Reminiscent of the fried green bean appetizer at T.G.I.Fridays, this recipe gives a glimpse of a non-traditional way you can use those canned green beans in your food storage! –Mellyn

• 1/3 cup flour
• 1 15-ounce can green beans — drained
• 2/3 cup oil

1. Put flour in a bowl and add green beans.
2. Stir gently until beans are coated (you could also do this in a ziplock bag!)
3. Heat oil over high heat until very hot.
4. Dump spoonfuls of green beans into oil. (I actually cooked the whole can at once in a medium-sized skillet)
5. Turn beans occasionally, cooking until they turn golden brown (about 5 minutes).
6. Serve with ranch-flavored sour cream or dip in ranch dressing.

NOTES : Most recipes that call for breading recommend dipping the dip-ee (be it chicken, okra or whatever) in egg before coating in flour. Out of curiosity, I skipped the egg and just doused my drained green beans in flour. A lot of the flour came off when I fried them, but enough remained that they were crispy and good…we liked them well enough that I’ll probably just skip the messy egg step next time, too.

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