Roasted green beans are the perfect vegetable side dish. They are roasted in olive oil, salt, and pepper on high heat for a crispy, but charred green bean.
Easy Roasted Green Beans
Sometimes there is no time to whip up an elaborate side dish for dinner or during the holiday season. These roasted green beans are tossed with a few ingredients and perfectly roasted for an easy side dish.
Reasons why you’ll love it.
- Fresh green beans: be sure you use fresh green beans for this recipe. Trim the ends and toss out any mushy beans.
- Olive oil: the flavor of the olive oil adds to this recipe, try your best to use quality olive oil.
- Salt + pepper: salt and pepper enhance the flavor of the green beans.
- Lemon juice: after the beans are roasted they are tossed with lemon juice to brighten them up.
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Make ItSimple Instructions
- Trim the beans: prepare the beans by tossing out mushy beans and trimming the ends.
- Season the beans: spread the green beans out onto a baking sheet. Drizzle the beans with olive oil and toss. Season the green beans with salt and pepper and toss again.
- Roast the beans: Bake the green beans at 400ºF for 15 minutes, toss, and bake for another 5-10 minutes or until the green beans begin to brown. The time here may vary depending on the size of your green beans. You want the green beans to avoid becoming brown and wrinkly.
- Toss with lemon juice: Remove the green beans from the oven and toss with fresh lemon juice and serve.
Top Tips
Should green beans be blanched before roasting?You do not have to blanch green beans for this roasted green beans recipe.
What to put in green beans to give flavor?These roasted green beans are flavored with salt, pepper, and lemon juice. If you’d like more flavor you can toss the beans with your favorite spice mix. Everything bagel seasoning, za’atar seasoning, or Italian seasoning would add great flavor.
What do I serve with roasted green beans?Serve these green beans for your Thanksgiving meal, with pork, chicken, and beef.
Store these green beans in an air-tight container when they are completely cooled.
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- 1 lb. fresh green beans ends trimmed
- 1.5 tablespoons olive oil
- ½ teaspoon coarse salt
- ½ teaspoon coarse black pepper
- 1.5 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
- Preheat the oven to 400ºF and spread the green beans out onto a baking sheet. Drizzle the beans with olive oil and toss. Season the green beans with salt and pepper and toss again.
- Bake the green beans for 15 minutes, toss, and bake for another 5-10 minutes or until the green beans begin to brown. The time here may vary depending on the size of your green beans. You want the green beans to avoid becoming brown and wrinkly.
- Remove the green beans from the oven and toss with fresh lemon juice and serve.
- Jazz up this recipe by adding a few tablespoons of feta to the roasted green beans.
