I few months back I went to Buca Di Beppo with my hubby because I was craving their fried cheese and saw that they had green beans was curious to see how “Italian” green beans were made so I ordered them. It was sort of delicious 
so I tried it at home and it came out pretty similar… at least to my taste buds.
I got two big handfuls of fresh green beans (from costco), threw it in with a tablespoon of EVOO, 2 tablespoons of minced garlic, two pinches of hot pepper flakes and salt to season. After I let it cook for a bit and it was “screaming hot” (as Rachel Ray would say^__^) I added a couple tablespoons of water and covered and let it cook for a bit and uncovered and let all the water evaporate.
I tried this again with the green beans I had left over and I had put in the freezer and it didn’t seem to be as crisp and delicious… not sure if it’s because the green beans weren’t flash frozen like the ones that come frozen? The sad thing about this was that I made it for a bunch of people and told them how delicious it was before I made it ^__^ oh well…