Crispy Roasted Green Beans With Slivered Almonds
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These Crispy Roasted Green Beans With Slivered Almonds are so simple, yet extremely delicious! They’re the perfect side dish for your holiday table or weeknight dinners.
I love this green beans recipe for Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner. It’s a great way to add some bright green color to your table and I find that they just have the best flavor and texture!
Some other easy side dishes that we love around this time of the year are Vegetarian Stuffed Delicata Squash With Lentils and Green Bean Bundles With Brie Cheese and Cranberry Jam.
*This post was originally published on November 8, 2022 and updated on November 17, 2023.
Roasted Green Beans
I’ve never been a big green bean fan until I tried my mom’s Roasted Green Beans With Slivered Almonds. They changed the green bean game for me.
As I’ve gotten older, I have actually begun to like green beans cooked in various ways, but roasted green beans with toasted almonds remain my very favorite way to eat them. Even my 5-year-old devours these green beans as if they were french fries!
With my mom’s permission, I wanted to share her recipe with you so that you could have an easy side dish for green beans for the holidays up your sleeve.
In her recipe, you blanch the green beans first, but here I’ve taken out this extra step and made it even simpler with no blanching required!
What You’ll Love About These Crispy Roasted Green Beans
- Easy. This green bean recipe is SO easy to make, which will hopefully reduce some holiday cooking stress.
- Look beautiful. When these green beans are plated, they are beautiful to look at, making them a lovely addition to your Thanksgiving dinner.
- Healthy. These roasted green beans are a healthy side dish and a great alternative to a green bean casserole. They can be made without butter as well if you want to make them healthier!
Roasted Green Beans Ingredients
- Fresh green beans
- Extra virgin olive oil or avocado oil
- Sea salt and black pepper
- Butter/ghee/olive oil
- Slivered/sliced almonds
HOW TO MAKE OVEN-ROASTED GREEN BEANS
STEP 1 – Roast the green beans
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and spread out green beans evenly in a single layer. Drizzle olive oil over the green beans and toss to coat them. Sprinkle them with sea salt and black pepper.
Cook green beans in the oven at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for 20-25 minutes until they start getting crispy and look like they’re starting to shrivel.
STEP 2 – Sauté the almonds
While the green beans are cooking, melt ½ tablespoon of butter in a small pan over low heat. Add slivered almonds and saute, stirring frequently, until they are golden brown. Be sure to monitor these carefully so that the almonds don’t burn.
STEP 3 – Toss almonds with the green beans
When the green beans are done cooking, toss them with slivered almonds, transfer to a serving platter, and serve.
How to Store Roasted Green Beans with Almonds
Once the green beans have cooled, store them in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3-4 days.
Roasted Green Beans FAQ
Nope! While blanching green beans beforehand is very common, I have found that you don’t really need to bother with this step in this recipe! I love that this keeps the cooking time down and makes it an easy recipe.
Absolutely! You can use vegan butter to sauté the almonds or you can use olive oil instead. You could also just add the slivered almonds to the roasting green beans at about the 20-minute mark and let them toast naturally in the oven for the last 5 minutes that the green beans are cooking.
Technically you can, but I recommend making them close to when you plan to eat. If you’re making them on Thanksgiving, it is fine to make them a little in advance as they don’t need to be served hot, room temperature is okay. These green beans are still delicious when re-heated as leftovers, they just present better visually when eaten soon after roasting them.
Yes! Instead of cooking them on the stove and watching them closely, you can simply spread the almonds out over the green beans after the green beans have cooked for 20 minutes and have them cook together for the last 5 minutes. While the almonds won’t have a delicious buttery flavor this way, they still taste excellent.
More Healthy Recipes for the Holidays!
Healthy Pumpkin Tarts With Gluten-Free Pecan Crust
Healthy Raspberry Bars (With Oatmeal Crumble Topping)
Green Bean Bundles With Brie Cheese and Cranberry Jam
Vegetarian Stuffed Delicata Squash
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Crispy Roasted Green Beans With Slivered Almonds
Ingredients
- 1 pound green beans, trimmed
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
- Black pepper , to taste
- ½ tablespoon butter, (can sub with ghee or olive oil)
- ½ cup slivered almonds
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and spread out green beans evenly in a single layer.
- Drizzle olive oil over the green beans and toss to coat them. Sprinkle them with sea salt and black pepper.
- Cook green beans in the oven for 20-25 minutes until they start getting crispy and look like they’re starting to shrivel.
- While the green beans are cooking, melt butter in a small pan over low heat. Add slivered almonds and sauté, stirring frequently, until they are golden brown. Be sure to monitor these carefully so that the almonds don’t burn.
- When the green beans are done cooking, toss them with slivered almonds, transfer to a serving platter, and serve.