These Garlic Parmesan Green Beans are crispy, cheesy, and perfectly garlicky! You only need a few simple ingredients and the recipe comes together in 30 minutes with minimal effort. It's simple enough to be served as a side dish for a weeknight dinner but it's also fancy enough to be added to your holiday table as well!
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Why You'll Love These Parmesan Green Beans
Extra cheesy and garlicky - The green beans are tossed with grated parmesan and lots of minced garlic halfway through cooking. This gives the green beans a ton of garlic flavor and the parmesan gets nice and golden as it melts and sticks to the green beans.
Easy and simple side - This dish comes together in 30 minutes and it's totally effortless! You only need about 5 minutes of hands-on time and 25 minutes of oven time.
A great holiday side - If you want to change things up from the classic green bean casserole, make these cheesy green beans instead! They're crispy, garlicky, and everyone will love them! While this can totally be a side for a weeknight dinner, it's also amazing for Thanksgiving or Christmas!
Ingredients
- Green beans - You can use fresh or frozen green beans. Always cut off both ends because they're tough to eat if you're using fresh green beans. The frozen ones are usually already ready to eat. If you like using frozen green beans, check out my Roasted Frozen Green Beans too!
- Avocado oil - You can use any high-smoke point cooking oil you have on hand. I like using avocado oil for everything. Always make sure it's 100% pure avocado oil.
- Parmesan cheese - Parmesan melts and gets crispy in the oven with the garlic. The recipe uses parmesan cheese that's already bought grated. If you grate it at home using a microplane, you'll have to add more of it because it has a much bigger volume than parmesan grated professionally at the store.
- Garlic - Freshly minced garlic will give these beans an amazing flavor! It's added halfway through cooking to prevent it from burning and becoming bitter.
- Sea salt and pepper - I always recommend using sea salt or Himalayan pink salt instead of table salt. Freshly ground black pepper will yield the best flavor as well.
Variations and Substitutions
- Brussels sprouts - Though I haven't tried this, you could totally make the same dish with brussels sprouts! Roast them at the same temperature for roughly the same amount of time and add parmesan and garlic halfway through cooking.
- Pecorino cheese - I actually prefer pecorino over parmesan because I find it has a stronger, saltier flavor. Parmesan tastes very mild to me in most dishes so I often use pecorino. You can use the two interchangeably.
- Garlic powder - You can use garlic powder (granulated garlic) instead of fresh garlic if you prefer but it won't have the same extra garlicky flavor. If you're using the powder, you can add it with the salt and pepper in the beginning of cooking because it can withstand the heat.
Step-by-Step Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 425F (220C).
- Add the green beans to a large baking sheet.
- Drizzle them with avocado oil and toss to coat.
- Roast the green beans in the preheated oven for 15 minutes.
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- Take them out, sprinkle with minced garlic and parmesan, and toss to coat.
- Roast for 10 more minutes until the cheese is golden and crispy.
- Serve immediately and enjoy!
Serving Suggestions
- Meat and chicken - These would be delicious with practically any meat or chicken dishes. Think steak, roasted or grilled chicken, turkey (Thanksgiving), or really anything from the grill. Try it with some grilled sausages!
- More sides - You can serve these green beans with other veggies or other sides to make a meal. They're great for the holidays or any big dinner because they work with lots of dishes. Try them with these Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes for a double garlic flavor or these Savory Mashed Sweet Potatoes for your holiday table. I also love serving green beans with these Rosemary Mashed Potatoes.
- Fish and seafood - I make roasted salmon all the time and these green beans and simple basmati rice or quinoa would be delicious with it.
- Pasta - This would be a delicious side for pasta with veggie, chicken, or salmon pasta along with a small side salad. I could totally see it served with these Creamy Salmon Gnocchi!
- Bowls and salads - Lastly, you can also toss these green beans into salads or bowls with any of the above!
Storing and Reheating
Store any leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for 3-4 days. Roasted green beans lose their crispiness very quickly as they cool (and once you refrigerate them) but they'll still be delicious.
You can eat the leftovers both cold and reheated. Reheat them in a preheated oven at 350F (175C) on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper so that the parmesan doesn't stick to the pan. Make sure to spread them out on the baking sheet so they crisp up again a little bit.
FAQs
Yes, you can! And you don't have to defrost them either. Just follow the same instructions!
If you overlap your green beans too much on the baking sheet, they will steam rather than roast. This results in soft green beans instead of crispy ones. I have a small oven so I like roasting them in two batches.
Similar Recipes
If you like these green beans and want to try other similar easy sides or need more sides for your Thanksgiving table, definitely try the four below.
📖 Recipe
Garlic Parmesan Green Beans
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 25 mins
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 3-4 1x
- Category: Sides
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Description
These Garlic Parmesan Green Beans are crispy, cheesy, and perfectly garlicky! They're simple enough to be served as a side dish for a weeknight dinner but they're also fancy enough to be added to your holiday table as well!
Ingredients
- 1 lb green beans, ends removed (fresh or frozen)
- 1 tbsp avocado oil (or other cooking oil)
- ½ tsp sea salt
- ½ tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 4 cloves of garlic, minced
- ½ cup grated parmesan
- 4 lemon wedges for serving (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 425F (220C).
- Add the green beans to a large baking sheet.
- Drizzle them with avocado oil and toss to coat.
- Roast the green beans in the preheated oven for 15 minutes.
- Take them out, sprinkle with minced garlic and parmesan, and toss to coat.
- Roast for 10 more minutes until the cheese is golden and crispy.
- Serve immediately and enjoy!
Notes
Storing: Store any leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3-4 days. The green beans will lose their crispiness once they cool down.
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Veronika Sykorova says
The crispy parmesan is my favorite part of this recipe! The green beans are extra garlicky and they'll convince even those who usually don't like them! I'd love to hear how you liked them here in the comments if you try them! :)