Looking for a new and delicious way to eat green beans? Try these green bean fries!
They take about 10 minutes to prep: Just coat the green beans in an egg mixture, then Parmesan cheese, then bake until crisp.
Tips
- If you can find hericot verts instead of green beans (the thinner, leaner cousin of the traditional green bean), buy them. They will cook faster and get crispier.
- Save the green bean ends – and other vegetable scraps as you accumulate them – and make a batch of homemade vegetable broth.
- Serve with ranch dressing, sriracha mayonnaise, sweet chili sauce or your favorite dipping sauce.
Green beans coated with Parmesan cheese and ready to bake
Green bean fries baked until crisp and lightly golden brown – yum!
These fries are gluten-free, Whole30 and paleo approved.
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Oven-Baked Parmesan Green Bean Fries
Yield: 4 servings
Prep Time: 10 min
Cook Time: 10 min
Look for hericot verts, a thinner variety of green bean that cooks in less time (I bought mine at Trader Joe's). If you can only find green beans, you may need to up the baking time by a couple of minutes.
Ingredients:
- 1 pound hericot verts (or green beans) with ends removed
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 cup finely shredded Parmesan cheese (use vegan Parmesan for paleo and Whole30 diets)
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 400F. Coat the top of a flat baking sheet with a bit of olive oil.
- Combine beaten egg with spices in a small mixing bowl. Place Parmesan cheese in another bowl.
- Place a few beans in the egg mixture at a time. Remove beans from egg batter and let excess batter drip off.
- Dip each green bean in Parmesan cheese and place on the baking sheet. Repeat with remaining green beans.
- Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, until cheese is lightly toasted brown. Serve with ranch dressing, sriracha-mayo or your favorite dipping sauce.