Our 12 Best Green Beans Recipes  

Whether you like yours sautéed, pickled or in creamy casserole format, here are lots of options for your Thanksgiving or holiday feast. Most come together in a flash or—even better—can be prepped in advance of the big meal.

Gingery Green Beans

This recipe skips blanching and sends green beans straight to the frying pan, where they get a zippy ginger seasoning and are finished with crispy fried onions. Get our gingery green beans recipe.

Green Bean Casserole

This  classic 1990 recipe strays from the ’50s method of using canned cream soup, instead turning sour cream and swiss cheese into a quick cream sauce to blanket blanched green beans. Don’t forget the cracker topping to give each bite some crispy texture. Get our green bean casserole recipe.

Produced by Chantal Braganza and Stephanie Han Kim, Photography by Christie Vuong, Food Styling by Sage Dakota, Prop Styling by Andrea McCrindle

Olive Oil-Braised Green Beans

This vegetarian main dish from Amina Al-Saigh is common across Levantine countries. It can also be served as a cold appetizer. Get this braised green beans recipe.

Recipes and images excerpted from Souk to Table by Amina Al-Saigh. Published by Rock Point, an imprint of the Quarto Group, 2024. All rights reserved.

Nutty Green Beans

These crunchy, buttery green beans come together quickly—you can also boil the beans in advance, drain and refrigerate until you’re ready to sauté. Get our nutty green beans recipe.

(Photo: Roberto Caruso)

Nigella Lawson's Green Beans With Pistachio Pesto

Little did we know, as we started popping the beans in our mouths like fries, that they'd become a new veggie favourite! Get Nigella Lawson's green beans with pistachio pesto recipe.

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Creamy Bean Salad With Soft-Boiled Egg

Crisp and crunchy greens are tossed in a creamy dressing, with punch of protein from perfectly soft-boiled egg. Light, simple and delicious. Get this creamy bean salad with soft-boiled egg recipe.

(Photo: Jodi Pudge)

Crunchy Garlicky Green Beans

Store-bought garlic butter streamlines prep while panko and almonds add crunch. This recipe can be easily doubled or tripled if you're feeding a crowd. Get our crunchy garlicky green beans recipe.

(Photo: Roberto Caruso)

Brown Butter Green Beans

After a quick dip in boiling water, tender-crisp green beans are drenched in nutty brown butter and topped with toasted almonds. Get our brown butter green beans recipe.

(Photo: Erik Putz)

Balsamic Green Beans and Pancetta

Pancetta and balsamic vinegar jazz up classic green beans. Bonus: The majority of this recipe can be prepped in advance, making it the perfect side dish for a holiday feast. Get our balsamic green beans and pancetta recipe.

Ginger And Garlic Green Beans

Ginger adds warmth and a spicy kick to this quick recipe. We love elegant French green beans, which are typically longer and thinner than the standard ones. Get our garlic and ginger green beans recipe.

(Photo: Erik Putz)

Pesto Green Beans

Tender-crisp green beans get a major flavour upgrade with the addition of nutty, garlicky pesto (homemade or store-bought). Get our pesto green beans recipe.

Shrimp And Green Bean Salad

This dish will do double duty as both side veg and salad, with added protein to boot. Get our shrimp and green bean salad recipe.

(Recipes by Irene Ngo; Produced by Stephanie Han Kim, Sun Ngo and Aimee Nishitoba; Photography by Erik Putz and Christie Vuong; Food styling by Ashley Denton; Prop styling by Madeleine Johari)