Green Beans Almondine, a fresh green bean side dish with delicious almond slivers, gourmet cheeses, and garlic, is the perfect complimentary side dish for just about all your chicken meals.
I love side dishes that are homemade, fresh, and take no time at all. This green bean side dish foots that bill!
With easy steamed fresh green beans and just a few simple ingredients, you can class up your side dish to a gourmet green bean that tastes delicious.
These green beans almondine are also amazing for large batch holiday side dish menus and takes few alterations and time to enjoy.
Fresh Green Beans Almondine
Green Beans Almondine is also a great way to impress with a unique recipe on Thanksgiving or Christmas menus and with only minutes to make, is a no fuss and easy way to add more to the table with little work.
Now “classic green beans almondine” is a simple dish that just sautes your green beans in butter and have the added crunch of almonds, but with a few changes can really elevate this side dish to something super special. You will notice in this particular recipe, I have added delicious feta cheese and it just MAKES it.
Ingredients
(full measurements & instructions in recipe card at bottom of the post)
- minced garlic – I hardly ever mess with garlic in the full pieces. I love buying the jars of minced garlic at the store. It makes working with garlic a breeze and a lot less messy on your hands.
- butter – Don’t get weird and add fake butter here. Fresh green beans deserve full butter!
- almond slivers – Before you ask, substituting almonds for anything else would mean its no longer Green Beans Almondine. But of course if you don’t love almonds, you can leave them out or try another nut like Walnuts or Macadamias.
- fresh green beans, ends snipped and steamed/cooked
- oil – the oil you choose has an affect on the taste, so I always use a simple oil like vegetable oil and skip the stronger oils like Olive in this case
- salt and pepper
- cayenne pepper – although you may be tempted, don’t leave this out. Its fantastic in small doses and such a compliment to green beans
- feta cheese crumbles – Not everyone loves feta, it took my husband half his life to really enjoy this cheese. But you could also try a goat cheese or a blue cheese if you want to get fancy.
RELATED RECIPES: Add this side dish to other traditions like fresh oven baked roasted broccoli, tri color rontini pasta, and the best sweet potato casserole in a crock pot!
SERVE WITH THESE MAIN DISHES: Alice Springs Chicken (copycat) or Honey Garlic Chicken.
Can you make Green Beans Almondine with Canned Green Beans?
Yep!
You could use very well drained canned green beans (will be missing the crunch) or alter for frozen green beans (a better choice) if you do not have fresh green beans available.
Personally there really is no substitute for fresh- they have the best crunch, but in a pinch and if you HAD to, you could substitute pretty easily.
Just be aware that canned beans need good draining or they may bring extra moisture to the dish.
Steam Green Beans First
Before you get started on this recipe, it assumes that your green beans are fully cooked.
If you are using fresh green beans, the best way to do that is to steam them, which takes about 10 minutes.
Just follow the instructions on your steam or rice cooker in order to have them prepped.
Afterwards, see below:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees
- In a large ovenproof skillet, heat garlic, butter and almonds for 2-3 minutes or until garlic is just beginning to brown.
- Remove pan from heat.
- Add steamed green beans and oil.
- Season with salt and pepper and add a pinch of cayenne pepper.
- Mix together well.
- Top with Feta cheese.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes in hot oven or until heated through.
Green Beans Almondine for a Crowd
Feeding 20? Party of 100? Go you!
This is a simple prep recipe for 1 pound of fresh green beans, but you can easily double your sauce and almonds with the same results.
Just remember that you need a casserole or cast iron pan that can fit the amount you need. But because this is a quick and easy recipe, you could also do 2 pans at one time, or steam the beans and throw the ingredients in a slow cooker to finish off.
- 1 pound of green beans serves approximately 4 people – unless you are serving kids, and then it serves like 25 since most wont eat more than one green bean.
Green Bean Sides – Need more Green bean side options? Try simple southern green beans or classic green bean casserole, both delicious options for main dish meals or holiday menus.
Green Beans Almondine with Garlic
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1/3 cup sliced almonds
- 1 lb fresh green beans - ends snipped and steamed/cooked
- 1 tablespoon oil
- salt and pepper
- cayenne pepper
- 2 ounces feta cheese crumbles
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees
- In a large ovenproof skillet, heat garlic, butter and almonds for 2-3 minutes or until garlic is just beginning to brown.
- Remove from heat.
- Add green beans and oil.
- Season with salt and pepper and add a pinch of cayenne pepper. Mix well.
- Top with Feta cheese.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes or until heated through.
