Easy Roasted Green Beans

Name: Easy Roasted Green Beans
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 60 min
Ingredients: 8 ounces fresh mushrooms, (sliced in ¼ inch slices); 1 lb fresh green beans; 1 ½ tablespoon olive oil; 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar; 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese, (freshly grated)

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These roasted green beans are loaded with flavor and are simple to make! Tossed in olive oil and balsamic vinegar, these beans are roasted to perfection and topped with freshly grated Parmesan cheese. It's the perfect side dish for any dinner or holiday meal!

Baked green beans and mushrooms topped with Parmesan Cheese, wooden spoon in dish.

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✔️ Quick Recipe Overview
ℹ️ Why This Recipe Works
🛒 Ingredients You'll Need
📋 Variations and Substitutions
🔪 Step-By-Step Recipe Instructions
🙋 Recipe FAQs
💭 Expert Tips
🥘 More Green Bean Recipes You'll Love!
Easy Roasted Green Beans

✔️ Quick Recipe Overview

Why These Are The Best Roasted Green Beans: Simply seasoned, these are roasted in the oven until they are crisp tender. Quick to prep with no hassle ingredients, there's nothing complicated about this recipe.

How Long It Takes: 1 hour

Equipment You'll Need: knife, cutting board, colander, 9x13 baking dish

These roasted green beans are simple to make and are absolutely delicious! They are the perfect combination of both crispy and tender, combined with fresh sliced mushrooms coated in olive oil and balsamic vinegar, and then topped off with freshly grated Parmesan cheese. It doesn't get more simple than that! Learning how to make roasted green beans has never been so easy. It’s a quick, simple, no-fuss recipe that is easy enough for anyone to make. And, it's the perfect side dish that pairs well with baked salmon, grilled steak, or this oven baked brown sugar chicken with garlic! Or, serve these as the perfect side dish at your Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner table!

Green beans are so versatile and can be made so many different ways. While I do love grilled green beans, roasting is one of my favorite ways to prepare them. When making roasted green beans in the oven, they develop a whole new delicious depth of flavor. And the balsamic marinated mushrooms add a pop of flavor and adds a nice tangy finish.

ℹ️ Why This Recipe Works

1. The prep is quick, easy, and can be done ahead of time.

2. Not only are these a light and healthy side dish for any dinner and at your holiday table, but they are also great for meal prep! These will last in your refrigerator for 3-4 days.

3. This is a versatile recipe and tastes great when you add nuts, bacon, fresh squeezed lemon juice, and so much more!

🛒 Ingredients You'll Need

Green beans, oil, balsamic vinegar, parmesan cheese, and mushrooms on a counter.

Green Beans - fresh is best. Using beans that are bright green and firm in texture is a must when making roasted green beans in the oven. If you use a canned beans, they will turn out mushy. Frozen beans become soggy due to the moisture they hold during the freezing process.
Oil and Vinegar - use EVOO or a flavored olive oil. The balsamic vinegar helps to slightly marinates the mushrooms, which adds extra flavor to this recipe.
Parmesan Cheese - it's important to use freshly grated Parmesan cheese. For the freshest, most robust flavor, grate your own cheese from a block of Parmigiano Reggiano Parmesan Cheese. It provides a slight salty taste and has a subtle nutty flavor. If in a hurry, use a bag of grated Parmesan cheese. Stay away from the canned and powdered Parmesan cheese.

See recipe card below for a full list of ingredients and measurements.

📋 Variations and Substitutions

This is a versatile side dish and tastes amazing as is but you can also add some simple additions.

Fresh squeezed lemon juice after the beans have been roasted helps provide a burst of fresh flavor.
Top with freshly chopped basil, parsley, chives, or mint.
To add a bit of heat, add in a teaspoon of red pepper flakes right before roasting.
After removing the dish from the oven, top with 2-3 slices of salted butter and then stir to coat.
Top with sliced almonds

🔪 Step-By-Step Recipe Instructions

Start by preheating the oven to 450°F. Roasting requires a higher temperature, anything over 400°F. And to obtain that al dente and crispy tender texture, the oven temperature needs to be high.

While the oven is preheating, trim the tips off the fresh beans. Then, using a sharp knife cut the string beans 2 to 3 times so you have bite-size pieces. Place the cut beans in a colander. If you're not using pre-sliced mushrooms, use a sharp knife to slice them about ¼ of an inch thick.

Sliced green beans and mushrooms on a counter.

Next, rinse the vegetables in a colander. Layer paper towels on a counter and pour the beans and mushrooms onto the paper towels. Using another paper towel, gently pat to remove any excess water.

👩‍🍳 Expert Tip! It's important to remove any excess drops of water. Water on the outside of the beans will become mushy spots while roasting in the oven.

Sliced mushrooms and cut fresh green beans in a colander.

Place the vegetables in a gallon sized plastic bag along with the olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Seal the bag and shake well.

Cut green beans and mushrooms in a ziplock bag.

In a 9x13 oven safe dish, add the green bean mixture and spread evenly.

Seasoned green beans and mushrooms in an oven baked dish.

Roast in the oven uncovered for 40-45 minutes. Once done, remove the dish and top with the freshly grated Parmesan cheese. And that's all it takes to make the most delicious roasted green beans made in the oven! Slight crispy and oh so flavorful, these roasted beans are an easy side dish and are incredibly simple to make. The flavors are absolutely delicious!

Close up of roasted green beans topped with Parmesan cheese.

🙋 Recipe FAQs

How do you trim and cut fresh green beans?

The fastest way to trim off the ends is to line up 5-6 beans on a cutting board and then using a large sharp knife, cut the stems off all at once. It makes prep time much easier and a lot faster. You can even do this several days ahead of time and store them in the refrigerator until ready to roast.

Do green beans need to be blanched before roasting?

Not for this recipe, no. Blanching helps make fresh string beans crisp tender, which is not necessary to do beforehand for this recipe because that's what happens when you roast them in the oven at a high temperature.

Spoonful of green beans topped with Parmesan cheese,

💭 Expert Tips

To save even more time, be on the lookout for bags of green beans that have already been trimmed. These can sometimes be found in the produce section at your local grocery store.
You can use french style string beans if you want. To make this version, simply cut the tips off in a diagonal direction. Then, slice the beans lengthwise and cut into bite-size pieces. Needa visual? Check out this video: How to Cut French Style Green Beans
Make these ahead of time by letting all the ingredients marinate overnight in the plastic bag. After all the ingredients have been added to the plastic bag, seal and place in the refrigerator. The flavor is amazing when you let the ingredients marinate overnight in the balsamic vinegar and olive oil.
For even more flavor, use a flavored olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Garlic infused olive oil with a raspberry balsamic vinaigrette is my favorite taste combination!
To add even more crunch, roast these in the oven for 30 minutes instead of 45 minutes.
Store any leftovers in a container with a lid in the refrigerator for 3-4 days. Reheat in the microwave or in the oven.

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