29 Green Bean Recipes That’ll Make Other Veggies Envious
Green beans can take a lot more than a quick blanch and a pat of butter. Blister them in a hot skillet until smoky, slow-cook them until silky, toss them with a creamy dressing, or bake them under a blanket of mushrooms and crispy onions. They’re equally game for chile, miso, garlic, Parmesan, tahini, brown butter, and just about any other big flavor you throw their way.
These green bean recipes cover the whole calendar: quick stovetop sides and full-on weeknight dinners, crunchy salads and charred beans for summer, plus the casseroles and make-ahead sides we want around the Thanksgiving table. Start with BA’s Best Green Bean Casserole for the classic, Blistered Green Beans With Garlic when you want something fast and punchy, or Pasta e Fagiolini when the green beans need to become dinner.
Photograph by Emma Fishman, food styling by Susie Theodorou, prop styling by Sophie Leng2/29Green Beans and Mushrooms With Crispy Shallots
Photograph by Lucia Bell-Epstein, Food Styling by Pearl Jones, and Prop Styling by Erica Lutz3/29Green Bean Salad
Photograph by Isa Zapata, food styling by Judy Kim, prop styling by Beth Pakradooni4/29Green Beans With Almond Butter Sauce
Photograph by Elliott Jerome Brown Jr., Food Styling by Thu Buser, Prop Styling by Emma Ringness5/29Green Beans With Tahini Sbagliato
Photograph by Chris Simpson, Food Styling by Taneka Morris, Prop Styling by Gözde Eker7/29Charred Green Beans With Brown Butter Vinaigrette
Smoky green beans meet nutty brown butter, crisp sage, hazelnuts, and a sharp hit of cider vinegar. Rich enough for a holiday, fast enough for Tuesday.
Photograph by Joe Lingeman, Food Styling by Liberty Fennell, Prop Styling by Maggie DiMarco8/29Hazelnut Green Beans With Prosciutto and Dates
Photograph by Scott Semler, Prop Styling by Maggie Dimarco, Food Styling by Drew Aichele11/29Blistered Romano Beans With Chile Butter
Photographs by Laura Murray, food styling by Rose Daniels and Yia Vang12/29Blistered Green Beans With Fried Shallots
Christopher Testani13/29Blistered Green Beans With Tomato-Almond Pesto
Cook the beans in batches so they sear instead of steam, then coat them in a romesco-ish sauce of roasted tomatoes, almonds, garlic, and paprika.
Photo by Chelsie Craig, food styling by Claire Saffitz14/29Slow-Cooked Green Beans With Harissa and Cumin
Alex Lau15/29Green Beans and Cucumbers With Miso Dressing
No dainty salad here: Smashing the green beans (and cucumbers) creates craggy edges that grab onto every bit of the gingery miso dressing.
Photo by Emma Fishman, Food Styling by Tami Hardeman16/29Spicy Pickled Summer Beans
A hot-sour brine keeps green or wax beans crisp for weeks. Eat them straight from the jar or deploy them anywhere a sandwich, grain bowl, or Bloody Mary needs some zip.
17/29Green Bean Tempura
Photograph by Heami Lee, Food Styling by Pearl Jones, Prop Styling by Maggie DiMarco21/29Paneer and Green Bean Stir-Fry
Photograph by Elizabeth Coetzee, Food Styling by Taneka Morris, Prop Styling by Christina Allen22/29Garlic-Coconut Shrimp and Green Beans
The real trick in this speedy stir-fry recipe is the crispy coconut-garlic topping—and the fragrant oil left behind, which does double duty cooking the shrimp and beans.
Photograph by Isa Zapata, Food Styling by Jesse Szewczyk, Prop Styling by Dayna Seman23/29Bangladeshi Spiced Shrimp and Green Bean Stir-Fry
Photo by Travis Rainey, Food Styling by Thu Buser, Prop Styling by Gerri Williams24/29Chicken Meatballs With Sesame Green Beans
Photograph by Isa Zapata, Food Styling by Thu Buser, Prop Styling by Stephanie De Luca25/29Herby Sheet-Pan Meatballs With Green Beans
Photo by Travis Rainey, Food Styling by Thu Buser, Prop Styling by Alexandra Massillon27/29Miso Curry Beef and Green Beans
Photograph by Elliott Jerome Brown Jr., Food Styling by Thu Buser, and Prop Styling by Christina Allen28/29Soy-Glazed Salmon Bowls
Sweet-savory glazed salmon sits alongside a make-ahead salad of blanched green beans and juicy tomatoes in this weeknight-friendly dinner.
Photo by Isa Zapata, Food Styling by Pearl Jones, Prop Styling by Anne Eastman29/29Butternut Squash and Green Bean Stew
For this prep-ahead green bean recipe, you can roast the squash and make the all-purpose coconut curry sauce a few days in advance. When you’re ready to serve, heat the curry and squash together with fresh beans, and dinner's ready in just 10 minutes.
