Green beans are one of the most popular vegetables in the world
In Egypt, we make it in a different way with tomato sauce and meat and serve with rice and green salad
Green beans have many recipes, but here I will share with you a healthy, quick, and also very light method.
I personally prepare it for my kids because it is fast and can be served with any type of protein, whether it is meat or chicken.
Personally, I prefer it with the Egyptian Chicken Panne, and I advise you to try it.
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I will share with you the chicken panne recipe so you can prepare the whole meal from one place
Egyptian Green Beans (Fasoolya Khadra) with Tomato Sauce
INGREDIENTS
- 2 tablespoons of oil
- 2 onions cut into small pieces
- 1 Crushed red pepper
- 1 Teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- Half teaspoon dry coriander
- 1 teaspoon of sugar
- Half a kilo green beans (fresh Frozen)
- 2 cups hot water
- 2 Chicken Stock Cubes
- 3 cups fresh tomato sauce
INSTRUCTIONS
- Put two tablespoons of oil in a cooking pot over a low heat
- When the oil starts to get hot, add the onions (at the same low temperature).
- Keep stirring until the onions turn a light yellow color
- Add crushed red pepper and stir with onions
- When you start to smell red pepper, add tomato juice
- Add all the spices (salt – black pepper – dry coriander – sugar)
- Stir the mixture well and leave it on the fire for 15 minutes until the mixture becomes more cohesive (the same temperature).
- Add the beans, stir well, and leave for 5 minutes
- Add hot water and chicken broth, cover the pot and leave for 10 minutes
- Then put it on a serving plate
NOTES
Hot water and stock can be replaced with two cups of meat or chicken soup

Egyptian Green Beans (Fasoolya Khadra) with Tomato Sauce Recipe
Equipment
- cooking pot
- Wooden spoon
- silicone spoon
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons of oil
- 2 onions cut into small pieces
- 1 Crushed red pepper
- 1 Teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- Half teaspoon dry coriander
- 1 teaspoon of sugar
- Half a kilo green beans (fresh Frozen)
- 2 cups hot water
- 2 Chicken Stock Cubes
- 3 cups fresh tomato sauce
Instructions
- Put two tablespoons of oil in a cooking pot over a low heat
- When the oil starts to get hot, add the onions (at the same low temperature).
- Keep stirring until the onions turn a light yellow color
- Add crushed red pepper and stir with onions
- When you start to smell red pepper, add tomato juice
- Add all the spices (salt - black pepper - dry coriander - sugar)
- Stir the mixture well and leave it on the fire for 15 minutes until the mixture becomes more cohesive (the same temperature).
- Add the beans, stir well, and leave for 5 minutes
- Add hot water and chicken broth, cover the pot and leave for 10 minutesThen put it on a serving plate
Notes
Egyptian Chicken Panne
INGREDIENTS
- 1 kilo medium sized chicken breasts, cut into sliced
- 1 tablespoon Garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon Onion powder
- 1 teaspoon Ginger powder
- A quarter cup lemon juice
- 4 tablespoon Vinegar
- Half a cup Onion juice
- 170g yoghurt
- 1 Cup Bread Cramps
- A cup white flour
- 2 tablespoons starch
- 2 eggs
- ¼ cup milk
- 1 Tea Spoon salt
- 1 Tea Spoon black pepper
- 1 Oil
INSTRUCTIONS
- To prepare the marinade, bring a deep dish and put garlic, onion powder, ginger, black pepper and salt
- Add lemon juice
- Add onion juice – To make the best onion juice for Chicken Panne, grate the onion, then filter it and use only onion water
- After adding lemon juice and onions, add four tablespoons of white vinegar
- Add a cup of yogurt, noting that you must mix it well until it reaches an acceptable degree of liquid before adding it to the mixture.
- Mix all the mixture well until it becomes as shown in the picture
- Put the Chicken Panne in the marinade, cover it well, then leave it in the refrigerator for at least two hours
- While placing the Chicken Panne in the refrigerator, prepare for frying. Bring a deep dish and put in the eggs and milk , add some salet & black peper
- Mix the ingredients very well as shown in the picture
- Bring the flour and put the starch on it and mix them well
- Bring the Chicken Panne from the refrigerator, then clean it well from the seasoning and start by putting it in the flour (just a small touch), then put it in the egg mixture and finally put it in the breadcrumbs and press it well to ensure a crispy outer layer
- cover the Panne and put it in the fridge for 30 minutes to ensure that the outer layer is stuck in the Panne .
- Heat the oil well and put the Chicken Panne in the pan., reduce the temperature and leave for two minutes, then flip it on the other side.
- When the Chicken Panne reaches golden color and you notice that the crust has become crunchy, this is evidence of the completion of cooking
- Remove the Chicken Panne from the frying pan and put it in a strainer to get rid of all the oil, then put it on a serving plate

Egyptian Chicken Panne (Breaded-Chicken) Recipe
Equipment
- Frying pan
- Wooden spoon
Ingredients
- 1 kilo medium sized chicken breasts, cut into sliced
- 1 tablespoon Garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon Onion powder
- 1 teaspoon Ginger powder
- A quarter cup lemon juice
- 4 tablespoon Vinegar
- Half a cup Onion juice
- 170g yoghurt
- 1 Cup Bread Cramps
- A cup white flour
- 2 tablespoons starch
- 2 eggs
- ¼ cup milk
- 1 Tea Spoon salt
- 1 Tea Spoon black pepper
- 1 Oil
Instructions
- To prepare the marinade, bring a deep dish and put garlic, onion powder, ginger, black pepper and salt
- Add lemon juice
- Add onion juice - To make the best onion juice for Chicken Panne, grate the onion, then filter it and use only onion water
- After adding lemon juice and onions, add four tablespoons of white vinegar
- Add a cup of yogurt, noting that you must mix it well until it reaches an acceptable degree of liquid before adding it to the mixture.
- Mix all the mixture well until it becomes as shown in the picture
- Put the Chicken Panne in the marinade, cover it well, then leave it in the refrigerator for at least two hours
- While placing the Chicken Panne in the refrigerator, prepare for frying. Bring a deep dish and put in the eggs and milk , add some salet & black peper
- Mix the ingredients very well as shown in the picture
- Bring the flour and put the starch on it and mix them well
- Bring the Chicken Panne from the refrigerator, then clean it well from the seasoning and start by putting it in the flour (just a small touch), then put it in the egg mixture and finally put it in the breadcrumbs and press it well to ensure a crispy outer layer
- cover the Panne and put it in the fridge for 30 minutes to ensure that the outer layer is stuck in the Panne .
- Heat the oil well and put the Chicken Panne in the pan., reduce the temperature and leave for two minutes, then flip it on the other side.
- When the Chicken Panne reaches golden color and you notice that the crust has become crunchy, this is evidence of the completion of cooking
- Remove the Chicken Panne from the frying pan and put it in a strainer to get rid of all the oil, then put it on a serving plate
Resource : Fasoolya Khadra