Oven Roasted Green Beans
Posted Nov 17, 2021
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Learn how to make the most delicious oven roasted green beans with only 6 ingredients in 20 minutes. Baked green beans are an easy & healthy vegetable side dish perfect for the holidays or a weeknight meal.
I prefer to keep my vegetable side dishes simple, so I stick with healthy & easy recipes with a handful of ingredients, like these oven roasted green beans.
This roasted green beans recipe is made with fresh green beans, but can be made with frozen green beans as well.
These are the most delicious oven roasted green beans ever! They’re made with 6 ingredients in 20 minutes.
Baked green beans are an easy & healthy vegetable side dish perfect for the holidays (like Thanksgiving) or a weeknight meal (like this homemade meatloaf)!
Roasted Green Beans: Ingredients & Substitutions
- Green beans. You can use fresh or frozen beans. I give instructions on how to use frozen beans in the post and recipe card. I’ve done this often with great results.
- Olive oil. Any neutral oil works well, I suggest avocado oil or canola oil as substitutions for olive oil.
- Smoked paprika. I love the smoky flavor of smoked paprika, but you can use regular paprika if desired.
- Minced garlic. you can substitute ½ tsp garlic powder for the minced garlic. You can also use jarred or freshly chopped garlic depending on your preference.
How to roast green beans
This roasted green beans recipe is very simple. We’ll walk through how to roast green beans together step-by-step, and don’t forget to watch the video
To being, preheat the oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit – I find this is the perfect temperature to get wonderfully crispy green beans without drying them out.
Then wash and trim the ends off of the green beans. Make sure they are dry before proceeding with the recipe.
Next, toss the green beans with olive oil and stir until evenly coated.
Then, add the sea salt, black pepper, paprika and minced garlic and stir until evenly distributed.
* If using frozen green beans: Begin by spreading the frozen green beans in a single layer on a baking sheet and putting them in the preheated oven for about 1-2 minutes to thaw. Once they are warm then toss with olive oil and proceed with the recipe.
Spread the green beans on a large baking sheet in an even layer and bake in the preheated oven for 15-20 minutes, stirring once halfway through.
Serve
Once the green beans are slightly charred and bright green, remove them from the oven and serve immediately. I suggest serving them with our favorite main dishes:
- Roasted green beans are a great side dish for Thanksgiving, serve them alongside the best roast turkey!
- We enjoy them with this meatloaf.
- Serve them with these baked chicken breasts, homemade chicken nuggets or this hummus baked chicken.
- They perfectly compliment this balsamic slow cooker pot roast.
Store
Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. I don’t recommend freezing baked green beans.
Reheat in the oven or in the microwave.
Recipe FAQs
This roasted green beans recipe results in perfectly crispy green beans that are still moist!
Trim the ends and place the green beans in a colander. Rinse with warm water, tossing to ensure they are all rinsed. Then let dry in the colander or on a large tea towel.
Yes, you can double, triple etc. this recipe with great results. Just be sure to use a large roasting or two pans so the green beans are spread in an even layer and do not overlap.
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Oven Roasted Green Beans Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 lbs. fresh green beans (about 8 cups), ends trimmed.
- 3 TBS olive oil
- ½ tsp fine sea salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- ¼ tsp smoked paprika
- 1 TBS minced garlic
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
- Toss green beans with olive oil and stir until evenly coated.*
- Add sea salt, black pepper, paprika and minced garlic and stir until evenly distributed.
- Spread the green beans on a large baking sheet in an even layer and bake in the preheated oven for 15-20 minutes, stirring once halfway through.
- Remove from oven and serve immediately.
Video
Notes
Ingredient Substitutions
- Green beans. You can use fresh or frozen beans. I give instructions on how to use frozen beans in the post and recipe card. I’ve done this often with great results.
- Olive oil. Any neutral oil works well, I suggest avocado oil or canola oil as substitutions for olive oil.
- Smoked paprika. I love the smoky flavor of smoked paprika, but you can use regular paprika if desired.
- Minced garlic. you can substitute ½ tsp garlic powder for the minced garlic. You can also use jarred or freshly chopped garlic depending on your preference.
Store
Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. I don’t recommend freezing baked green beans. Reheat in the oven or in the microwave.Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Photos in this post were taken by Jamie from Dishing Out Health.
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Exactly what I was looking for on a busy work night. I ran out of olive oil and use butter and even skipped the garlic to cut time and they turned out great. Excellent way to make a quick and easy veggie side!
Loved this recipe easy and the taste delicious I recommend using the smoked paprika !!
Smoked paprika is one of my top 3 favorite spices! 😉
I am seriously thinking about trying this with canned green beans tonight to go along with a yummy Italian chicken pasta. I don’t have fresh or frozen beans but I have like 20 cans so I’m going to try it out.