Green Beans with Mushrooms and Balsamic

Ingredients:

• 1 lb. green beans, trimmed
• 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
• 8 oz. white mushrooms, sliced
• 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
• salt
• freshy ground black pepper

Makes 4 Servings

1. Cook green beans in a saucepan of lighty salted boiling water until crisp-tender, about 4 minutes. Drain.
2. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and cook until browned, about 5 minutes. Add green beans and vinegar; season to taste with salt and pepper, toss to combine, and serve warm.

WW POINTS VALUE: 1 pt per serving

Note: This recipe appears in the South Beach Diet Quick & Easy Cookbook. I was cooking a sirloin for dinner earlier this evening and I wanted to kick up my side dish a little. I hadn't had balsamic vinegar in a while and there were mushrooms in the fridge so I thought, "why not a little swt and bitter taste to dinner?"  This side dish was very tasty and different from the typical green beans side dish. Plus, it only takes about 15 minutes to cook.