Green Beans with Tomato Sauce

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon butter 
• 2 teaspoons thyme leaves fresh
• 32 oz cut pole beans frozen
• 24 oz pasta sauce such as Bertolli Olive Oil and Garlic
• 6 servings salt and pepper to taste
• 1 tablespoon shallots minced

Equipment

• frying pan
• pot

Directions

1. Steam beans according to package directions. (Reserve 1 cup cooked beans for Easy Chicken Pot Pie, if desired.) Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat; add shallot; cook 30 seconds. Stir in beans. Stir in pasta sauce and thyme leaves. Cook, stirring often, 2 to 3 minutes or until hot.
2. Add salt and pepper to taste.