The Best Canned Green Bean Recipe (2024)

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🥘Ingredients

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Add Bacon!

This is a great way to add more flavor and deliciousness to these green beans. You can turn an average veggie into a southern favorite by just adding bacon.

You can just toss in some Costco bacon crumbles at the end, or cook bacon in the skillet, drain the grease, (leave the brown bits in the pan), and then cook green beans as directed before adding chopped bacon back into the skillet.

If you add it in, you may want to wait until the very end before adding salt to these green beans, just in case your bacon adds saltiness.

🔪 Instructions for the Canned Green Bean Recipe

Step 1: Drain the green beans and rinse them off with cold water in a colander. (This removes extra salt from the brine and helps to remove the "tin can taste."

Step 2: Add the olive oil and butter to a large skillet and heat over medium heat until sizzling.

Step 3: Add in the green beans and seasonings.

Step 4: Cook, uncovered while stirring occasionally until fully heated through.

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Taste and adjust seasonings if necessary.

Serve warm.

🍳 Reheating

You can reheat these green beans in a skillet on the stove over medium heat, or on a microwave-safe plate for about 30 seconds in the microwave. I prefer the microwave if I'm heating 1-2 servings, but the skillet can be handy for a larger portion.

👩🏻‍🍳 Storage

Keep your green beans stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 or 5 days.

Are canned green beans good for you?

Green beans are full of great vitamins and nutrients like vitamin K, calcium, potassium, fiber, and folic acid. Canned veggies can be just as healthy and nutritious as fresh or frozen veggies because canning helps to preserve these qualities.

Should you rinse canned green beans before cooking?

You don't "have to" rinse your green beans, but I recommend doing it whenever a recipe specifically asks for it (like this one does). This helps to improve the flavor and helps the green beans to retain shape when cooked.

How do you enhance the flavor of canned green beans?

By adding flavors! If you simply reheat a can of green beans without adding anything to it, there's a good chance no one will want to eat it as-is. But, if we add salt, pepper, and a few more spices to it, we can really have a delicious dish everyone will enjoy.

How many cups are in a can of green beans?

There are roughly 2 cups of cut green beans in a 15 ounce can. There's also about ¾ cups of liquid in the can. Note that the volume will vary from can to can so these numbers are estimates and not exact.

Canned Green Bean Recipe

This is the BEST canned green bean recipe because it's cheap, easy, and pretty quick too! Perfect for a fast and simple side dish to complement any meal.

Servings: 4 servings

Calories: 104kcal

Cost Recipe $1.14 / Serving $0.29

Nutritional Information

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 104kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 197mg | Potassium: 149mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 665IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 28mg | Iron: 1mg

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