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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    Balsamic Green Bean Salad

    62 reviews

    Serve up those green beans in a whole new way–with a green bean salad recipe! The tangy flavors and crunch of these balsamic green beans complement any special meal or holiday potluck. —Megan Spencer, Farmington Hills, Michigan

    Thyme Green Beans with Almonds

    1 review

    Thyme is a lovely addition to this classic vegetable side dish. The recipe is a snap to make for family,...


    Tomato Green Bean Soup

    9 reviews

    This colorful soup is delicious any time of year. When I can't get homegrown tomatoes and green beans, I've found...


    Glazed Carrots and Green Beans

    4 reviews

    This simple dish is always a big hit, even with non-vegetable lovers. I’ve substituted frozen green beans for fresh, omitting...


    Company Vegetable Casserole

    13 reviews

    A neighbor passed this recipe on to me. I make the vegetable casserole for family dinners, reunions and potlucks, and...

    Thanksgiving Green Beans

    6 reviews

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


    Sweet and Sour Green Beans

    6 reviews

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


    Savory Winter Soup

    9 reviews

    Even my father, who doesn't particularly like soup, enjoys my full-flavored version of traditional vegetable soup. He asked me to...


    Roasted Green Vegetable Medley

    18 reviews

    Roasting vegetables such as broccoli, green beans and Brussels sprouts is a fantastic way to serve them, and almost any...


    Spring Pea & Radish Salad

    3 reviews

    Winters can be very long here in New Hampshire. I always look forward to the first veggies of spring and...


    Elegant Green Beans

    16 reviews

    Mushrooms and water chestnuts give new life to the ordinary green bean casserole. Every time I make it for friends,...


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    Grilled Green Beans

    5 reviews

    I cook almost everything outdoors, including grilled green beans. I prepare this snappy side dish while the entree is cooking....


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    Honey Garlic Green Beans

    12 reviews

    Green beans are a reliable standby, but they can seem ordinary on their own. Just a couple of extra ingredients...

    Italian Green Beans

    7 reviews

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


    Asparagus and Green Beans with Tarragon Lemon Dip

    4 reviews

    Tarragon balances the tangy flavor from lemon in the creamy sauce covering colorful asparagus and green beans. I serve this...


    Stone Soup

    1 review

    After reading the Stone Soup story, our Test Kitchen enjoyed concocting this version of the folktale classic. It’s chock-full of...


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    Slow-Cooked Green Beans

    20 reviews

    I spent hours in search of sides for a cooking demo to present to women from my church. These easy...


    Green Bean Chicken Casserole

    17 reviews

    My husband, who claims to be strictly a meat-and-potatoes man, asked for seconds the first time I threw together this...


    French-Style Green Beans

    2 reviews

    These beans are one of my favorite side dishes. I serve them at our church steak dinner. A smattering of...


    Four-Bean Salad

    10 reviews

    "MY MOTHER gave me this recipe. It was actually a three-bean salad, but I added the garbanzo beans (which are...


    Bacon-Wrapped Green Beans

    12 reviews

    Fresh green beans are wrapped in bacon and covered in a sweet sauce in this fast and simple side dish....


    Fresh Green Beans & Garlic

    18 reviews

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

    Green Beans Amandine

    11 reviews

    It's hard to improve on the taste Mother Nature gives to fresh green beans, but Mom has done just that...


    Garlic Green Beans with Gorgonzola

    3 reviews

    I updated this green bean holiday side dish by adding a touch of white wine, fresh thyme and green onions....


    Sauteed Green Beans

    2 reviews

    These sauteed green beans with garlic and a variety of herbs and spices come together in no time at all...


    Maple-Glazed Green Beans

    26 reviews

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


    Tomato-Onion Green Beans

    5 reviews

    Fresh green beans are the stars of this healthy side. Serve with grilled chicken, pork tenderloin or seafood for a...


    Hearty Ham Borscht

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