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Baked Green Bean Fries!

Ingredients
  

  • Two cups fresh green beans
  • 1 Tablespoon buttermilk
  • 1 teaspoon chopped garlic
  • 1/8 cup Italian breadcrumbs
  • 1 Tablespoon fresh grated parmesan not the dry stuff in a can!
  • pinch or more of cayenne pepper depending on heat level you like
  • 1 teaspoon toasted flaxseed optional
  • Sea salt and freshly ground pepper

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Lightly spray baking dish with cooking spray.
  2. Trim ends from green beans but leave them long.
  3. Toss beans in buttermilk to coat. Mix in garlic.
  4. Mix flaxseed and cayenne with breadcrumbs and pour over beans. Toss. Place on baking dish and sprinkle with half the parmesan. Add salt and pepper.
  5. Bake for 10-15 minutes. Turn beans and sprinkle with remaining parmesan. Bake 10 minutes more (ovens vary).
  6. Turn heat to broil for final two minutes.
  7. Serve with your favorite creamy dip.

Notes

About the flaxseed...I sneak flaxseed into recipes whenever I can. Flaxseed adds fiber!