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    Published: Jan 16, 2020 · Modified: Apr 30, 2020 by Misty · This post may contain affiliate links. For more information, see our privacy policy.

    Easy Green Beans Almondine (with frozen green beans)

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    Green Beans Almondine is a fast and easy side dish using frozen green beans, fresh lemon, and toasted almonds. Both flavorful and healthy, this recipe is a win-win that can be done in under 15 minutes!

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    Green Beans Almondine is a fast way to make a healthy and flavorful side dish that goes with a variety of main dishes!
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    • 🍋 Ingredients
    • 🔪 Instructions
    • 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦  For a crowd
    • 🙋 Questions & Answers
    • 📖  More great side dishes
    • 👨🏼‍🍳 Tips & Tricks
    • 👋 Connect with us! 
    • 📋 Recipe
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    Green Beans Almondine is a classic dish of tender, lemony green beans with toasted almonds. It is my favorite way to eat green beans and for good reason. The lemon makes it bright and flavorful, the almonds add a satisfying crunch, and it can be made in one skillet, start to finish in 15 minutes. Best of all, green beans are packed with nutrients, so it is a guilt-free side dish that tastes AMAZING. 

    If you’re in the market for a quick, inexpensive way to feed your family healthy food, this recipe should be on the top of your list. Since it uses frozen green beans, it makes a great last-minute side for those crazy weeknight dinners.

    🍋 Ingredients

    Oil: Preferably olive oil for the extra flavor.
    Green beans: Frozen green beans turn out perfect and are an easy item to keep available in the freezer. Fresh turn out great as well!
    Butter: Creates a delicious, buttery sauce.
    Toasted almonds: Buy them already toasted or toast them in a skillet in 5 minutes.
    Lemon: The key ingredient for bright, fresh flavor.

    Ingredients for Green Beans Almondine
    This recipe is made with frozen grean beans, fresh lemon juice, and slivered almonds.

    🔪 Instructions

    Toasting the Almonds

    If you are toasting your own almonds, start here. Using sliced almonds, cook in a skillet over medium heat, stirring often until they are golden brown. 

    Making the Green Beans

    Start with heating the oil in a skillet on the stove. Cast iron skillets are my absolute first choice for this recipe. In fact, cast iron skillets are really your best friend in the kitchen! They get extra hot and retain their heat, which helps the green beans cook faster and develop beautiful color. Plus they last forever and are super easy to clean. What more could you ask for? Shameless plug over 😉

    The secret to great green beans is to let the skillet get very hot. Once it is screaming hot, throw in the frozen green beans. Stir them enough to prevent burning, but resist the urge to stir them constantly. You want them to get brown and blistered.

    Green beans in skillet
    Cook the grean beans until they are tender-crisp and start to brown.

    Once the green beans are tender-crisp, about 10-12 minutes, add the butter. As it melts it will create a delicious sauce to coat the green beans. Now just top with toasted almonds and a squeeze of fresh lemon juice. 

    👨‍👩‍👧‍👦  For a crowd

    If you want to double or triple this recipe to serve to a crowd, I recommend making each recipe in its own skillet. If the skillet is overcrowded, the beans won't cook evenly and may even start to steam instead of roast (which causes soggy green beans 😬). That being said, it is totally worth it to make multiple recipes in different skillets! Every time I serve this to a group of people someone asks for the recipe. It's that good!

    🙋 Questions & Answers

    Can I use fresh green beans instead?

    Yes, you can use fresh green beans instead. Trim the ends, then cook them roughly the same, watching for browning, blistered skin and a tender-crisp texture.

    Can I make these ahead?

    These green beans are honestly best when served hot and fresh. I don't recommend making them ahead.

    Are green beans good for you?

    Yes! Green beans are full of vitamins and minerals, specifically folate (which is a B vitamin). They also can be a good source of fiber. Of course, like all foods, eat them in proportion and with a variety of other healthy foods for a well-rounded diet.

    What do I serve with green beans?

    Green Beans Almondine is the perfect side for Chicken Breasts in Lemon Sauce, 5 Ingredient Honey Butter Pork Tenderloin, or Slow Cooker Fall Apart Roast.

    Close-up of Green Beans Almondine
    Serve green beans with grilled or skillet chicken, pork, or steak dishes.

    📖  More great side dishes

    • Twice Baked Potato Bake is one of our all-time favorite side dishes. Creamy potatoes filled with bacon, cheese, and chives. Yum!
    • Pan Roasted Frozen Corn is ALWAYS a hit. It's made with frozen corn, onion, and garlic for a super easy side dish.
    • Crispy Roasted Brussels Sprouts (despite popular belief) are crispy, slightly salty, and absolutely delicious! Cook them right and you'll fall in love.

