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I show you how to turn boring green beans into cheesy, crispy, and delicious roasted green beans with Parmesan, spending only 5 minutes in the kitchen!
Easy Parmesan Roasted Green Beans
Roasted green beans with Parmesan are one of the few recipes that when I begged my kids with the usual "just try it, you might like these…" they did! While my oldest loves green beans steamed, sautéed, baked…you name it; my boys are a bit tougher to crack.
I decided to turn boring green beans into fun and tasty “fries” with the help of a little cheese. Because Parmesan cheese, my friends, is like magic fairy dust when it comes to making some foods appealing to kids.
Besides the fact that the cheesy crunch is hard to resist, the green beans will be on your plate in 20 minutes or less! And you can shorten the prep time even more by having the green beans washed and cut in advance, or by using frozen green beans. Amazing!
Fresh or frozen
You can use fresh or frozen green beans for this recipe. If using frozen, thaw them first before baking.
How to Make Roasted Green Beans with Parmesan
To make these roasted green beans with Parmesan, simply season them well, arrange them in a single layer on a lined baking sheet, and let the oven do its work!
With the oven preheated to 425F, this easy vegetable side dish is ready in 12 to 15 minutes, when the green beans are crispy and the Parmesan cheese has browned.
Watch this quick video and see how easy this recipe is to make:
What to Serve with Roasted Green Beans
These Parmesan roasted green beans pair with everything! How to decide? Well, I have to admit that garlic chicken is my favorite protein to serve with these green beans. They also go amazingly well with baked salmon, chicken pasta, oven kabobs, or mixed with other roasted vegetables. Yummy!
Roasted Green Bean with Parmesan
Ingredients
- ¼ cup Parmesan cheese, grated
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 lb fresh green beans, washed, ends trimmed
Instructions
Prep:
- Preheat oven to 425F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Season:
- In a small bowl, combine Parmesan cheese, garlic powder, and salt.
- Place green beans on the lined pan, tightly grouped together but not laying on top of each other. Generously sprinkle seasoned Parmesan on top of green beans.
Bake:
- Bake for 12-15 minutes, until the Parmesan has browned and the green beans are crispy.
- Remove from oven and serve immediately.
Notes
- You can use frozen green beans (about a 1lb bag). If so, thaw out green beans either on the counter or microwave and proceed with recipe.
Polly says
My picky eater son goes through phases of liking certain vegetables. Lately, I’ve gotten him to like wraps and am sneaking spinach in which he doesn’t complain about, but raw veg. only goes down with ranch dressing!! This green bean recipe looks good, but I really don’t know how you keep the cheese on those beans!!
Michelle Spott says
A few things help my kids eat veggies – something to dip them in – hummus or ranch dressing. My youngest likes to make her own salad – so keeping her involved really helps – and she’s the pickiest of the bunch.
Lauren says
Ranch dressing gets my daughter to try any raw vegetable! Broccoli is her favorite.
Rebecca says
For me, I love adding coconut oil drizzled on top of cooked/roasted veggies! Thankfully it hasn’t been too hard getting my husband to try new selections. I would have to say adding a touch of garlic/onion salt with olive oil seems to please the both of us when we are trying new things.
Tami H says
One thing that helps make veggies more appealing in my household is roasting them w/olive oil. My oldest will only eat asparagus & kale if they’ve been roasted in the oven.