Air Fryer Green Beans

Easy Air Fried Green Beans in Air Fryer

One you learn to quickly cook these air fried green beans, you’ll be obsessed. These air fried green beans are so cooked perfectly without having to blanche them. The texture is plump and perfect. If you like crispy green beans with a little bit of char, then just cook them for a little longer! The olive oil and garlic flavor on them is fantastic but squeeze a little lemon juice for a brighter flavor.

Video Making Green Beans in the Air Fryer:

How To Step-By-Step Photos 

• Use fresh green beans, they taste so much better. Sure, you can use frozen green beans but they are often more mushy and soft. If you’re air frying frozen green beans, you might need to reduce time by about 2 minutes. But check the frozen green beans during air frying to make sure they are cooked the way you like.
• Wash and cut green beans. Add oil and seasonings, salt and pepper. Try different types of seasonings if you want.
• Air fry until tender and crispy or until it’s to your preferred texture. we like our green beans a little on the crispy side.
• It helps to shake and stir the green beans at least once during cooking. This will ensure that all the green beans cook evenly.
• All recipe details with step by step photos are in the recipe box below.

Can you freeze leftover green beans?

Sure, you can freeze leftovers. Just store them in airtight containers or bags. You can store the green beans in the freezer for up to 3 months. You can re-heat them in the microwave or stir fry them with some chicken or in a fried rice. You can even add them to soups for added vegetables.

Perfect Healthy Air Fryer Side Dish

Low carb, delicious and perfect if you’re a vegetarian. Or these green beans are perfect to serve with steak, chicken or any meal that you want a quick veggie side dish. You’ll love serving these green beans on Holidays or Thanksgiving because they don’t require an oven or stove. That’s one of the benefits of having this amazing appliance as a back up cooking device. If you are already lacking stove top or oven space to cook side dishes, then these green beans are perfect. And as with most Air Fryer recipes, cooking them in the air fryer makes everyday cooking quick, clean-up easy, and still delicious! Here’s a great article on different varieties of green beans to air fry.

Here’s some more easy air fryer recipes:

• Air fryer Thanksgiving recipes
• Try our air fryer green bean fries
• Frozen garlic bread in the air fryer
• Frozen garlic bread in the air fryer
• Hope you enjoy all our recipes and please share in the comments below. Thank you so much! This recipe was originally published in 2019 and updated in 2023.