Crispy Green Beans are crunchy, addictive, AND heathy! All you need are fresh green beans, a few pantry ingredients, a baking sheet, and 25 minutes to make these deliciously breaded green bean fries. Use your oven or air fryer to cook these – directions for both are included!
They are better for you than French fries and perfect as a nutritious side dish, a crunchy appetizer, or a healthy snack. Best of all, the kids will eat them up without complaint and even ask for more!
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💚 Why You'll Love This Recipe
Sometimes getting your kids to eat vegetables can feel like pulling teeth. On nights when I want to be sure they'll eat their fresh veggies and like 'em too, I make this green beans recipe!
With just a pound of green beans and a few other ingredients, you can oven fry this crunchy green bean snack and serve it as a healthy and crowd-pleasing easy side dish. You can also serve these crispy green bean fries as a nutritious appetizer or snack. They pair well with just about everything and will satisfy your French fry cravings!
Just like these Air Fryer Green Beans or my Roasted Green Beans and Potatoes, you'll love how easy it is to assemble this dish and have a perfect healthy side dish or afternoon snack on the table in under 30 minutes!
🥘 Ingredients Needed
- bread crumbs - panko bread crumbs are the best for super crispy results.
- ranch dressing mix - packs in lots of flavor without much work.
- garlic powder, onion powder, & paprika - a delicious spice blend of ingredients you probably already have in your pantry.
- salt & black pepper - use these to taste.
- eggs - helps the bread crumb coating stick to your green beans.
- green beans - you'll want to wash and trim these before cooking.
🔪 Instructions
- Beats your eggs in a bowl.
- Add the bread crumbs to a separate bowl with the ranch dressing mix, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, salt, and pepper.
- Mix until well combined.
- Drench the green beans in the beaten egg.
- Coat the green beans in the bread crumb mixture.
- Place the breaded vegetables on a baking sheet, spritz with a little olive oil cooking spray, then bake at 425 degrees F for 10 minutes. Remove and turn the green beans, then bake another 2-5 minutes, until golden brown and crispy.
👪 FAQs
No, I would recommend using fresh green beans to ensure that your results are nice and crispy.
Yes! Because they're "oven fried," or sprayed lightly with oil and then baked, these crispy green beans are flavorful and delicious without having to be deep fried. Their crispy texture comes largely from the panko bread crumbs.
First, be sure to store them in your crisper drawer in your fridge, and try not to store them for too long before cooking.
After you wash your green beans, be sure to dry them well. Moisture will make it difficult for the beans to get crispy. You can also use your oven's broiler for about 2 minutes at the end of cooking to really crisp them up--just be aware that they can burn easily this way, so keep an eye on them.
💭 Expert Tips and Tricks
- To save time, buy your green beans pre-washed and trimmed.
- Use a gallon-sized zipper top bag for a simple way to coat the green beans if you're making them in large quantities. First dip them in the beaten eggs, and then toss them in the plastic bag filled with the seasoned bread crumb mixture.
- Use tongs or tweezers or a fork to dip the green beans and transfer them to the bread crumbs in order to prevent clumping.
You'll love how easy it is to prepare this breaded green bean snack! Serve it for an oven fried pick-me-up in the afternoon or pair it with a main course for a healthy and delicious dinner!
📖 Substitutions and Variations
- SHORTCUT! You can eliminate the seasonings by purchasing seasoned breadcrumbs.
- On the lookout for easy air fryer recipes? To make these green bean fries in the air fryer, follow all of the steps up until baking and instead, place them in a single layer in the air fryer basket and set the cooking time to 5 minutes at 390 degrees F.
- For some extra flavor, add Parmesan cheese to the bread crumb mixture.
- Other flavoring options include chopped parsley, cayenne pepper, chili powder, or jalapeno ranch. You can try any combination of seasonings and flavors with these versatile crispy green beans!
- Serve with your favorite dipping sauce, like this zingy Chipotle Cheese Dip.
