Green Beans With Water Chestnuts - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (227 ml) can water chestnuts, cut each in half
1 lb green beans, trimmed
1 medium onion, chopped
3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons margarine
salt
1/4 teaspoon mace

Preparation

Bring a pot of salted water to a boil, add beans and cook for 6-8 minutes.
Melt the butter/margarine in a skillet, add onion and saute for 7 minutes, stirring.
Stir in salt, mace and water chestnuts; saute 2 minutes.
Add beans and saute until heated through.