Green Beans Recipes

Made with canned or fresh varieties, these recipes with green beans impress either way. Try the veggie steamed, sauteed or roasted in standout side dishes, salads, soups and more.

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    Bean and Carrot Salad

    "Anytime I find a recipe full of vegetables that my family will eat, I'm a happy mom," write Colleen Edelsward...


    Easy Herbed Green Beans

    An assortment of herbs adds a refreshing burst of flavor to this easy green bean dish. You can serve it...


    Hearty Bean Bake

    Because it makes such a big batch, this popular four-bean bake is perfect for potlucks...but I like to serve it...


    Green Beans With Walnuts

    For a simple side dish that seems nice enough for company, Margaret Wilson of Hemet, California perks up fresh green...


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    Green Beans with Bacon

    One bite of green beans with bacon makes us wonder why we'd ever eat this veggie any other way!


    Creamed Beans and Potatoes

    This soothing side dish is so much nicer than plain beans and potatoes. Mother relied on hearty downhome recipes such...


    One-Pot Thanksgiving Dinner

    This one-pot Thanksgiving dinner tastes like a big holiday dinner without the work. It's a great way to use up...


    Seasoned Green Beans

    A delicious meal is more than just an impressive main. Our seasoned green beans prove just how effective a knockout...

    Dijon Green Beans

    I love this recipe because it combines the freshness of garden green beans with a warm and tangy dressing. It’s...


    Green Beans with Creamy Pistachio Sauce

    I was asked to bring vegetables for a party and wasn’t feeling inspired until I remembered Mom served green beans...


    Italian Artichoke-Green Bean Casserole

    My mother and I made a few small changes to a recipe we found in a cookbook to create this...


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    Sweet & Tangy Salmon with Green Beans

    I'm always up for new ways to cook salmon. In this dish, a sweet sauce gives the fish and green...


    Southern Green Beans with Apricots

    Green beans and apricots have become a family tradition. Enhanced with balsamic vinegar, this dish will make your taste buds...


    Green Bean & Corn Medley

    A bright, colorful side option, this quick dish makes any entree look good. Make it with fresh veggies in the...


    Roasted Vegetable Medley

    Our roasted vegetable medley is a fantastic way to serve a veggie side dish. Broccoli, green beans and Brussels sprouts...


    Fabulous Green Beans

    My family loves this buttery sauce over green beans, whether they’re garden fresh or frozen. Another greeny option: Try sugar...


    Bacon and Garlic Green Beans

    Adding white wine, lemon juice and garlic gives a little kick to green beans. It was enough to turn our...

    Apple-Green Bean Saute

    All you have to do for this yummy side dish is saute green beans with some sweet apple and honey...


    Green Beans in Bacon Cheese Sauce

    I like to take this side dish to potlucks, because it is easy to make and always popular. —Karen Lewis,...


    Chicken with Beans and Potatoes

    This all-in-one entree is great to make when your afternoon is going to be busy. The veggies and a little...


    Maple-Glazed Green Beans

    After I picked my first green beans of the season one year, I wanted to make a savory side dish...


    Lemony Green Beans

    You can throw together this dish in minutes using ingredients you probably already have on hand. That’s the beauty of...


    Garlic-Sesame Green Beans

    Sauteed bits of garlic and shallot, with a sprinkling of toasted sesame seeds, turn ordinary beans into something special. Keep...

    Green Beans and Potatoes

    Warm, tender and nourishing, this green beans and potatoes side dish is a welcome addition to a wide variety of...


    Tangy Bacon Green Beans

    My grandmother’s Pennsylvania Dutch-style recipe turns plain old green beans into a tangy cross between three-bean and German potato salads....


    Sauteed Radishes with Green Beans

    I’ve heard radishes are the only vegetable you don’t cook, but a cookbook from the 1950s disagrees. Green beans and...


    Green Bean and Walnut Salad

    Cranberries make this side dish delightfully Christmasy. Everyone will love the crunchy walnuts, too. —Deborah Giusti, Hot Springs, Arkansas


    Zesty Garlic Green Beans

    These green beans travel so well because they can either be served at room temperature or reheated at the party....


    Fresh Green Beans & Garlic

    I am a firm believer that fresh is best. I developed this recipe to take advantage of our garden veggies....