🔊 What readers are saying...
"Made these last night and they were DELISH! Husband said he'd rather have these than regular fries."
- Meg
🥫 Storage and Reheating
These crispy green beans are best served immediately, but you can keep them in an airtight container in the fridge for a few days. Reheat in the oven, toaster oven, or an air fryer for best results--microwaving them will likely lead to sogginess.
💡 What To Serve With This Dish
These green bean fries pair well with just about any main course, but here are some of my favorites. They go great with Air Fryer Chicken Leg Quarters, and I love to add a pinch of Old Bay and serve them with Shrimp Grilled Cheese.
If you are in the mood for more oven-fried food, check out this Oven Fried Lemon Chicken. So much flavor, yet it's easy to make and is so much lighter than regular fried chicken.
You could also serve with Bacon and Pumpkin Pasta or this classic One Skillet Cheese Tortellini.
🥕 More Veggie Side Dish Options
- Air Fryer Frozen Vegetables - This air fryer easy recipe is a great way to prepare any of your favorite frozen vegetables.
- Baked Dill Fries - These guilt-free potato wedges are tossed with dill and cooked to perfection.
- Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Garlic - Tender on the inside but crispy on the outside, you'll never prepare brussels sprouts another way again!
- Apple Spinach Salad - This summery salad from Gimme Some Oven is a refreshing side to serve with any of your favorite entrees.
Breaded Green Bean Fries
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📋 Recipe Card
Oven Fried Crispy Green Beans
Ingredients
- ¾ cup breadcrumbs (recommend to use panko bread crumbs)
- 1 tablespoon ranch dressing mix
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon onion powder
- ¼ teaspoon paprika
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- 2 eggs beaten
- 1 pound fresh green beans washed and trimmed
- olive oil spray
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (218 degrees C).
- Combine the breadcrumbs, ranch mix, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, salt and pepper in a medium bowl.¾ cup breadcrumbs, 1 tablespoon ranch dressing mix, ¼ teaspoon garlic powder, ¼ teaspoon onion powder, ¼ teaspoon paprika, ¼ teaspoon salt, ½ teaspoon pepper
- Dip the green beans in the egg, then in the breadcrumb mixture to coat. Place then on the baking sheet in a single layer.2 eggs, 1 pound fresh green beans
- When all green beans are coated, spray them lightly with olive oil spray.olive oil spray
- Place the baking sheet in the oven, and bake for 10 minutes.
- Remove and flip them before putting them back in the oven, then bake for about 2-5 minutes until crispy.
Notes
- Shortcut 1: Buy your green beans already washed and trimmed.
- Shortcut 2: Use seasoned bread crumbs and skip the ranch dressing mix, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, salt, and pepper.
- If you are making a large amount, use a gallon-sized plastic zipper bag so you can coat a bunch of greens beans at once.
- Dip the fresh green beans in the beaten egg using large tweezers or small tongs (or even a fork) and then transfer to the bread crumb mixture to coat, which helps to keep your bread crumbs from clumping.
- After flipping the green beans, to get them really crispy, you can turn on the broiler for about 2 minutes (just watch them carefully to prevent burning).
- AIR FRYER DIRECTIONS: Preheat the air fryer to 390. Place the breaded green beans in a single layer in the air fryer basket and air fry for about 5 minutes, until golden and crispy.
- Green bean fries are definitely best served immediately.
- Store leftovers in a container in the refrigerator, then reheat them in the oven or toaster oven (not the microwave) to get them crispy again.
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Nutrition
Nutritional information is an estimate. The nutritional values for your final dish may vary based on measuring differences and products used.
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Petra says
A great way to make beans even more delicious! Perfect for sharing. Thank you for bringing this to Fiesta Friday! 🙂
Donna @ Modern on Monticello says
We always order these when we find a restaurant that serves them as appetizers. They are so yummy. So glad you shared this so I can finally try to make these myself. Visiting from #HomeMattersParty
Miz Helen says
I just pinned your awesome Crispy Baked Green Bean Fries! Hope you have a great weekend and thanks so much for sharing your post with us at Full Plate Thursday!
