These Air Fryer Green Beans are a fast, easy, and healthy side dish recipe, plus I offer three different flavors to cover all the bases of what you are making for dinner!
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Green Beans Recipe
Green beans are one of my favorite things to make as a side vegetable, such as my Tomato Garlic Italian Green Beans.
Side dishes, especially vegetables, can be east to get into a rut with.
But these air fried green beans are healthy and delicious options for your dinner menu!
Find three flavors for parmesan garlic, lemon pepper, and spicy asian beans below.
Can you put wet vegetables in an air fryer?
Yes, you can, whether it is water or something wet like oils.
Water will take a moment to evaporate in the heat and oils will crisp up.
Don’t go overboard with water, however, because you could create steam. But no need for everything to be dry since we are not trying to achieve a crispy breadcrumb texture.
Can you heat beans in an air fryer?
Yes! Reheating or heating in the air fryer is a perfect way to heat the beans.
A gentle, low heat is great for keeping them warm. And a very high, short heat is good for trying to bring as much of the crisp texture back as you can.
But remember that any type of heating after they have been cooked is adding to the cooking time and will alter the end product quality.
Picking an Air Fryer
There are a lot of air fryer options out there. Many air fryers are designed as single-use appliances, as in they air fry and not much else.
If you are looking at purchasing an air fryer, you want to consider how you will likely be using it.
Not only does the batch size vary with how large the air fryer is, but some have small and deep baskets while other have shallow and wide frying baskets.
I prefer and recommend something that has a wide and shallow basket because you can fit more in it without the food overlapping on itself, which especially matters sometimes as with these air fried green beans.
I have the Cuisinart Air Fryer Toaster Oven which is wonderful because it also bakes, toasts, and more all in one appliance. With the shallow and wide basket.
And it works FAST which means chicken nuggets for the kiddos are ready in a flash!
Ingredients for Air Fried Green Beans
Here is what you need depending on the type of beans you are making:
Parmesan Garlic Green Beans
- Green Beans
- Vegetable Oil
- Salt
- Garlic Powder
- Parmesan Cheese
Lemon Pepper Green Beans
- Green Beans
- Vegetable Oil
- Salt
- Black Pepper
- Lemon Zest
- Lemon Juice
Spicy Asian Green Beans
- Green Beans
- Vegetable Oil
- White Wine Vinegar
- Soy Sauce
- Garlic Powder
- Red Pepper Flakes
- Salt
- Red Pepper Flakes (Optional)
Instructions – Overview: How to Cook Green Beans in Air Fryer
Making these air fried green beans is very quick and easy. The most time consuming part is trimming the beans!
Clean and trim the beans and toss them in a medium bowl with ingredients as listed in the recipe.
Then spread them out in the air fryer basket. As thin as you can is best to expose as much as you can to the air for crisping up.
Cook them for 7-8 minutes, tossing half way through. If your beans are thick or extra long, you might need a few extra minutes.
That’s it! You are ready to serve.
Air Fryer Green Beans Recipe (3 Ways)
Equipment
Ingredients
Parmesan Garlic Green Beans
- 1 pound green beans
- 1 Tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
Lemon Pepper Green Beans
- 1 pound green beans
- 1 Tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon salt
- lemon zest of 1 lemon
- 2 Tablespoons lemon juice (1 lemon)
Spicy Asian Green Beans
- 1 pound green beans
- 1 Tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 Tablespoon soy sauce
- ½ Tablespoon white wine vinegar
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 teaspoon salt
- sesame seeds for finishing, optional
Instructions
Parmesan Garlic Green Beans
- Trim and clean the beans. Toss the beans in a medium bowl with the oil, salt, and garlic powder to coat.
- Spread the beans out in the air fryer basket and fry at 375°F for 7 minutes, tossing halfway through.
- After tossing halfway through, add the parmesan cheese across the beans to melt for the remainder of cooking.
- Serve immediately.
Lemon Pepper Green Beans
- Zest the lemon before cutting. Set the zest aside.
- Trim and clean the beans. Toss the beans in a medium bowl with the oil, black pepper, salt, and squeeze half of the lemon juice onto the beans to coat.
- Spread the beans out in the air fryer basket and fry at 375°F for 7 minutes, tossing halfway through.
- Remove the beans from the air fryer and toss with the remaining lemon juice from the other lemon half and sprinkle the lemon zest on top. Serve warm.
Spicy Asian Green Beans
- Trim and clean the beans. Toss the beans in a medium bowl with the oil, soy sauce, white wine vinegar, garlic powder, red pepper flakes, and salt beans to coat.
- Spread the beans out in the air fryer basket and fry at 375°F for 7 minutes, tossing halfway through.
- Remove the beans from the air fryer and sprinkle with sesame seeds if desired. Serve warm.
