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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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
- Preheat the oven to 375° convection or 400° conventional.
- Clean and trim fresh green beans.
- Coat beans with olive oil. Mix well, then add kosher salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
- Spread the beans evenly on a parchment-covered baking tray.
- Cover with grated Parmesan cheese.
- 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
No, blanching is not needed. Baking in the oven will cook them.
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.
Things like almonds, other hard cheese, bacon, or panko bread crumbs can add a lot of flavor to green bean dishes.
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🖼️Step-by-Step Photo 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.
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.
Cover a baking sheet with parchment paper. Spread the beans evenly across the paper. Sprinkle with ¼ cup Parmesan cheese (fresh preferred).
Roast at 375° for about 10-15 minutes until the cheese melts, with some browning and tender.
📝Recipe
Baked Parmesan Green Beans
Ingredients
- 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
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.
- 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.
- Cover a baking sheet with parchment paper. Spread the beans evenly across the paper. Sprinkle with ¼ cup Parmesan cheese (fresh preferred).
- Roast at 375° for about 10-15 minutes until the cheese melts, with some browning and tender.
Your Own Private Notes
Recipe Notes
Pro Tips
- This an easy recipe to double, and still use a half-sheet pan.
- Use a tray with parchment paper to prevent sticking.
- 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.
- The better the Parmesan, the better the taste.
- 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.
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Originally Published July 8, 2012. Updated with expanded options, refreshed photos, and a table of contents to help navigation.
Elecia
Scrumptious!!!
DrDan
Thanks,
Dan
Toni
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.
DrDan
An easy cook and a solid 4.... I agree
Thanks for the note and rating.
DrDan
Lisa Hutt
I do this quite often with both green beans and asparagus, never thought to add Parmesan cheese though, great recipe, thanks!
Dr Dan
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.
Chris
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?