Eat Your Greens! Air Fryer Green Beans that is. These beans end up deliciously crisp and green—I repeat—these are not sad, soggy beans from a can. If I make these—I know that my family will eat them—and like them! I can’t say that about all vegetables—but these beans are a new family favorite.
Walking on Air! These green beans are a great example of what an air fryer can do. I can get perfectly crisp and tender green beans—using less oil than I would with more traditional cooking methods. These are not your grandmother’s green beans.
Easy Air Fryer Green Beans Recipe
These are so tempting, that while I most often serve these as a side dish, sometimes I make them as a snack. Like the healthiest French fry you’ve ever had. And none of the guilt. I can’t think of another veggie that everyone in my family enjoys equally.
Do you love green beans as much as I do? Try more of my favorite green bean recipes: my incredible southern style green beans, and my family’s favorite, all homemade green bean casserole my family has been making on repeat for 3 generations!
With the air fryer, maybe it is easy being…green (beans). Let’s make these!!
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Ingredients You’ll Need
- Green Beans
- Olive Oil
- Sea Salt
- Onion Powder
- Garlic Powder
- Ground Pepper
Tips
- Your Air Fryer: This recipe features an air fryer, and it is important to clarify from the beginning of this recipe that some air fryer models require pre-heating, but the air fryer model used in this recipe works without pre-heating. For more information regarding the use of your air fryer, please check the user manual before cooking any air fryer recipe.
- Doneness: Check your green beans’ consistency. The green beans should be crisp-tender after 8 minutes. If you prefer the green beans a bit more tender, give the basket a toss and cook for 2 minutes more.
Storing + Make Ahead
- How Long Can You Keep This In The Fridge? Leftovers can be kept in the fridge for 3 days.
- Make-Ahead Tips: This is so quick and easy to make, that there’s no need for a make-ahead plan.
Variations
- Add Parm! Once the beans are cooked to your liking, open the basket, and sprinkle wedges with 2-3 tablespoons of grated parmesan cheese, (do not turn the heat back on the air fryer oven, there will be enough carry-over heat to melt the parm) close the basket for 30-60 seconds to melt the cheese. Transfer to a serving plate, sprinkle with fresh chives or parsley, and serve plain or with your favorite dipping sauce.
- Spice Up The Flavor: Add red pepper flakes to taste when you add the rest of the seasoning to add some heat to these beans
How to Make Air Fryer Green Beans
- Rinse the green beans.
- Cut the edges.
- Coat the green beans with oil and sprinkle the seasonings.
- Transfer the green beans to the air fryer.
- Cook and toss.
- Drizzle with lemon juice. Enjoy
See complete instructions below.
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- Air Fryer Potato Wedges
- Air Fryer Hard Boiled Eggs
- Air Fryer Egg Rolls
- Air Fryer Hot Dogs
- Air Fryer Chicken
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Air Fryer Green Beans
Ingredients
- 1 pound fresh green beans
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
Instructions
- Rinse off your green beans (1 pound) and cut off the stems.
- In a medium mixing bowl, add your green beans and drizzle olive oil (1 tbsp) over. Then, sprinkle sea salt (1 teaspoon), onion powder (1 teaspoon), garlic powder (1 teaspoon), and ground pepper (1 teaspoon) on top. You can use a pastry brush to spread the olive oil evenly over the green beans, or you can also use an olive oil spray.
- Using your hands, mix well the green beans. Make sure that all the green beans are covered with a bit of oil and the seasoning powders.
- Grab and place the green beans inside the air fryer basket using kitchen tongs.
- Cook the green beans at 350ºF for 8 minutes, tossing the basket halfway through.
- Use kitchen tongs to serve the green beans with a drizzle of lemon juice. Enjoy!
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Notes
- Your Air Fryer: This recipe features an air fryer, and it is important to clarify from the beginning of this recipe that some air fryer models require pre-heating, but the air fryer model used in this recipe works without pre-heating. For more information regarding the use of your air fryer, please check the user manual before cooking any air fryer recipe.
- Doneness: Check your green beans’ consistency. The green beans should be crisp-tender after 8 minutes. If you prefer the green beans a bit more tender, give the basket a toss and cook for 2 minutes more.
I love this as much as I love your southern green beans recipe! Thank you!
Wow, thank you, Jen! I love that one too 🙂