Crispy Oven-Baked Green Bean Fries
These crispy crunchy green bean fries are baked in the oven so they’re a perfect healthy side dish! Pair them with your favorite veggie burger for an easy dinner!
When I was younger, I wasn’t a big fan of green beans. To be fair, we mostly ate canned green beans which I still don’t love. But fresh green beans? It turns out they’re delicious. And even if you or your family members aren’t in love with green beans just yet, these crispy green bean fries might be just the recipe to convert you!
Anyways, these crispy green bean fries are baked in the oven and they’re just a little bit addicting! You’ve been warned.
Tips for perfectly crispy green bean fries
- Pat the green beans dry with a clean dish towel after washing.
- Use panko crumbs instead of breadcrumbs. Panko crumbs tend to be larger and flakier than breadcrumbs, so you’ll get more of a crunch
- When coating the green beans with the egg wash, it can be helpful to use a fork to dip them before transferring them to the panko crumbs. If you use your fingers, you’ll likely get sticky and end up with a lot of egg in the panko crumbs.
- Be sure not to crowd the baking sheet. The green beans should be on a single layer in order to get as crispy as possible.
How to prepare fresh green beans
- First, give the green beans a good rinse. Gently scrub any dirt off the surface.
- Then, pat the green beans dry.
- Use a sharp knife to trim the ends off the green beans.
The Best Dipping Sauces for Green Bean Fries
If you’re looking for a fun dipping sauce, you can keep it simple with something like marinara or ketchup. Or you can get fancy with this curry dip, jalapeño dip, or even this burrito sauce!
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Crispy Oven-Baked Green Bean Fries
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 2 cups 1x
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Description
These crispy crunchy green bean fries are baked in the oven so they’re a perfect healthy side dish! Pair them with your favorite veggie burger for an easy dinner!
Ingredients
- 1/2lb fresh green beans (about 2 cups) washed, ends trimmed, patted dry
- 3/4 cup panko bread crumbs
- 3 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1 egg, beaten
- Garlic powder, red pepper flakes, optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
- Mix the panko crumbs with the Parmesan, and salt.
- Toss the green beans in the flour to lightly coat them
- Dip the green beans in the egg, then coat with the panko bread crumb mixture.
- Spray a baking sheet with non-stick spray, then line the green beans up in a single layer across the pan.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes or until the coating begins to brown.
- Serve immediately!
Meals to Serve with Green Bean Fries
I know you want to eat a whole plate of fries for dinner. But try serving them with one of these other easy dinner recipes!
- Double the (healthy) comfort food: serve these fries with a bowl of vegan macaroni and cheese.
- Try them on the side with these delicious avocado salad sandwiches.
- These halloumi sandwiches only take 15 minutes to make, and they pair perfectly with green bean fries!
Sauce to Serve with Green Bean Fries
We ate our green bean fries without any sauce because they have plenty of flavor on their own, but I think they’d also be delicious dunked into an array of sauces.
- Try this avocado dip which is a favorite with sweet potato fries. Why not green bean fries?
- This homemade tzatziki sauce is deliciously creamy but still healthy thanks to Greek yogurt!
- Of course, for a super easy sauce, you can always stick with traditional ketchup!
P.S. if you need a super simple way to cook up your fresh beans, try these quick and easy green beans!
Love the taste of crispy fries? Try these oven baked zucchini fries! If you want to try more simple veggie side dishes, these steamed collard greens.
The perfect way to liven up green beans, I love the crunch of the Panko!
Oh, my gosh yes. Unless it was bean season, we always ate green beans. Sometimes my mom would freeze them too. I would have eaten ALL the beans on my plate if they were as tasty as these crispy beans!
Am rate this recipe after trying it
Its full of LOL amazing taste
Its made my last diner full of LOL
Thank you so much
I do not like green beans but my husband brings them home from his Mother’s garden. So I wanted to try something different. These were perfect. I used 1/2 bread crumbs and 1/2 French fried onions chopped up. They turned out perfect. Baked them 12-13 minutes and they were crispy and firm. Perfect finger food just like french fries.
Wow. Super easy and delish!! Thank you!!
Liz, so great to have a new side dish to try. I am a fan of anything crunchy and these look perfect. A great alternative to steamed green beans.
I have been married for 35 years and when i first married him, I found out really fast he hates anything Green,over the years i have learned how to get him to eat green veggies. My slow cooker fresh green beans with ham hock cooked in chicken broth was the only green beans he would eat until now.. Thank you so much for this recipe he Loves it,Thank God and thank you for sharing!
I just made these with catfish fillet, awesome!
Just found this recipe ! Delicious !! Thank you !!!
This is my first time ever posting a feedback. Wow I am so impressed. I just made these and they are just delicious. I was looking for a crispy green beans recipe without the deep frying. It’s crispy AND healthy. I added some chilli powder, five spice for some kick. Thank you so much.
Yay! I’m so glad you liked them!!