Our Parmesan Green Beans are tossed in Parmesan and seasonings to give them a crisp coating that gives way to perfectly tender roasted green beans. Roasted veggies are such an easy side dish and these are no exception.
I still remember the first time I roasted a vegetable. It was broccoli, which probably comes as no surprise to anyone that’s followed along for any amount of time. I’m obsessed with broccoli. 😉
(For your consideration: Broccoli Salad and Broccoli Cheese Casserole)
Anyway, I had seen the method somewhere and gave it a try and my world was transformed. Vegetables take on such a different flavor when they’re roasted.
They don’t even compare to steamed (or ew…boiled) vegetables.
That same leap happens between fresh and frozen veggies. If you think you hate vegetables, be sure that you’ve had them cooked from fresh and not frozen. They’re entirely different things, I swear.
These roasted Parmesan green beans are beyond simple and the seasonings and Parmesan give them great flavor and texture.
The Parmesan crisps up to give these a breaded texture. I’ve been known to eat them like french fries and serve them with garlic aioli as a dipping sauce!
Ingredient Notes:
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Green Beans – You’ll need some fresh, trimmed green beans for this recipe. Highly recommend using fresh beans for this, though frozen would likely work. Do not use canned green beans in this recipe.
Parmesan – A lot of the flavor from these roasted green beans will come from the parmesan cheese, and it also gives the beans a slightly crunchy coating. You’ll want to use the powdery kind, not the shredded kind.
Oil – I like to roast these green beans in avocado oil, but olive oil will also work well.
Seasoning – Just a simple mix of salt, pepper, garlic powder and onion powder will be enough to add some good extra flavors to these parmesan roasted green beans.
It’s such a simple recipe! Green beans, parmesan, oil, and seasoning. That’s pretty basic stuff, but it tastes wonderful.
Roasted green beans are the perfect tender-crisp texture. Not soggy like canned green beans and not too crunchy either.
These parmesan green beans are perfect as a low carb side dish or even as a low carb snack!
How To Roast Green Beans:
Prepare – For these green beans, you’ll want to toss the beans in a bit of avocado or olive oil and then add in some grated Parmesan (we like the powdery kind here), garlic powder, onion powder, and salt and pepper.
Mix – Stir all that together to coat the green beans and then spread them out on a baking sheet. You could likely use shredded Parmesan cheese here as well, but we like the way the powdery kind coats the beans better.
Roast – It’ll take about 25 minutes for the parmesan green beans to roast, stirring halfway through, or until the veggies are as tender as you’d like. We love this recipe because it’s so quick and simple and really versatile. You could mix up the seasonings, skip the Parmesan, use your favorite flavored oil, add some other veggies to the mix, or even throw in some sliced sausage to roast alongside the beans! The sky is the limit here.
FAQs:
425 degrees is the magic number! A nice hot oven allows the natural sugars in the vegetables to caramelize a bit and their natural sweetness comes out more, really transforming the taste.
Olive oil or avocado oil are our preferred choices. We mostly use avocado oil for cooking and EVOO for things like salad dressings. We buy both from Thrive Market, a membership store similar to Costco, where you can shop online at great prices. Thrive has many membership options available and we find that it easily pays for itself. Plus, I love that you can sort by diet. Their keto selection is top notch!
Fresh green beans are best for roasting, though frozen will work. Do not use canned green beans in this recipe.
Yes, these parmesan roasted green beans will last for about 3 to 4 days if the refrigerator if they are tightly sealed. You can reheat them in the oven or the microwave!
You bet! I like them roasted in the oven but an air fryer can make things pretty simple too, especially if you don’t want to heat the whole house up. Check out this air fried green bean recipe, it’s also low carb!
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What to serve with roasted green beans:
- Pork Tenderloin
- Air Fryer Pork Chops
- Stuffed Pork Chops
- Lemon Garlic Chicken
- Baked Cod Recipe
- Keto Meatloaf
Parmesan Roasted Green Beans
Ingredients
- 1 pound fresh green beans trimmed
- 1 tablespoon avocado oil
- ½ cup grated Parmesan
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon cracked pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- Add the beans and oil to a large bowl and toss to coat.
- Add the Parmesan, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and pepper to a small bowl and stir to combine.
- Pour the Parmesan mixture over the green beans and stir to coat.
- Spread the green beans in an even layer in a large baking sheet, being careful not to overcrowd the pan.
- Bake for 25 minutes or until beans are as tender as you’d like, flipping halfway through.
- Serve hot.
Claudine Martin says
I tried the roasted green beans recipe with Parmesan and garlic last night. It was awful, not even eatable. The beans became very shewy and stringy
Karly Campbell says
I’m sorry to hear these didn’t turn out for you. Not sure what would have went wrong.
Jane says
I am confused about the calculation for sugar in the nutrition. There is no added sugar so is the sugar from the green beans. And if so wouldn’t that be in the total carbs?
Karly Campbell says
Hi Jane! Yes, the sugar is naturally occurring in the green beans. The sugar is accounted for in the total carbs.
Becky Croll says
I’m really confused about the serving size noted in the nutrition info. I get that there are four servings in the recipe for 1 pound of fresh beans. But the serving size of “1” is confusing. Could you clarify? Thanks
Karly Campbell says
Ah, I’m sorry. My recipe card has just recently started putting a ‘1’ in that space if you don’t fill it out and since I didn’t measure by volume or have a good measurement to put there, I left it blank. So annoying. I’ll fix that, but you’re right – 1/4 of the recipe is the serving. 🙂
ericka moore says
Aah, gotcha. That’s fine. I’ll just cook them the regular way. Thanks again for replying and keeping it low carb!
Stay well,
E
ericka moore says
This was quick, easy and delicious. Roasted salmon at the same time and temp. Thanks again for a new way to cook them, I wonder how canned string beans would work?
Karly Campbell says
I’m not sure how canned would work. They’re already so soft, I don’t think it’d work well. 🙂
Becky Croll says
Re canning green beans. It can be done but you need to use a pressure canner and a lot of pressure because of the low acidity. Check the Ball Canning Book for instructions.
Judy Dyer says
I think that these would be great in an Air Fryer? 8-10 minutes at 400 (preheated
Karly Campbell says
Yes, I think they’d be good in there as well!
Caroline T says
I was always led to believe that green beans aren’t keto. Is this not true? Not that it matters all that much since my husband won’t eat green beans, but I love them! 🙂 Thanks!
Karly Campbell says
Hi Caroline! They are beans and many people won’t eat beans on keto. That said, green beans are low carb and we see no reason to classify them as non-keto, but everyone seems to do keto a bit different.