Green Beans with Mushrooms and Olives

Ingredients:
1 T. olive oil
3 cloves garlic, minced
¾ C. sliced mushrooms
½ C. onion, chopped
1 lb green beans, ends trimmed
1/3 C. water
¾ C. ripe olives, wedged
Fresh ground Pepper

Instructions:
Add garlic to hot oil in frying pan. Cook, stirring, until garlic toasted but not burnt. Remove from pan with slotted spoon and set aside. Add mushrooms and onion, saute for a couple of min. Carefully, add beans and water to the pan. Cover and cook until beans are just tender to bite, about 5 min. Stir in olives. Cook, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until most of the liquid has evaporated, 3 to 4 min.

Sprinkle the finished product with the garlic, salt and pepper.