Miz Helen
Jhuls | The Not So Creative Cook says
I would gladly enjoy this appetizer! Looks delicious! Thanks for sharing at Fiesta Friday!
Gail Plaskiewicz says
I also realize they make regular Italian too which I will try next. I forgot that they do. I'm glad you like that I told you how much I loved your recipe. I am always ready to tell someone if I like or don't like their recipe. This one I loved!
Kristin King says
I especially love hearing about the results when people try tweaking my recipes. It is cool when others think of new variations that never occurred to me! Thanks again, Gail! 🙂
Gail Plaskiewicz says
One more thing. They kind of made to many for just mom & I so we have leftovers. Mom asked me yesterday if we still had anymore of those really good green beans. I said yes and we ate them again. We are going to et the rest of them tonight with supper. she said next time she would like to have tasted them when they came right out of the oven. She was at work when I first made them. Hey, these would also be a good Super Bowl snack!
Kristin King says
Definitely! I agree that they are best right out of the oven, although sometimes it is tough to get the timing right so that can happen. 🙂
Gail Plaskiewicz says
These sound amazing! However, I don't like ranch dressing at all. Could I use Italian Dressing like Good Seasons? I made chicken with that once and it was so yummy. I love green beans and also yellow beans and grow them in my garden. How great would this be with my summer green beans? I can't wait to try them soon!
My fave spice is anything Italian. Basil, Oregano, and even Rosemary and Parsley. I try to grow this stuff in my garden but we have lots of ninja squirrels in our yard and they dig it all up. It makes me so mad!
Kristin King says
I would definitely try it with the Italian dressing mix and see how it goes! Let me know!
Oh, those pesky squirrels! So funny that you call them 'ninja squirrels', haha! Even though they are a pain, I definitely admire their spunkiness and persistence! 🙂
Gail Plaskiewicz says
Oh my gosh! I just took them out of the oven with the Good Seasons on them. I blew on them so I wouldn't burn my mouth and they are so amazingly yummy I'm not sure how I can even begin to tell you how yummy they are.
When I made them they were good at first but them the breadcrumbs got kind of clumpy so it was hard to get them to sick after putting so many eggy ones in the breadcrumbs. I couldn't find a pound of green beans, all I could find was 12 oz. or more then 16 oz. so I had left over egg and clumpy breadcrumbs which I threw away. The whole pkg. of Good Season was a little more then 1 TBSP. but not a lot more so I put it all in. We didn't have any cooking spray so I put veg. oil on the bottom of the tray and used a pastry brush to brush the bottom of the pan. Then I drizzled Olive Oil over the green beans.
I am a super taster so my taste buds are freaking out because of all the yummy tastes on them. I want more but I am afraid that I will eat the whole pan! LOL
So now you can absolutely tell everyone that if they don't like Ranch or would like to try something different, Good Seasons Zesty Italian is the way to go. I would make these again in a heart beat!
Kristin King says
So glad to hear it! I am going to try the Good Seasons Zesty Italian too, it sounds like an awesome variation. Thanks for stopping by to let me know, I always love hearing about other ways to make my recipes! 🙂
Miz Helen says
I just love your Crispy Baked Green Bean Fries, they look awesome! Hope you are having a great week and thanks so much for sharing your awesome post with us at Full Plate Thursday. We look forward to seeing you again real soon!
Miz Helen
Heidi says
These sound delish and a must try! Thanks for linking your recipe up with Funtastic Friday!
Leanna says
These look absolutely delicious. i use to munch on raw green beans all the time until I found out raw beans in large quantities aren't a good idea. Now you have solved that. This looks amazing. Thanks for sharing and I am pinning it.
Hil says
Yummy!! These look so tasty!
Thanks for linking up at #bloggerspotlight!