Garlic Green Beans with Olive Oil and Parmesan

Garlic Green Beans are cooked in olive oil and tossed with lemon juice and freshly grated Parmesan cheese. This easy side dish will be a great addition to any dinner!

 

These also make the best green beans for the holiday menu!

Why make this recipe:

Easy and quick recipe. Only 6 ingredients and 20 minutes to make!

Nutritious food.  Green beans are a great source of fiber and potassium.  Green beans are also a good source of vitamins and minerals, including Vitamin C

Perfect match to any main course!  Garlic green beans are so basic and simple (yet flavorful) that they will work with any type of main dish.  Serve this with chicken and bacon pasta or broccoli bacon chicken bake.  This side dish will also go with bacon and mushroom pork chops.  Or, if you prefer fish, try parmesan salmon or trout.

 

How to boil green beans

How to steam green beans

 

 

Tips:

Use real garlic.

Boiling the green beans for 5 minutes will preserve their crunch.  If you prefer softer beans, boil the beans longer, for a total of 10 minutes.

You can use Asiago cheese or Romano cheese instead of Parmesan.

Additions

While garlic green beans taste great just as they are, you can easily enhance this recipe by making minor additions that will add a lot of extra flavor.  Here are some suggestions

Onion or shallots.  Finely mince onions (or shallots) and add to the skillet along with the minced garlic.  Saute for about 4 minutes until the onion softens.  You can use yellow onion, red onion, or shallots.

Lemon zest.  About 2 tablespoons of lemon zest to the skillet with green beans.

Coarsely ground black pepper.  Season the dish with coarsely ground black pepper at the very end.

Spice.  Spice up the garlic green beans by adding one of these spices: crushed red pepper flakes, cayenne pepper, chili powder.

 

Other green bean recipes

Garlic Green Beans with Olive Oil and Parmean

Garlic Green Beans are cooked in olive oil and tossed with lemon juice and freshly grated Parmesan cheese. This easy side dish will be a great addition to any dinner!   These are the best green beans as they are easy and quick to make.  There are only 6 basic ingredients and total 20 minutes of cooking time.

• 1 pound green beans (fresh, rinsed, ends trimmed)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 6 garlic cloves (minced)
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
• 1/3 cup Parmesan cheese (grated)

1. Bring a large pot of water to boil, add green beans and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cook on medium-low heat for 5 minutes, drain the beans.
2. Heat olive oil in a large skillet on medium heat. Add minced garlic and cooked green beans.
3. Saute on medium heat for about 2 minutes to combine all ingredients.

4. Remove from heat. Add freshly squeezed lemon juice and stir.  Add grated Parmesan cheese and stir. Taste and add more salt, if needed.

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