Roasted Green Beans

I’m probably about two months late for posting this, but my beans just finally started giving me anything to pick.  When my family got together for Labor Day, I figured I’d take a bunch of green beans.

Only thing~I don’t care for them raw the way the boys do.  I’m tired of just plan boiled beans, so I decided to get creative.  I made roasted green beans.

I picked, snapped and washed about six cups of beans.  Honestly, how can you really measure something that doesn’t fit properly into the cup?

In a small bowl I put 2 Tablespoons of olive oil.

Then I added 1 teaspoon of chives, 1 teaspoon of dill and 1/2 teaspoon of garlic salt.

That was my original plan, but I decided I wanted a bit more oomph with it, so I added a 1 oz. package of ranch dressing mix.

I poured the oil and herb mixture over the beans.

Then I tossed the beans in the oil mixture and made sure they all got coated.

Then I put them on a cookie and placed them in a 450*F oven.

After about five minutes, I gave them a stir and put them back in for another seven or eight minutes.  When they came out, they didn’t taste raw, but they were still crisp.

Now they also had a bit of zing to them!

They were very successful at the picnic.

Linking to Homestead Barn Hop.