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Easy Skillet Green Beans

December 15, 2020 by Susanne 10 Comments

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These Easy Skillet Green Beans are sautéed in butter with onions and garlic and done in just 10 minutes. This is easy side dish pairs with any of your favorite chicken, beef, pork or seafood recipes.

Easy Skillet Green Beans in a skillet with wooden spoon on blue background

I don’t know about you butI tend to get in a rut making the same side dishes again and again. That’s why I am always on the look out for new recipes to try. If you’ve got a great side dish you can make even a simple dinner something special.

Green beans are always a favorite around here. Some of our favorite green bean recipes are Steakhouse Green Beans and these Green Beans with Roasted Red Peppers. 

This dish is completely versatile and pairs perfectly with so many things like these Garlic Parmesan Chicken Thighs, Garlic Parmesan Shrimp or these Slow Cooker Smothered Pork Chops.

Skillet Green Beans on a white platter

How to make Skillet Green Beans: 

Ingredients: 

  • green beans (fresh or frozen) 
  • olive oil
  • garlic 
  • water 
  • salt and pepper 
  • red pepper flakes (optional) 

Uncooked green beans and ingredients to make recipe

Directions: 

  1. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium hight heat. Once oil is warm sprinkle in red pepper flakes and stir to coat. If you are leaving out the pepper flakes heat the oil and skip to the next step.
  2. Add in green beans to the skillet and cook for 2 minutes stirring occasionally. 
  3. At the end of two minutes add garlic, salt and pepper to the green beans and stir to combine. Reduce heat and cover cooking for five minutes. Serve immediately.

Skillet Green Beans on a white platter on blue background

My tips for this recipe: 

  • Choose a big skillet with a fitted lid. You don’t want to crowd the green beans. Too many beans in the pan will prevent even cooking. I used a 12 inch skillet for this recipe. 
  • Don’t over cook the beans. Look for a bright green color when sautéing green beans like in this recipe it usually only takes 7-10 minutes for the beans to cook. 

Green Beans in a skillet with blue and white dish towel

Looking for more green bean recipes? You’re going to love these: 

Oven Roasted Green Beans

Five Bean Salad with White Wine Vinaigrette 

Creole Green Beans

Green Beans with Bacon and Pine Nuts

…or how about these great side dishes?  

Southern Style Skillet Corn 

Southern Style Mashed Potatoes 

Oven Roasted Parmesan Squash and Zucchini 

Confetti Corn 

Bacon Chive Cauliflower Rice 

Happy Cooking Y’all! 

Susanne 

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Skillet Green Beans on a white platter
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Easy Skillet Green Beans

These Easy Skillet Green Beans are cooked sautéed and with garlic and done in just 10 minutes. This is easy side pairs with any of your favorite chicken, beef, pork or seafood recipes.
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Keyword Easy Skillet Green Beans, Green Bean Recipe, Sauteed Green Beans
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 7 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 6 servings
Calories 69 kcal
Susanne Susanne

Ingredients

  • 1 pound fresh or frozen green beans trimmed if using frozen thaw them first
  • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • 2 cloves garlic minced or 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/4 cup chopped onion
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes optional

Instructions

  1. In a large skillet heat olive oil over medium high heat. Sprinkle in red pepper flakes and stir to coat.
  2. Add onion and garlic fo skillet and cook for 2-3 minutes or until garlic is fragrant
  3. Add green beans to skillet and toss to coat with oil, garlic and onions. Then cover and cook for five minutes.

Recipe Notes

1 Frozen green or even canned green beans can be substituted for fresh green beans
2 If you are using canned green beans, skip step one, then continue recipe as written

Nutrition Facts
Easy Skillet Green Beans
Amount Per Serving (0.5 cup)
Calories 69 Calories from Fat 45
% Daily Value*
Fat 5g8%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Sodium 8mg0%
Potassium 169mg5%
Carbohydrates 6g2%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 3g3%
Protein 2g4%
Vitamin A 571IU11%
Vitamin C 10mg12%
Calcium 30mg3%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

 

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  1. Easy Peasy Life Matters

    June 25, 2016 at 5:31 am

    Yum!!! We are always on the lookout for a good green bean recipe and this one sounds perfect!

    Reply
  2. halfa1000miles

    June 27, 2016 at 1:09 pm

    I just wandered over here from Twitter to check out a fellow Southerner’s blog. I grow green beans in my garden and get tons of them, so the first recipe grabbed my attention. Then I noticed the next 3 recipes WERE ONES I WOULD ACTUALLY MAKE, so you have a new follower 🙂

    ~Linda in SC

    Reply
    • Susanne

      July 6, 2016 at 6:29 pm

      I love having fresh produce to cook with. I’ve never grown green beans. That’s something I might think about next summer.

      Thanks for stopping by,
      Susanne

      Reply
  3. Carole from Carole's Chatter

    June 30, 2016 at 7:35 pm

    Hi Susanne, this would be a lovely contribution to Food on Friday: Peas & Beans over at Carole’s Chatter. Please do bring it over and add it to the collection. Cheers

    Reply
    • Susanne

      July 6, 2016 at 6:28 pm

      I’d love to pop by Friday! Thanks for the invite.

      Susanne

      Reply
  4. Miz Helen

    July 11, 2016 at 11:02 pm

    5 stars
    I love fresh green beans and this recipe looks awesome! Thanks so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday this week. Hope you are having a great day and come back to see us real soon!
    Miz Helen

    Reply
    • Susanne

      July 18, 2016 at 12:13 am

      I love the summer when you can get fresh produce so easily. These green beans are great and so easy to make.

      Thanks for stopping by,

      Susanne

      Reply
  5. Sinea

    August 1, 2016 at 1:54 pm

    5 stars
    Easy and healthy, Yipee!

    Reply
    • Susanne

      August 12, 2016 at 2:15 am

      They are fantastic! I’m always looking for easy, healthy side dishes to help make dinner great.

      Come back soon,

      Susanne

      Reply

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