From Green Bean Casserole to Green Beans and Bacon, You Can't Beat These 24 Green Bean Recipes

Green beans are a usual, yet delicious, suspect on most American Thanksgiving tables. Whether you're keeping it healthy and simple by blanching your green beans, going the easy route and sautéing frozen green beans, or opting for a decadent green bean casserole with fresh green beans, there are countless ways to prepare these crisp little legumes.

Green beans, snap beans and their haricot vert (or French green bean cousins) are also one of the healthier Thanksgiving side dishes, since they're rich sources of vitamins A, C and K, along with folic acid and fiber. We can't exactly say that for mac and cheese now can we? Plus green beans are affordable, making them a go-to veg when grocery shopping for Thanksgiving.

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Best Green Bean Recipes

From Copycat Texas Roadhouse Green Beans and The Pioneer Woman's Green Beans and Tomatoes, to Roasted Zesty Green Beans and Bacon-Wrapped Green Beans, we've rounded up 24 of the best green bean recipes for every palate, budget and level of vegetable side goals.

We'll let you take it from here for which one to try first.

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Green Bean and Mushroom Picadillo

Chef Aarón Sanchez's Green Bean and Mushroom Picadillo is his all-time favorite side dish for a holiday feast, and it's super easy!

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Pork Chops with Cherry Tomatoes and Green Beans

Cherry tomatoes, green beans and moist pork chops make a colorful and easy one-pan meal.

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Green Beans and Bacon

Bacon bits liven up this simple veggie side dish.

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Blue Cheese and Walnut Roasted Green Beans

This recipe will completely change the way you eat (and want to eat) green beans with a bag of fresh green beans, a block of blue cheese and some walnuts.

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Seared Steak with French Fries and Lemon Green Beans

This hearty meal goes from stove to table in 25 minutes.

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Grilled Sirloin with Green Beans and Shallot-Mustard Sauce

Kick off grilling season with this succulent steak and green beans dressed in a shallot-mustard sauce.

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Simply Cheesy Italian Mini Meatloaf and Green Beans

These perfectly portioned mini meatloaves are packed with cheese, garlic, herbs and pasta sauce. Served with simple garlic and lemon green beans this is sure to be a favorite at your house!

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Ree Drummond's Green Beans and Tomatoes

This unlikely pairing is actually quite genius together, especially with The Pioneer Woman's touch!

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Cheese-It Chicken with Cranberry Green Beans

Your kids will love crushing cheese crackers into tiny pieces as a fun way to bread chicken before it’s baked. Green beans and carrots are steamed and tossed with cranberries and roasted garlic for a deliciously sweet and savory side dish.

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Beef and Green Bean Stir-Fry

Steak can fit into your budget! Just pick the right cut, add a flavorful marinade and pair it with plenty of vegetables, like we did in this fast stir-fry with green beans.

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Maple-Roasted Green Beans with Sausage

Just four ingredients transform green beans into a sweet-and-salty delight that can be made from start to finish on a baking sheet.

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Roasted Zesty Green Beans

These Mediterranean-flavored green beans from Chef Jon Ashton are easy enough for a weeknight side dish, alongside roast chicken, meatloaf or pork chops. Or serve them in a rice bowl alongside ground turkey.

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Vanessa Lachey's Italian Herbed Green Bean Skillet with Crunchy Crumb Topping

This easy green bean skillet uses Libby’s French Style Green Beans, but adds sundried tomatoes and a crunchy topping to elevate your traditional green bean dish.

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Texas Roadhouse Green Beans

These Copycat Texas Roadhouse Green Beans are easier than you might think, and there is bacon in there, so you know they're going to be a winner!

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Heirloom Tomato and Green Beans with Ginger Vinaigrette

Heirloom tomatoes and green beans get a ton of ginger, a hint of fresh mint, rice vinegar and a dash of sesame oil to a traditionally no-frills vinaigrette for tossing with green beans and tomatoes.

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Green Bean Casserole with Cheese

A new take on a fall family favorite, this dish can be assembled quickly and easily using pan lining paper. Simply pop the casserole dish into the oven 20 minutes before dinner and serve.

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Green Bean Salad with Smoky Almonds

The unexpected addition of smoked almonds kicks this healthy side dish up a notch.

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Orange-Almond Green Beans

Healthy green beans with loads of extra punch from Liz Pearson!

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Best-Ever Green Bean Casserole

Pro tip: For the best-ever green bean casserole, never boil your beans in anything less than 1 gallon of water and liberally season with 2 tablespoons of salt.

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Green Beans Marinara

Although most of us have ever eaten this combo, it's such a success you shouldn't pass it up.

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Garlic Scape Pesto And Green Beans

This garlic scape pesto is so delicious and you can put it on pretty much anything—including green beans.

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Skillet Green Beans

This green bean recipe is super simple, delicious and looks like Christmas on a plate with the red and green! Not to mention, it's pretty economical and can be made for a few guests or a big crowd. Did we mention there's bacon?

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Bacon-Wrapped Green Bean Bundles

Let’s face it: We Americans love our bacon. This recipe is no exception when it comes to bacon. This fun, easy appetizer is a perfect example of what you might consider making the next time a bacon craving strikes.

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White Cheddar Green Bean Orzo Casserole with Fried Onion Strings

As much as we all love a traditional green bean casserole, this one has a white cheddar and cayenne base, which makes it pretty exceptional.

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