25 Thanksgiving Green Bean Recipes To Complete Your Feast
Thanksgiving green beans are the side super heroes for many holiday tables. Choose a new favorite version from our list of options.
Linda Puglies; Prop Styling: Kay E. Clarke; Food Styling: Torie Cox
It wouldn't be Thanksgiving without green beans on the table. Your family might be firmly in the casserole camp and crispy onions are a non-negotiable. Or maybe they prefer sautéed green beans, for a brighter, lighter side to help balance out the richness of the mashed potatoes and macaroni and cheese. Quick or slow cooked, with or without bacon, these green bean recipes are the perfect side for any Thanksgiving menu, whether your spread is traditional or unconventional. With crunchy toppings like crispy leeks and elevated flavors from lemon and browned butter, these Thanksgiving green bean recipes will make you want to eat your veggies and might even have the pickiest of eaters reaching for seconds.
Green Beans With Garlic
Sometimes simple is best for Thanksgiving sides, and these green beans demonstrate why. Salt, pepper, olive oil, and garlic are all that's needed to make these simple but delicious green beans. Blanche the beans for five minutes before mixing them with the toasted garlic.
Green Beans With Bacon Breadcrumbs
Homemade bacon bread crumbs are a flavorful twist on a holiday green bean topping. Plus, these creamy onions are so good, you may never top your green beans with commercial fried onions again.
Slow Cooker Green Bean Casserole
Stovetop and oven space are tight on Thanksgiving. Free up some room with this slow-cooker side. For a special twist, we've replaced the can of cream of mushroom soup with jarred Alfredo sauce for extra cheesy, savory flavor.
Balsamic Green Beans With Pearl Onions
This easy side requires little prep and just a handful of ingredients, but guests will never know, because it looks and tastes so sophisticated. The balsamic vinegar brings the right amount of tang and subtle sweetness to balance out the savory onions and garlicky beans.
Bacon-Brussels Sprout-Green Bean Casserole
Why make two separate vegetable sides when you can roll them into one delicious dish? Plus, this Thanksgiving green bean recipe can be made up to three days in advance for the ultimate stress-free side. Bake on the day of and sprinkle with bacon and crispy fried onions.
Green Bean Almondine
The term almondine may sound fancy or complicated but is a fairly simple way of making any vegetable taste great. It's the French cooking technique of garnishing something with crunchy almonds, a touch of fresh lemon, and browned butter. In this recipe, we use it to bring nutty flavor to green beans.
Southern-Style Green Beans
If you prefer your Thanksgiving green beans cooked down with flavorful ham hocks, then this is the side dish for you. It's a no frills recipe that requires few ingredients and just a little patience as the beans slowly cook.
Smothered Green Beans
For a recipe with so few ingredients, it really packs a flavorful punch on the plate. The tomato paste and chicken broth cook down to a glaze that "smothers" the beans. Sprinkle with bacon for a finishing touch.
Garlic Parmesan Green Beans
Cheese and bacon will never fail to make a dish extra tasty. In this recipe, they team up to add tons of flavor to a straightforward side dish. Increase the shredded cheese if you really want to taste the Parmesan.
Lemon-Sauteed Green Beans
Using both the lemon zest and juice ensures the crisp and crunchy green beans are a bright and refreshing palette cleanser among all the cheesy, buttery goodness on the Thanksgiving table. With a microwaveable packet of green beens, you can have them ready in minutes.
Green Bean Lasagna
This bold green bean side combines the best of green bean casserole and lasagna into one gooey, cheesy dish. We bet it will be the unexpected hit of the night. Loaded down with mushrooms, sweet onions, and ricotta, this is comfort food at its finest.
Slow-Cooker Green Beans
If you want to make green beans like Grandma used to, this is the nostalgic side for you. Topped with crunchy bits of bacon and flavored with fresh thyme, this recipe will also keep the stove clear for the mashed potatoes.
Old-School Green Bean Casserole
Our list of green bean recipes wouldn't be complete without this old-school favorite. Instead of canned cream of mushroom soup, we make our own cheesy mushroom cream sauce. Bake for 30 minutes, dig in, and reminisce about Thanksgivings past.
