Fresh Green Bean Recipes
Give your green beans some sizzle with recipes like Sweet and Smoky Skillet-Blistered Green Beans, Green Bean and Tofu Stir-Fry or Two-Bean Salad with Tarragon.
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Sweet and Smoky Skillet-Blistered Green Beans
This genius 5-ingredient weeknight side uses jalapeño jelly as an "instant" glaze and gets major flavor and crunch from smoked almonds.
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Green Bean and Tofu Stir Fry
Extra-firm tofu is the choice for this quick, pretty and nourishing dish. It's least likely to stick in the pan or fall apart when turned.
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Two-Bean Salad with Tarragon
Don't stop at beans. You'll want to use the lemony vinaigrette from this recipe all summer long on lettuce salads, asparagus or boiled baby potatoes.
Related: Summertime Salads
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Green Bean Tabbouleh
This is a perfect salad to take to a picnic or potluck since it is best at room temperature.
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Lemony Greens, 'Shrooms and Grapes
Lemon and grapes brighten the fresh green bean, broccoli and mushroom mixture.
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Green Beans with Bacon and Onion
Picky eaters in your family? Bacon-dressed beans will surely tempt them to eat their veggies.
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Braised Green Beans with Tomatoes and Lentils
This is a lazy Sunday—or tired Tuesday— recipe from chef Abra Berens' book Ruffage: A Practical Guide to Vegetables. Don't be alarmed by cooking beans this long. Make it vegetarian by using vegetable broth and skipping the Parmesan.
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Blistered Green Beans with Fried Onions and Basil-Mushroom Cream
At Trattoria Stella in Traverse City, Michigan, a farmer's bumper crop of beans inspired chef Myles Anton's twist on the classic holiday casserole.
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Mediterranean Potato and Green Bean Salad
This beautiful, French-inspired, veggie-ful potato salad says "au revoir" to mayonnaise and instead features a light garlic vinaigrette. That means the dish can safely sit out for a while (and even tastes better at room temperature).
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Lemony Green Beans
Garlic, shallots and lemon brighten crisp-tender beans. Speed day-of prep by parboiling the green beans a day early.
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Pickled Green Beans
Dilly Beans are a farmhouse staple and a common recipe in old preserving books. They're equally happy as part of a relish or antipasto tray or with burgers and brats. This recipe is from Urban Roots Farm in Springfield, Missouri.
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Grilled Green Beans with Shallots and Sesame Seeds
Make a whole meal on the grill. Wrapped in a foil packet, this flavored vegetable side dish can be grilled alongside meat at a cookout.
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Can-Don't Green Bean Casserole
Is our all-natural, totally homemade version of the iconic Thanksgiving side more work than the one made with canned stuff? Well, yes. But wow, is it good.