Do you love green beans? If so, you're going to love this garlic green beans recipe. These Spicy Garlic Green Beans are fresh, healthy, and delicious. They're perfect for a quick snack, light meal, or a Thanksgiving Dinner side. Best of all, they're easy to make. So grab your skillet and let's get cooking!
This green beans recipe is so good they basically taste like candy! Doused with garlic, lemon zest, shallots and a decent amount of spice (optional if you don't like spice), you'll get anyone to love them!
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Why I Love This Recipe
There's no denying it - I'm hooked. I know I say I'm obsessed with just about everything I make (I mean can you blame me?) but these green beans really stand out. They are doused with garlic, lemon zest, shallots and a decent amount of spice. And they are so good it's basically like eating candy. Or french fries. That's basically how I eat them. One by one, until all of a sudden the entire plate of Spicy Garlic Green Beans disappears. Green Bean CANDY if you will!
Ingredients & Substitutions
- Haricot verts or green beans
- Olive oil
- Garlic cloves
- Shallot
- Red pepper flakes
- Flaky salt and lemon zest to garnish
*For a full list of ingredients and instructions please see recipe card below
How to Make Spicy Garlic Green Beans
Step 1: Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add the green beans and cook for 3 minutes. Drain the green beans and set aside.
Step 2: In a large heavy bottom skillet, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat. Add the shallot, garlic, and red pepper flakes and sauté until the garlic becomes fragrant.
Step 3: Add the green beans and mix everything together, making sure the garlic and shallots are evenly distributed amongst the green beans.
Step 4: Season with salt and lemon zest and serve immediately.
How to Store Spicy Garlic Green Beans
Lucky you! You have more of these delish veggies for another day. To store this recipe, transfer the remaining green beans to an air-tight container and refrigerate for up to 3-5 days.
Tips & Tricks
- Whatever you fancy. I personally like Haricot Verts which are thinner, longer, and have a better taste in my opinion. If you opt to go with a green bean make sure to trim the ends off.
- Mild or Super Spicy. What I love about this recipe is that you get to control the spice level! If you prefer a milder heat, opt for a lighter hand when adding in the red pepper flakes. If you're all about the heat, shake in as much red pep. as you please!
FAQs
Can Green Beans Be Eaten Raw?
100% green beans can be eaten raw however I would not recommend it. Maybe with a dip, but I would stick to boiling or steaming them and then seasoning with salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes.
Can this Green Beans Recipe be Frozen?
I would not freeze this dish after I made it. With this recipe, its easy enough to whip up a batch in under 10 min so I would suggest going the freshly made route.
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Garlic Green Beans Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 pound haricot verts or green beans ends trimmed
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 6 cloves garlic chopped
- 1 shallot thinly sliced
- 1-2 teaspoons red pepper flakes depending on how spicy you like them
- flaky salt and lemon zest to garnish
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil.
- Add the green beans and cook for 3 minutes. Drain the green beans and set aside.
- In a large heavy bottom skillet, heat the olive oil over medium high heat. Add the shallot, garlic and red pepper flakes and sauté for 2 minutes until the garlic becomes fragrant. Add the green beans and mix everything together, making sure the garlic and shallots are evenly distributed amongst the green beans.
- Season with salt and the lemon zest and serve immediately.
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Photo by Matt Armendariz / Food Styling by Adam Pearson / Recipe from What’s Gaby Cooking
seriously, is there a more versatile veg than the green bean? I love them, but this looks particularly good. shallot and red pepper flake? Yes. yes. a perfect turkey side for T-day!
Green beans are such a blank canvas- so good with so many different ingredients. This one is great. I love them charred with a little sweetness added.
Great side dish!
You had me at spicy!
Easy and delicious! I like preparing shredded brussels sprouts in this manner too!
Spice+Garlic+Green Beans=done and done, I'm in love!
Can't wait to try this spicy version, Gaby!
This recipe is on for dinner tonight! I am already salivating!!
Green beans are the best!! I like them a little charred to bring out the sweetness. I'll have to try this spicy version!
I LOVE the simplicity of green beans but I also love what you can do to them. Perfect base for a delicious dish such as this, Gaby!!
OMG. I am honest to God making these tonight. I LOVE spicy veggies!
Nice bean recipe. Thank you.
Classic, awesome combo.
Love quick, easy and tasty sides like this!
I love green beans and made these, but they were just a tiny bit spicy for me. So today I tried making them again with extra garlic (8 cloves), I cut the amount of red pepper in half and substituted minced onions. I also added sesame seeds to the pan before adding the green beans. OMG, they are delicious! I'm so glad I made a big batch, now I'll have them for several meals and will add them into my salads for lunch.