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Our 10 Best Green Beans Recipes  

Get creative—or classic—with the quintessential cold-weather veggie side dish.
Pancetta adds flavour and complements the sweet and sour of balsamic vinegar in this delicious side dish.

(Photo: Erik Putz; Food styling by Ashley Denton; Prop styling by Christine Hanlon)

Whether you like yours sautéed, pickled or in creamy casserole format, here are nine 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.

A serving tray filled with Green Bean Casserole served as part of a Thanksgiving spreadProduced by Chantal Braganza and Stephanie Han Kim, Photography by Christie Vuong, Food Styling by Sage Dakota, Prop Styling by Andrea McCrindle

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.

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nutty green beans in a bowl topped with chopped hazelnuts; panko; butter and salt(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.

Nigella Lawson's green beans with pistachio pesto in a white bowl

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.

Crunchy Garlicky Green Beans with garlic butter, panko and almonds on a plate next to a lemon wedge and a slice of fish.(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.

Brown Butter Green Beans topped with toasted almonds in a white serving platter topped with serving tongs(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.

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Pancetta adds flavour and complements the sweet and sour of balsamic vinegar in this delicious side dish.

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.

Ginger And Garlic Green Beans on a pink plate over a white charger plate on a blue lace placemat for a post on an easy ginger and garlic 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.

A white platter of green beans dressed with pesto.

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.

Shrimp and green bean salad mixed with feta cheese, onion and tomato, served in a blue plate.(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)

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Zuhal Ahad is a journalist from Afghanistan covering stories of conflict and development in Afghanistan, with a special focus on women and marginalized communities. She has worked as a multimedia Women’s Affairs journalist with the BBC in Afghanistan. She has worked as a freelance journalist who has published articles about Afghanistan on the Guardian, Al Jazeera, and NPR. Zuhal is the CJFE 2022-2023 William Southam Journalism Fellow.

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