Roasted Green Beans with Mushrooms

Ingredients:
8 oz. baby portobello mushrooms, sliced 
1 lb. fresh green beans
1 1/2 T olive oil
1 T balsamic vinegar
salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste

Garlic powder 

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 450F/230C. Wash mushrooms and let drain. While mushrooms are drying, trim ends of beans and cut beans in half so you have bite-sized pieces. Cut mushrooms into slices. 

Put cut beans and mushrooms into a Ziploc bag. Whisk together olive oil and balsamic vinegar and pour over, then shake bag so all the beans and mushrooms are lightly coated with the mixture. Arrange on large cookie sheet, spreading them out well so beans and mushrooms are not crowded. Roast 20-30 minutes. Cook until beans are tender-crisp, mushrooms are cooked, and all liquid on the pan from mushrooms has evaporated. Season beans to taste with garlic, salt and fresh ground pepper. Serve hot.

adapted from pinterest

Grilled peppercorn sirloin with balsamic green beans

2 teaspoons butter, divided
1 cup vertically sliced yellow onion
1 cup vertically sliced red onion
1/4 cup sliced shallots
3 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 cup fat-free, lower-sodium beef broth
2 cups green beans, trimmed
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1/4 teaspoon salt, divided
4 (4-ounce) beef tenderloin steaks
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Directions:

1. Melt 1 teaspoon butter in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onions and shallots; sauté 6 minutes. Add garlic; sauté 1 minute. Add broth; cook 4 minutes or until onions are tender and liquid almost evaporates. Add beans and vinegar; cover and cook 4 minutes or until beans are crisp-tender. Remove from heat. Stir in remaining 1 teaspoon butter and 1/8 teaspoon salt; keep warm.

2. Sprinkle steaks with remaining 1/8 teaspoon salt and pepper. Heat grill over medium-high heat. Add steaks to pan; cook 3 minutes on each side or until desired degree of doneness. Let stand 5 minutes. Serve with bean mixture.

Nutrition:
Serves 4 (serving size: 1 steak and 1/2 cup bean mixture)
244 calories