Balsamic Green Beans With Pearl Onions
Tender green beans and pearl onions are lightly caramelized with butter, garlic, tangy balsamic vinegar, and a touch of sugar. This fragrant, syrupy mixture forms a glaze that coats the beans in under 20 minutes. We recommend stirring in a pat of butter before serving for extra richness.
Roasted Green Beans With Spicy-Sweet Glazed Shallots
Victor Protasio; Food Stylist: Ruth Blackburn; Prop Stylist: Christine Keely
This elegant side looks beautiful on any holiday table. Halved shallots roast with the green beans in the oven to fully develop their flavors. A honey vinaigrette and plump golden raisins dress the dish and add color and shine.
Skillet-Charred Pole Beans With Bacon
Antonis Achilleos, Food Stylist: Ruth Blackburn, Prop Stylist: Shell Royster
A sizzling hot cast-iron skillet and bacon drippings give green beans a nice char. This recipe cuts the rich smoky flavor with a snappy vinaigrette, resulting in a wonderful, flavorful side for the Thanksgiving table.
Homemade Green Bean Casserole With Crispy Leeks
No one will even miss the store-bought fried onions once they try these homemade crispy leeks, a real game changer on a classic green bean casserole. A touch of nutmeg and dry white wine enhance the elegance of the dish.
Milk-Simmered Green Beans
Caitlin Bensel, Food Stylist: Rebecca Cummins
If you freeze batches when harvested, just thaw and drain and they work well with this recipe. Instead of employing the usual creamy soup base, ham hocks, or lard as the fat agent, these beans benefit from the luxurious texture of a milk and butter bath. This recipe delivers tender green beans with just the bits of milk clinging to them and tons of flavor that lets them stand on their own.
Tangy Potato-Green Bean Salad Recipe
This is yet another riff on Thanksgiving green beans, with the added bonus of one of our favorite holiday sides in the mix. If you are taking this to a party, chill the cooked potatoes in the dressing for 30 minutes, and then assemble the salad (with the green beans, radishes, chives, and remaining dressing) on a platter just before serving.
Green Bean Fries With Spicy Dipping Sauce
Antonis Achilleos, Food Stylist: Ruth Blackburn, Prop Stylist: Shell Royster
Call it a holiday appetizer, or Thanksgiving green beans. Either way, you need to make more of these than you think you do. Don't let the process intimidate you; once you try a beer batter coating on green beans, you'll be repeating the same technique with broccoli, asparagus, cauliflower, mushrooms, and more.
Bacon-Brussels Sprout-Green Bean Casserole Recipe
There is just something about bacon on... anything. We combined two Thanksgiving side dishes, green bean casserole and Brussels sprouts, into one crowd-pleasing recipe. Topped with fried onions and crispy bacon, everyone will love this dish on Thanksgiving, or even on a weeknight.
Penne With Green Beans And Tomatoes
HECTOR MANUEL SANCHEZ
Maybe your Thanksgiving green bean recipe looks a little more like a salad this year. If that is the case, does it include pasta? Our answer here is yes. The fresh herbs will brighten up your menu and the eye catching produce will yield zero leftovers.
Sweet And Sour Green Beans
This side dish not only surpasses most in flavor and flair, but it works on any day and any table. The pleasant tanginess of the sugar and apple cider vinegar combination, paired with the saltiness of the bacon, gives a mouthwatering finish to the naturally mild, subtle vegetable we've always known and loved.
Green Bean Lasagna Recipe
We love throwing together a tasty combo that eliminates the needs for another side, and this green bean lasagna might actually serve alongside the turkey in a very efficient way. You've got your Thanksgiving green bean recipe, and a pasta dish all in one. Your final touches need only be stuffing related.
New-Fashioned Two-Bean Salad
Antonis Achilleos, Food Stylist: Ruth Blackburn, Prop Stylist: Shell Royster
This virtually no-cook recipe respects snappy pole beans by giving them a quick blanch before tossing them with peppery radishes, loads of fresh dill, and a tangy buttermilk dressing. What a fresh approach to the holiday bean recipe.
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