Extra Green Bean Recipes

Creamed Green Beans with Mustard Sauce and Toasted Almonds

Serves 8 to 10

Adapted from "Perfect Recipes for Having People Over," by Pam Anderson (Houghton Mifflin, 2005).

1/2 cup slivered almonds, toasted

4 tablespoons ( 1/2 stick) butter

1 package (16 ounces) frozen pearl onions

2 pounds green beans, trimmed and snapped into 2-inch pieces

Salt

1 1/2 cups whole milk

1/2 cup chicken broth

1/4 cup Dijon-style mustard

3 tablespoons flour