredients

1 1/1 pounds fresh green beans
2-3 large Italian sausages (and/or an Artisan sausage of your choice)
3-4 cloves fresh chopped garlic
1 small-medium yellow onion, sliced
1 T. olive oil (you can also substitute with PAM)
½ c. chardonnay
1 c. freshly shaved Romano cheese
½ c. slivered Almonds
salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

Wash and cut off tips of the green beans.
On a stovetop, boil green beans until soft, but still a little crunchy. Drain and set aside.
In a frying pan on the stovetop, over low to medium heat, pour olive oil. Place onions, garlic and sausage in the pan and sauté until golden brown.
In the frying pan, add in green beans, wine, almonds and stir. Cook until almonds are light brown.
Add in Romano Cheese, salt & pepper to taste.
Cook until some of the wine evaporates. Serve hot!

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