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Garlic Green Beans

By Rachael | Updated on January 18, 2023

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Garlic Green Beans:

Simple green beans with butter and garlic, they have so much flavor. These french green beans make an easy side dish, perfect for Thanksgiving.

Easy garlic green beans, the best way to make green beans taste good

You know how some foods are best when you just let them be? Like in their natural state? Well that is the case with these green beans. They do not need much to be a really tasty side. And

My neighbor calls these squeeky beans. We love them. My kids will eat them, and I have found that they are a great snack. You can dress them up with pine nuts, or lemon. But I like to keep them simple.

When I was Googling green beans, one of the questions I saw was “How do you make green beans taste good?” This made me laugh so hard. But don’t worry, I will answer that question.

How do you make green beans taste good?

There are a number of answers. Some say to wrap them in bacon like the beans found here: Bacon Wrapped Green Bean Bundles with Mushroom Gravy

You could smother them in something, mix them with something, etc. But I think the real key to making green beans taste good is to use fresh green beans. Canned beans just aren’t nearly as good. So go fresh.

Add butter…butter makes everything better. And garlic. In other words, just make these. You will love them. They taste great.

How do you cook fresh green beans?

There are a lot of ways to cook fresh green beans.
  • Boil- This is one of the easiest ways, but also a way to lose a lot of flavor. When you can cook fresh green beans another way, do!
  • Roast- Roasted vegetables are always going to be amazing. Roasting brings out some natural sweetness, and adds depth of flavor.
  • Saute- This is my personal favorite. I just think it is the best way to get the perfect amount of tenderness versus crispness.

How do you saute green beans?

Start with some butter and garlic, then, in order to soften the beans up a bit, you can add some water, then let the water cook down. Some would say this is steaming them, but I like to call it the lazy saute. Trust me, it tastes awesome, and is quick and easy. Some of my favorite words to string together.

Easy to make green beans, and how to make them taste good
Easy garlic green beans, the best way to make green beans taste good

Garlic Green Beans

Simple green beans with butter and garlic have a lot of flavor. This easy side dish is perfect for Thanksgiving dinner.
4.25 from 4 votes
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Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Garlic Green Beans
Prep Time: 3 minutes
Cook Time: 8 minutes
Total Time: 11 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp Butter
  • 2 cups french green beans trimmed
  • 1 tsp minced garlic
  • 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 1 cup water

Instructions

  • Put water in large fry pan and heat on high
  • Add the green beans (trimmed) to the water for about 2 minutes until bright green
  • Add in butter, garlic, salt and pepper
  • Turn to medium heat, and cook until beans are tender (5-8 minutes) and water is evaporated.

Our recipe card software calculates these nutrition facts based on averages for the above ingredients, different brands, and quality of produce/meats may have different nutritional information, always calculate your own based on the specific products you use in order to achieve accurate macros for this recipe.

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  1. Gloria says

    November 16, 2017 at 7:38 pm

    The order of the steps changes from the written recipe to the video. Do we add the beans to the water as the first step? Or sautéed the garlic first? Please clarify. Thanks
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    • Tee says

      April 2, 2018 at 10:22 am

      That’s the same thing I was wondering.
      Reply
      • Rachael says

        April 3, 2018 at 5:13 pm

        I am so sorry, follow the written directions, I outsource some of my videos, and they don't always follow the directions as written. I must not have noticed on this one.
  2. Beth says

    November 8, 2020 at 1:34 am

    My green beans are frozen. How would that change the cooking time?
    Reply
    • Rachael says

      November 8, 2020 at 3:41 pm

      Just watch them, and cook until heated through.
      Reply

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