Slow Cooked Lebanese Green Beans and Beef

Tender beef slowly cooks with green beans, tomatoes, and cinnamon to create a delicious Middle Eastern dish served traditionally over rice pilaf.

As anyone with a newborn can attest, slow cookers can be a real lifesaver for putting dinner on the table! My little one is 3 weeks old now and I am slowly but surely adjusting to my new life as a working mother. With a little advance planning, I’ve managed to put dinner on the table most nights of the week including today’s dish which pays homage to one of my favorite Lebanese specialties: Stewed Greens Beans and Beef (“Lubia”).

This dish can also be made on the stovetop if you don’t have a slow cooker. Not counting calories? Brown the onion, beef and beans in a little clarified butter. You won’t regret it.

Traditionally this dish is served over Lebanese Rice Pilaf which is rice pilaf made with rendered, clarified butter. It is a delicious special treat but also just as good with brown rice which we lovemaking in our rice cooker.

To serve, we love dolloping a little laban on top, a Lebanese cucumber yogurt garlic sauce.

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Yes. If you want the instant pot version of green beans and beef go my instapot version of the recipe.

Slow Cooked Lebanese Green Beans and Beef

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Tender beef slowly cooks with green beans, tomatoes and cinnamon to create a delicious Middle Eastern dish served traditionally over rice pilaf.

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 8 hours hrs

Total Time 8 hours hrs 15 minutes mins

ServesServes: 4

CourseCourse: Main Dish

CaloriesCalories: 271

Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Video Notes

Ingredients

 

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• ▢ 1 pound beef stew meat cut in cubes
• ▢ 1 pound green beans trimmed and cut in 2 in. pieces
• ▢ 1 medium onion diced
• ▢ 32 ounces crushed tomatoes
• ▢ 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• ▢ ½ tablespoon salt
• ▢ ½ teaspoon pepper
• ▢ ¼ cup parsley chopped
• ▢ rice pilaf and plain yogurt to serve optional

Equipment

• Slow Cooker

Instructions

 

1. ▢
   Place beef, green beans, onion and tomatoes in slow cooker.
   1 pound beef stew meat, 1 pound green beans, 1 medium onion, 32 ounces crushed tomatoes
2. ▢
   Stir in cinnamon, salt and pepper.
   1 tablespoon cinnamon, 1/2 tablespoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon pepper
3. ▢
   Cook on High Heat for 4 hours or Low Heat for 8 hours.
4. ▢
   Serve over rice pilaf and a dollop of plain yogurt. Garnish with fresh parsley.
   1/4 cup parsley, rice pilaf and plain yogurt to serve

Nutrition

Calories: 271kcalCarbohydrates: 26.7gProtein: 30.9gFat: 4.8gSaturated Fat: 1.8gCholesterol: 48mgSodium: 637mgFiber: 5.4g

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Liz’s Notes

Excellent source of Vitamin C, Iron, Vitamin A and Calcium

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