Easy & Delicious Roasted Green Beans Recipe - Rachel Cooks® (2024)

Roasted green beans with Parmesan and basil are crispy and so flavorful. Turn a few ordinary ingredients into an extra special side dish.

I don’t know if I’ve ever seen my mom enjoy a food as much as she enjoyed these roasted green beans! Okay, that might be an exaggeration but my mom LOVES these beans.

She couldn’t stop eating them! She actually was snacking on them before I reheated them.

I love cooking with my mom and she is the one who gave me the love of cooking. Any time I knock a recipe out of the park in her eyes, I feel an extra sense of accomplishment and success.

Why you’ll Love these Roasted green Beans

• They’re easy to make: Guys. I’m talking green can Parmesan and dried basil. There are times for freshly grated cheese and leafy green fresh basil, but in this case, it’s not. necessary.
• They’re salty and crunchy: If you’re a person that loves french fries, you’ll love these too. Of course they’re not exactly the same, but they satisfy the same cravings.
• They honor the green bean: That might sound weird, but the fresh beans are still crisp and flavorful. We’re not boiling them to death, we’re highlighting and enhancing their flavor in a hot oven, until they’re perfectly tender but still crisp.

I’ll get you started here and give you helpful tips. Look for the printable recipe card near the end of the post. It has complete instructions, measurements, and nutrition information.

What You’ll Need

• Fresh Green Beans: From your garden, grocery store, or farm market, doesn’t matter. Fresh is best for roasting. Look for crisp firm beans that aren’t wrinkled or soft. Snip off the stem end and leave the tail end on.
• Olive Oil: A bit of oil is necessary to roast vegetables. If you prefer a different type of oil, go for it.
• Salt and Pepper: Use coarse freshly ground black pepper and coarse sea salt or coarse kosher salt if you can. They provide the most flavor.
• Dried Basil: Nothing fancy here, just dried basil leaves from your pantry. If you’d rather use fresh, add it after roasting instead of before.
• Parmesan Cheese: Whether it’s from a green can or freshly grated, Parmesan cheese adds a really nice touch to these beans.

Can you Roast Canned or Frozen Green Beans?

While you technically could, I don’t recommend it for this particular recipe. They have a higher water content and they just won’t turn out the same.

How to Make Roasted Beans

When roasting anything, crispy is the goal. Those brown crispy bits are the best part.

To achieve that, make sure to dry your green beans really well. This is true when you’re roasting any vegetable and green beans are no exception. Put them right onto a towel and roll them around a bit until they’re nice and dry. Then you can get to roasting.

Preheat the oven to 425°F. The oven needs to be good and hot before you put the beans in.

Mix the beans with the olive oil, salt and pepper, and dried basil.

Spread them evenly on a rimmed sheet pan. Give them plenty of room.

Roast the beans for ten minutes, give them a stir, and roast for five more minutes.

Remove the pan from the oven and sprinkle the beans with the cheese. Serve immediately.

While you have the oven on, bake Parmesan and almond crusted salmon to go with the green beans. It’s so, so good and you can roast them both (and potatoes, too) at the same time. We also love baked chicken cordon bleu, which sounds fancy but is easy to make. Crockpot ham with maple Dijon sauce is easy and goes great with green beans.

These roasted green beans with Parmesan are almost as good as French fries. Okay, no, nothing like French fries. But good on their own merits! Totally different than French fries but just as good. Where was I going with this?

FAQs

Make It Your Own

• Love garlic? Add minced or pressed garlic (2-4 cloves) to the beans after they’ve roasted 10 minutes. When you stir the beans, stir in the garlic.
• Have something else in the oven at a lower temperature (350°F)? No problem, the beans will be fine at a lower temperature but will take up to 20 minutes to cook. They won’t be quite as browned and crisp.
• If basil and Parmesan aren’t for you, try green beans with lemon and feta. I prefer those, my mom prefers these. Try them both!
• Don’t want to turn your oven on? Try green beans almondine or green beans with bacon. We just love this Mediterranean green bean salad with sun-dried tomatoes.
• Or if you’re in the mood for something a bit richer, try my homemade green bean casserole – no canned soup in this version!
• Not crazy about green beans? Try roasted broccoli or roasted cauliflower, and add basil and Parmesan cheese.

Storage & ReheatingTips

Leftover green beans can be stored in the fridge for three to four days. Reheat in the microwave or give them a quick blast in your air fryer.

Leftover Love

Have some roasted green beans left over? Chop them up a bit and add them to a salad with fresh greens, and tomatoes for a quick lunch tomorrow. They are particularly good on a gazpacho salad or panzanella salad.