These oven roasted green beans are the perfect side dish! They’re incredibly tender and sweet, with crispy edges. To truly make them special, we toss them with garlic, capers, and herbs. They are so good!
We’ve got many green bean recipes on Inspired Taste, but roasting might be my favorite way to cook them. If you’ve never tried roasting them, you should! Whether you keep them simple with oil, salt, and pepper or follow our advice and add extra flavor with garlic, capers, and fresh herbs, these green beans are a guaranteed crowd-pleaser!
Green beans are also super quick to cook, so whenever I see them fresh at the store, I always toss them into my shopping cart. For more of my favorite ways to cook green beans, take a look at our quick sautéed green beans and my green bean salad with crispy shallots!
Key Ingredients
- Green Beans: I prefer fresh green beans in this recipe. They should look vibrant green and feel firm. If you bend them, they should snap. String beans, haricot verts, and wax beans work in the recipe below.
- Garlic: I use three cloves of garlic for this recipe and love it. You can increase or decrease the garlic based on your tastes.
- Capers: They may seem a little unusual, but capers add a briny, salty bite to this recipe, which is so lovely with the sweetness of the roasted green beans. If you aren’t a fan, feel free to leave them out.
- Fresh Dill: I love using fresh herbs, so I toss them over almost anything when I have them on hand. Dill is incredible with the garlic and capers in this recipe. Other fresh herbs like parsley or cilantro work, too.
How to Make Roasted Green Beans
At its most simplistic, you can trim your fresh green beans, then toss them with oil, salt, and pepper. Spread them on a baking sheet in a single layer, then roast them in a 425°F oven until they’re tender and a little wrinkly (10 to 15 minutes). They are delicious this way, so feel free to stop there! Roasting them at such a high temperature cooks green beans quickly and gives them those delicious blistered spots.
If you want to go one step further, mix up some minced garlic and capers while the beans are roasting. Toss that with the hot roasted green beans and roast for a few minutes more. Then finish with some fresh dill. I use a similar method with feta cheese and herbs when making this roasted zucchini, and I love it!
These green beans work with many main dishes, but a few favorites are my garlic caper baked salmon or these juicy stuffed pork chops!
Garlic Roasted Green Beans
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These perfect roasted green beans are on the table in 20 minutes! Our family loves this simple recipe with its bright, herby flavor. I highly recommend the garlic, capers, and dill, but they are still quite delicious when made with oil, salt, and pepper!
You Will Need
1 pound (450g) fresh green beans, stem ends snapped off
1 tablespoon avocado oil
1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
1 tablespoon minced garlic, 3 to 4 cloves
2 tablespoons drained capers, roughly chopped
1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill or use 1 teaspoon dried dill
1/2 tablespoon salted butter, optional
Directions
1Preheat the oven to 425°F (220°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat (lining the pan is optional but helps with cleanup).
2Toss the green beans with the oil, salt, and black pepper in a large bowl.
3Add the seasoned beans to the baking sheet and spread them into one layer. Roast until the green beans are tender and a little wrinkled, 10 to 15 minutes.
4Meanwhile, stir the minced garlic and capers in a small bowl.
5When they are finished roasting, toss the garlic and capers with the roasted beans on the baking sheet. Spread everything into a single layer, and continue roasting for another 2 to 3 minutes so that the garlic cooks.
6Finish with the butter and dill. Toss well and then serve.
Adam and Joanne's Tips
- Dill Substitute: Any fine herb can be used to substitute the dill. Try basil, parsley, cilantro or tarragon (use about half the amount of tarragon since it has a stronger flavor).
- The nutrition facts provided below are estimates.
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I love roasted vegetables so I was interested in trying the herb roasted green beans. I roasted them with garlic and capers(no herbs) and really liked the flavor of the beans. Liked the sweetness of flavor that the roasting brought out. Only downside was that the green beans at the grocery store were small and kind of “sad” looking. Would like to try the recipe again when I can find some fresh ones at a local farmers market when summer comes around again. Thanks for the recipe.