Green Beans with Almonds

Last Updated on August 15, 2022

Green beans with almonds are a healthy green beans side dish that you can make year-round for family dinners, or for special holiday meals by adding seasonal ingredients. With the addition of cranberries, you can serve it for Thanksgiving. Swapping cranberries with pomegranate seeds will make this dish perfect for your Christmas feast.

I bet you will love this simple yet elegant green beans with the almond recipe.

A note before we dive in – be creative and feel free to swap sliced almonds with shelled pumpkin seeds in the recipe, or cranberries with pomegranate seeds – experiment with what tastes best to you and surprise your family and guests.

If you do not have fresh green beans from your garden – get organic packaged fresh green beans from your grocery store.

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GREEN BEANS with ALMONDS RECIPE

Servings	4
Prep Time	15 min
Cook Time	10 min

Ingredients

Pound of fresh green beans, trimmed
Oz of sliced almonds
Oz of dried cranberries
Medium size onion bulb, sliced
Teaspoon of smoked paprika
Tablespoons of butter
Teaspoon of salt
Sprigs of thyme, leaves removed from stems

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Step by Step Instructions

Wash green beans and trim the ends.

Add ¼ cup of water and green beans to a pot, cover with a lid, quickly bring to a boil on high heat. Reduce the heat to medium and cook beans covered with the lid for 6 minutes.

Don’t be alarmed that the beans are not covered with water in the pot. Cooking them in a small amount of water with the lid tightly closed will steam green beans which will result in a crisp texture.

3. When time is up, all water should evaporate, but if you see any water left, then drain the beans. Stir 1 tablespoon of butter and 1/4 tsp of salt into the cooked green beans in the pot and give it a swirl to melt the butter.

At this point, your green beans are delicious on their own and can be served as a side dish. Look how pretty they are!

But we will enhance them with additional ingredients and make these green beans with almonds dish holiday-worthy.

So, let’s continue!

Fry onions cut in half rings in 1 tablespoon of butter with thyme on high heat for 1 minute.
Lower heat to medium-high , add 1 more tablespoon of butter and sliced almonds, and cook one minute more till almonds start to brown.
Add smoked paprika and dried cranberries and continue cooking for 1 minute longer, stirring constantly.
Add cooked green beans to the skillet. Stir well.
Move onto a platter and serve.