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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    Hearty Ham Borscht

    I like to keep a big pot of this borscht simmering on the stove during busy times on the farm....


    Sausage Bean Delight

    One of our children recently declared she doesn't like green beans. But she eagerly digs into this tempting dish.


    Sweet and Sour Green Beans

    "GREEN BEANS are the perfect accompaniment to Mother's pork roast. The flavors are compatible and blend well. I've never cooked...


    Basil Bean Salad

    I had a recipe for three-bean salad and added garbanzo beans for taste and color. It soon became my father...


    Vegetable Soup with Dumplings

    This nutritious soup never gets boring, because the vegetables can vary depending on what's in season or on hand. In...


    4-Bean Salad

    This four-bean salad goes over big at potlucks because it's not too sweet and not too sour. It's ideal for...


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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...


    Maple-Glazed Green Beans

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

    Ginger Salmon with Green Beans

    I developed this flavor-packed dinner for a busy friend who wants to eat clean. —Nicole Stevens, Austin, Texas


    Shortcut Sausage Minestrone

    I call this surprisingly good soup my magic soup because of its soothing powers. My daughter-in-law always asks for it...


    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...


    Roasted Garlic Green Beans with Cashews

    My mom got a garlic roaster and soon my kitchen was overflowing with heads of sweet, gooey, roasted garlic. This...


    Thanksgiving Green Beans

    Momma made these green beans only at Thanksgiving because, at the time, the ingredients were out of her everyday budget....


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    Grilled Green Beans

    If you don't know that you can cook green beans outdoors, take note of this recipe for grilled green beans....


    Fresh Green Beans & Garlic

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


    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 Bean Potato Salad

    For family reunions, my mom would make everybody's favorite green bean and potato salad. Now I'm the one who brings...

    Hungarian-Style Green Beans

    A vacation to Hungary inspired this flavorful side of green beans with paprika and mushrooms. Being a vegetarian, I welcome...


    Fabulous Green Beans

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


    Mediterranean Chicken

    This quick and easy skillet Mediterranean chicken recipe is a one-pan dinner that will make you feel as if you...


    Spicy Pickled Green Beans

    A co-worker brought these pickled beans into work one day...I was hooked after one bite! And I was thrilled when...


    Green Beans with Bacon

    "MY MOTHER was from North Carolina, and she preferred green pole beans to green snap beans. I've found that either...


    Spanish String Beans

    I always plant green beans in my garden because they're so easy to grow. I found this recipe years ago...

    French Onion Tortellini Soup

    This soup is delicious, pretty and unbelievably fast to make. For a creamy variation, I sometimes substitute cream of mushroom...


    Green Beans Amandine

    It's hard to improve on the taste of fresh green beans, but this recipe for green beans amandine does it....


    Mixed Vegetable Casserole

    "I found a recipe for a layered veggie casserole, then modified it to use produce I had on hand," says...


    Snappy Green Beans

    The buttery and citrus flavors in this brightly colored side dish go with just about any entree. I enjoy it...


    Two-Bean Tomato Bake

    Parmesan cheese, basil and garlic spice up this mouthwatering medley of beans, mushrooms, onion and tomatoes. It's even more flavorful...


    Italian Green Beans

    When I was first married, I wasn't a great cook. Twenty years later, I have many dishes I'm proud of,...