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    🏠Home » Recipes » Side Dish Recipes

    Baked Parmesan Green Beans

    Feb 10, 2020 · Modified: Jan 22, 2023 by Dan Mikesell AKA DrDan · 7 Comments

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    4.21 from 29 votes

    Baked Parmesan green beans are a delicious and tender—great easy side dish for any meal. Let's learn to pick out the best beans and bake them with these simple step-by-step photo instructions.

    Parmesan green beans on white plate
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    • Why you should make this recipe
    • Ingredients
    • 👨‍🍳How to cook Parmesan Green Beans
    • 🛒How to buy the best fresh green beans
    • ❓FAQs
    • 📖Green Bean Recipes
    • 🖼️Step-by-Step Photo Instructions
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    We all need a collection of easy, dependable vegetable side dish recipes that deliver dependable, great taste every time. Add this one to the collection.

    Why you should make this recipe

    • Great tasting parmesan garlic green beans, even the kids will love.
    • Super easy to make.
    • A great way to get more fresh vegetables into your diet.

    This is inspired by Tyler Florence recipe from Food Network. I have decreased the size (this is "cooking for two"), simplified the technique, used more standard-size beans, and added more detailed instructions.

    Ingredients

    • Green beans—fresh
    • Olive oil
    • Parmesan cheese—grated fresh preferred
    • Pantry ingredients—kosher salt, black pepper, garlic powder

    👨‍🍳How to cook Parmesan Green Beans

    1. Preheat the oven to 375° convection or 400° conventional.
    2. Clean and trim fresh green beans.
    3. Coat beans with olive oil. Mix well, then add kosher salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
    4. Spread the beans evenly on a parchment-covered baking tray.
    5. Cover with grated Parmesan cheese.
    6. Roast at 375° for about 10-15 minutes until the cheese melts, with some browning and tender.

    🛒How to buy the best fresh green beans

    This is a fresh green bean recipe and not for frozen beans. So let's learn how to find the best fresh beans.

    • While reasonable fresh green beans are available year-round, the peak season is June through September, and local fresh will be best.
    • Fresh off the vine is the best or at the farmer’s market. Use the store produce department if you must.
    • Look for beans that are firm and have a vibrant green color.
    • Try to avoid bigger beans with swelling around the seeds.
    • Try to buy beans that are about the same size. The skinny ones seemed to cook over and were a little dry.

    ❓FAQs

    Do I need to blanch green beans before baking?

    No, blanching is not needed. Baking in the oven will cook them.

    What other spices go well with green beans?

    In addition to salt, black pepper, and garlic powder, other tastes that work well are onion powder, basil, oregano, or thyme.

    Spice mixes like Cajan seasoning or lemon pepper also work well.

    Fresh ingredients like onion and garlic must have time to cook in the recipe or be cooked before adding.

    What other things can be added to green beans to add different flavors?

    Things like almonds, other hard cheese, bacon, or panko bread crumbs can add a lot of flavor to green bean dishes.

    📖Green Bean Recipes

    Green Beans with Bacon

    Green Beans with Toasted Almonds

    Green Bean Casserole Without Soup

    This recipe is listed in these categories. See them for more similar recipes.

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    🖼️Step-by-Step Photo Instructions

    fresh green beans with seasonings

    Preheat oven to 375° convection or 400° conventional. Clean and trim ½ pound of green beans. Try to use medium size beans of consistent size — the skinny ones with dry out, and the big ones will not be tender.

    mixing beans with oil in bowl

    In a medium bowl, combine beans with 2 teaspoons of olive oil. Mix to coat, then add ¼ teaspoon kosher salt, ⅛ teaspoon pepper, and ⅛ teaspoon garlic powder—mix again.

    sprinkling parmesan cheese on beans

    Cover a baking sheet with parchment paper. Spread the beans evenly across the paper. Sprinkle with ¼ cup Parmesan cheese (fresh preferred).

    baked green beans on tray

    Roast at 375° for about 10-15 minutes until the cheese melts, with some browning and tender.