    👨🏼‍🍳 Tips & Tricks

    • Use a cast iron skillet to cook the green beans faster and develop more wonderful color. 
    • Get the skillet super hot before adding the green beans. If you don’t, the green beans cook slower and won’t brown. 
    • Add the butter after the green beans are cooked. If you add the butter with the oil in the beginning, the green beans will have a harder time browning… seeing a theme here? 
    • Use skinny green beans if possible. They cook faster and (you guessed it) brown better than the larger ones. 

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    📋 Recipe

    Green beans almondine with almonds and a lemon on a platter

    Easy Green Beans Almondine

    Green Beans Almondine is a fast and easy side dish using frozen green beans, fresh lemon, and toasted almonds. Both flavorful and healthy, this recipe is a win-win that can be done in under 15 minutes!
    5 from 10 votes
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    Course: Side Dish
    Cuisine: French
    Prep Time: 3 minutes
    Cook Time: 12 minutes
    Total Time: 15 minutes
    Servings: 6
    Calories: 154kcal
    Author: Borrowed Bites

    Ingredients

    • 4 teaspoon olive oil
    • 24 oz frozen green beans
    • 4 tablespoon sliced almonds toasted
    • 1 lemon juiced
    • 2 tablespoon butter
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    Instructions

    Toasting Almonds

    • Heat small skillet over medium heat. Cook sliced almonds, stirring often, until golden brown. Careful! They burn very easily.

    Green Beans

    • Heat oil in 12-inch skillet (cast iron is best). When skillet is very hot, add green beans. Stir occasionally, allowing green beans to brown and blister. Cook until tender-crisp, or 10-12 minutes.
    • Stir in butter. Top with toasted almonds and juice of 1 lemon.

    Notes

    Tips & Tricks
    • Use a cast iron skillet to cook the green beans faster and develop more wonderful color. 
    • Get the skillet super hot before adding the green beans. If you don’t, the green beans cook slower and won’t brown. 
    • Add the butter after the green beans are cooked. If you add the butter with the oil in the beginning, the green beans will have a harder time browning… seeing a theme here? 
    • Use skinny green beans if possible. They cook faster and (you guessed it) brown better than the larger ones. 

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    Nutrition

    Calories: 154kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 10mg | Sodium: 41mg | Potassium: 334mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 899IU | Vitamin C: 23mg | Calcium: 73mg | Iron: 2mg

    All nutrition information is provided by a third party and is an estimate only. Use your own nutritional calculator for more specific measurements.

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    1. Bridget Fontaine says

      January 30, 2023 at 5:28 pm

      5 stars
      Yummy recipe and so easy

      Reply
      • Danielle says

        January 30, 2023 at 7:25 pm

        Thanks for taking the time to let us know!

        Reply
    2. Joyce DeFrancesco says

      April 18, 2022 at 9:36 am

      5 stars
      This dish was a absolutely wonderful! Easy, fast, I dare say foolproof! Thank you!

      Reply
      • Danielle says

        April 18, 2022 at 11:06 am

        Thanks! It is such a fast and easy way to use frozen green beans. Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment!

        Reply
    3. Shelley Becker says

      December 01, 2021 at 3:01 pm

      Do you thaw the green beans first

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      • Danielle says

        December 01, 2021 at 3:17 pm

        No need to thaw first. Frozen works great! Enjoy!

        Reply
    4. Wavrek says

      March 02, 2021 at 4:03 pm

      5 stars
      Fantastic recipe!

      Reply
      • Danielle says

        March 02, 2021 at 5:29 pm

        Thanks for the kind words!

        Reply
    5. Elsa says

      August 08, 2020 at 2:28 pm

      5 stars
      Yummy yummy yummy. I really liked this. I used thin frozen cream beans and they got really crisp (not soggy like I used to make them). Great recipe!

      Reply
      • Misty says

        August 08, 2020 at 2:28 pm

        Yay for crispy green beans! Glad you tried it.

        Reply
    6. Norah says

      February 13, 2020 at 12:38 pm

      5 stars
      I've made these three times already. Super easy side dish for dinner, and the leftovers are good, too!

      Reply
    7. Lili Reyes says

      February 12, 2020 at 5:29 pm

      5 stars
      Awesome I loved the Green beans receipt. Keep up the GREAT work. I will tell all my friends and family to look at your website. I really loved it.

      Reply
    8. Kimberly Jones says

      January 16, 2020 at 11:55 am

      yum!

      Reply

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