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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    Celebration Green Beans

    “My husband loves green beans, and really likes this recipe. It's a nice change from a regular green bean casserole!”


    Easy Sesame Green Beans

    “My love for Chinese cooking sparked this easy, healthy side dish. I use just-picked beans from our garden. It’s great...


    Italian Green Bean Salad

    Basil and red pepper lend bright flavor to this green bean salad. You'll love the crunch pine nuts provide! Kathy...


    Satisfying Beef Stew

    This beef stew is so hearty and tastes even better the next day—if there are leftovers! It goes great with...


    Green Beans with Peppers

    This festive-looking side dish is a snap to make for a holiday menus or an everyday meal. —Taste of Home...


    Healthy Garlic Green Beans

    "Because this recipe is easy to prepare, healthy and delicious, it has become the only way I make green beans,"...


    Green Beans with Basil

    These crisp-tender beans are accented with garlic, rosemary, basil, onion and celery.—Laurel Leslie, Sonora, California


    Apple-Bacon Green Beans

    A friend gave this recipe to me and raved about it. I had questioned the combination of ingredients, but I...

    Lemon Green Beans

    Delicately seasoned with lemon and dill, these tender green beans from Kara Lee Helminak of South Milwaukee, Wisconsin taste fresh...


    Green Beans and New Potatoes

    This tasty side dish frees up your stove or oven. The vegetables come out tender, and the onion soup mix...


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    Green Bean Salad

    This cold green bean salad makes the perfect side dish, starring green beans, a simple vinaigrette and feta cheese.


    Fresh Green Bean Medley

    Looking for a way to dress up fresh green beans in a flash? Try the tasty medley of flavors in...


    Green Bean Potato Bake

    As a pastor's wife, I often cook up contributions to church dinners using on-hand ingredients. This creamy bake was such...


    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...


    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...


    Veggie Lovers Combo Salad

    Here's a terrific way to eat a garden's worth of veggies. Use up to 5 cups of the freshest stuff...

    Fresh Green Bean Salad

    I had a green bean salad at a local deli and enjoyed it so much that I tried to re-create...


    Ranch Green Beans

    Years ago, I discovered this handwritten recipe on a note card and decided to give it a try. It's deliciously...


    Green Bean and Mozzarella Salad

    Your tailgate crowd will love this bright, tasty salad from Stasha Wampler of Clinchport, Virginia. It's easy to make and...


    Pepper Parmesan Beans

    A colorful mixture of peppers and green beans gets an Italian treatment with basil and Parmesan cheese in this delightful...


    Four-Bean Medley

    This side dish always gets compliments. It’s easy to make ahead and simmer in the slow cooker, so it’s super...


    Creamed Green Beans

    A family favorite for years, this special green bean recipe is a cinch to double and can be assembled ahead...

    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...


    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...



    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...


    Green Beans with Mushrooms

    This is a tried-and-true favorite! After I first tried this recipe, my family liked it so much they requested it...


    Green Beans and Ham

    This deliciously different way to dress up green beans and ham is sure to become a favorite at your house....