    📝Recipe

    Parmesan green beans on white plate

    Baked Parmesan Green Beans

    From Dan Mikesell AKA DrDan
    Baked Parmesan green beans are a delicious and tender—great easy side dish for any meal. Let's learn to pick out the best beans and bake them with these simple step-by-step photo instructions.
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    4.21 from 29 votes
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    Prep Time: 10 minutes
    Cook Time: 15 minutes
    Total Time: 25 minutes
    Servings #/Adjust if desired 2 large servings

    Ingredients

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    • 8 oz green beans
    • 2 teaspoons olive oil
    • ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
    • ¼ teaspoon Kosher salt
    • ⅛ teaspoon pepper
    • ¼ cup Parmesan cheese - grated fresh preferred
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    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 375° convection or 400° conventional. Clean and trim ½ pound of green beans. Try to use medium size beans of consistent size — the skinny ones with dry out, and the big ones will not be tender.
      fresh green beans with seasonings
    • In a medium bowl, combine beans with 2 teaspoons of olive oil. Mix to coat, then add ¼ teaspoon kosher salt, ⅛ teaspoon pepper, and ⅛ teaspoon garlic powder—mix again.
      mixing beans with oil in bowl
    • Cover a baking sheet with parchment paper. Spread the beans evenly across the paper. Sprinkle with ¼ cup Parmesan cheese (fresh preferred).
      sprinkling parmesan cheese on beans
    • Roast at 375° for about 10-15 minutes until the cheese melts, with some browning and tender.
      baked green beans on tray
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    Recipe Notes

    Pro Tips

    1. This an easy recipe to double, and still use a half-sheet pan.
    2. Use a tray with parchment paper to prevent sticking.
    3. Look for green beans that are firm and have a vibrant green color. Try to avoid bigger beans with swelling around the seeds. Try to use beans of about the same size.
    4. The better the Parmesan, the better the taste.
    5. Ovens and beans can vary some. Go by color.

    To adjust the recipe size:

    You may adjust the number of servings in this recipe card under servings. This does the math for the ingredients for you. BUT it does NOT adjust the text of the instructions. So you need to do that yourself.

    Nutrition Estimate

    Nutrition Facts
    Baked Parmesan Green Beans
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 120 Calories from Fat 63
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 7g11%
    Saturated Fat 3g15%
    Cholesterol 9mg3%
    Sodium 498mg21%
    Potassium 239mg7%
    Carbohydrates 9g3%
    Fiber 3g12%
    Sugar 4g4%
    Protein 7g14%
    Vitamin A 880IU18%
    Vitamin C 14mg17%
    Calcium 190mg19%
    Iron 1mg6%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
    Serving size is my estimate of a normal size unless stated otherwise. The number of servings per recipe is stated above. This is home cooking, and there are many variables. All nutritional information are estimates and may vary from your actual results. To taste ingredients such as salt will be my estimate of the average used.
    Course : Vegetable
    Cuisine : American

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    Originally Published July 8, 2012. Updated with expanded options, refreshed photos, and a table of contents to help navigation.

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    1. Elecia

      May 20, 2017 at 9:43 pm

      Scrumptious!!!

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      • DrDan

        May 22, 2017 at 8:12 pm

        Thanks,
        Dan

    2. Toni

      March 21, 2015 at 12:04 am

      4 stars
      Definitely a 4. My usual green bean parmesan recipe included blanching the beans, then sautéing in a skillet with onions and basil with a final step of adding the parmesan. We didn't miss the onions or basil with the flavor imbued by the roasting. This saved prep time AND reduced cleanup.

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      • DrDan

        March 21, 2015 at 8:09 am

        An easy cook and a solid 4.... I agree
        Thanks for the note and rating.
        DrDan

    3. Lisa Hutt

      July 15, 2012 at 2:38 pm

      I do this quite often with both green beans and asparagus, never thought to add Parmesan cheese though, great recipe, thanks!

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    4. Dr Dan

      July 14, 2012 at 10:21 pm

      I'm not sure there is always a straight conversion between the two. A lot is oven dependent I believe. I almost always use convection since I feel the heat is more even. If not using convection, I would add at least a few minutes to this recipe. Also if I'm not using convection, I usually add 10 to 25 degrees on the temp.

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    5. Chris

      July 12, 2012 at 9:30 pm

      That sounds like a good way to shake up your veggies, roasting them always makes them better. 15 in a convection oven would be more like 20 in a standard, right?

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