Roasted Green Beans with Walnuts

Name: Roasted Green Beans with Walnuts
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 22 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 cups fresh green beans, stems snapped off; 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (or pecans!); 2 tablespoons olive oil; Sea salt; Fresh ground pepper

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This easy recipe for roasted green beans with walnuts is the perfect simple side dish! Tender green beans and crunchy walnuts are a great flavor combination.

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Why we love this recipe 🥰
What is the difference between green beans and string beans? 🫛
Ingredients you need 🫛🫛🫛
Ingredient notes and substitutions 📝
How to make this recipe 👩🏻‍🍳
Recipe FAQs 🧐
Equipment we used for this recipe 🥣
Other side dish recipes we love! 🥰
We want to know what you think! 🤔
Roasted Green Beans with Walnuts

Why we love this recipe 🥰

Before I get into the specifics of these super easy roasted string beans with walnuts, can I just ask if anyone else out there is continually stumped by side dishes?

I have more ideas for main courses and appetizers and of course desserts than I can possibly make, but then I inevitably get to that moment where I think oh yeah – vegetables. A vegetable would be good.

And immediately I draw a complete blank that never happens when I am figuring out which of my one million cookie recipes to make next.

As a result, I tend to make what I think of as Old Faithful veggie recipes over and over again. And this plate of green beans with walnuts is one of those – good and good for you and easy and phew! Done with thinking about the side dish for one more supper.

Green beans are happily one of those veggies that you can find all year long, and while of course I love the fresh local beans the best when the seasons start to change and the local beans start to get scarce, this is when I pull out this recipe again and again.

There is something about roasting veggies that brings out every last morsel of flavor.

And I am all about last morsels.

What is the difference between green beans and string beans? 🫛

Nothing! Green beans and string beans are exactly the same thing, and are also sometimes called snap beans or French beans. Whatever you call them, they are pods that are harvested while the seeds inside are still immature and the pod is tender.

Ingredients you need 🫛🫛🫛

Ingredients needed for roasted green beans with walnuts.

Ingredient notes and substitutions 📝

Green beans: You are looking for the fresh ones in your produce section, and most supermarkets will have them already trimmed and ready for you! If not, just snap off the end bit with the stem on it.
Walnuts: Look for shelled walnuts in the baking aisle. And you can swap out the walnuts for cashews or pecans or (swoon!) macadamia nuts if you like.

See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities and nutritional information.

How to make this recipe 👩🏻‍🍳

STEP 1: Preheat your oven to 400 and line a rimmed baking dish with parchment paper or foil.

Green beans and walnuts on a mixing bowl.

STEP 2: Toss your beans with olive oil, walnuts and some salt and pepper.

Green beans and walnuts on a baking sheet.

STEP 3: Lay the bean mixture in a single layer on the baking dish and roast them for 12 minutes…give them a toss about halfway through if you can.

Roasted green beans with walnuts on a plate.

STEP 3: Serve it up with whatever you are making for dinner!

As for what side dish to make tomorrow? Well, there is absolutely no law that says you can’t make ’em again. I’ve checked. 😅

Recipe FAQs 🧐

Can I use frozen or canned string beans?

Frozen yes, in a pinch – thaw them out first. Canned, nope. They are too, well, soggy. But honestly, it’s rare that your supermarket won’t have string beans – sometimes already trimmed for you!

Can I use a different kind of nuts, or leave them out?

Chopped pecans would be delicious in this dish (and if you have a different favorite kind of nut, odds are those will work too). And if you need to leave the nuts out, the roasted beans will still taste marvelous!

Can this recipe be made ahead of time?

You can prep the beans and get everything out and ready to go, but the bean and walnut mixture does need to be roasted ahead of time for the best flavor and texture.

Have a question that I didn’t cover?

Leave your question in the comments section below (or email me!) and I will get back to you pronto!

Equipment we used for this recipe 🥣

These are some of my favorite kitchen tools! These are Amazon affiliate links, which means I get a little something if you buy through my links at no extra cost to you. (Which helps pay for all that bacon I keep buying! 😄) And I only share things I use and love. I’m so grateful for your support!

Measuring Cup: We love these angled cups that show the measurements on both the inside and outside of the cup.
Measuring Spoons: These handy magnetic spoons are not on a ring, so you can just pick the one you need.
Pyrex Mixing Bowls: These classic sturdy bowls come in all different sizes and are great for everything from mixing ingredients to being casual serving bowls.
Rimmed Baking Pan: This sturdy baking pan is perfect for everything from catching any drips from pies to making a sheet pan full of pancakes!
Tongs: We have this essential kitchen tool in all sizes from short to extra long.
Parchment Paper: This paper is great for lining baking sheets, casseroles or anything else where you need a nonstick surface.

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We want to know what you think! 🤔

If you try this recipe, we would love to hear how it came out for you! I’d be super grateful if you could leave a star rating (you pick how many stars! 🌟 ) and your thoughts in the Comments section below the recipe card.