Learning how to cook frozen green beans makes having a veggie side dish for dinner easy! Simple and flavorful and done in minutes.
I love an easy vegetable side dish recipe, it helps me keep our meals balanced without a lot of fuss. This easy green bean recipe fits that bill, it’s no-fuss and tastes delicious.
I kept the ingredients in this frozen green bean recipe simple so it could be a quick recipe! You can dress it up any way you want, my favorite way is to add bacon…of course. Ha! I love keeping a stash of frozen green beans in my freezer so I can throw these on when I need them.
Do I Need to Thaw Frozen Green Beans?
Nope! No need to thaw the frozen green beans. I toss them in frozen and let the simmering water in the pan do all the work.
The amount of time you simmer the frozen green beans will determine how crispy or soft they will turn out.
How to Saute Frozen Green Beans
The easiest way to saute frozen green beans is to bring the ingredients to a simmer in a saute pan and let all of the liquid evaporate out of the pan.
This cooks the beans perfectly while making sure all the delicious flavor stays in the pan with the green beans.
How to Cook Frozen Green Beans
Ingredients
- 2 tabelspoon butter
- 1/2 cup purple onion sliced thin
- 12 ounces green beans frozen, 1 small bag
- 3/4 cup water
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
Instructions
- Melt butter in the saucepan.
- Add onions and cook for 3 minutes, or until they start to soften.
- Add the rest of the ingredients.
- Bring to a simmer. Simmer for about 8 minutes, or until most of the liquid is gone from the pan.
Nutrition
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Eldar Yunusov says
Today ( 22.1.2022) was my first time ever making frozen beans , followed the recipe and it turned out great , thank you very much Alli !
Alli says
So glad you liked them!
Dinah says
I made this today and it was amaaaazing! 🤤 thanks for sharing!
Alli says
So glad you liked it!! Thanks, Dinah.
Joanna says
I didn’t have any onion so when my pan was heated I added green beans salt pepper and onion powder. WHen the liquid was gone I added the butter. Very good, will use the real onion next time though 🙂 thanks for an easy yummy veggie side
Alli says
So glad you liked it, Joanna!! Thank you!
Alli says
Love easy veggie sides!