Quick Air Fryer Green Beans In 8 Minutes
These Air Fryer Green Beans are the perfect mix of easy, quick and oh so tasty vegetable treat. You need minimal prep and effort and can cook these in less than 10 minutes! Whip up a batch or two for a snack, dinner side or a lunch bowl filler.
Suitable for Low Carb, Keto, Whole 30, Gluten Free and Vegan diets. Post includes Weight Watchers points.
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Let’s whip up some super easy, fast and very tasty Air Fryer Green Beans. As in this is one of the easiest, simplest ways of cooking these fresh green beans in air fryer. Yes, this recipe will turn 3 very simple everyday ingredients into one perfect crowd pleasing side dish in less than 10 minutes.
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These tender crispy green beans are a huge hit with the whole family and a great alternative to boiling or steaming them. No blanching needed. Just the thing to serve up at lunchtime, as a fun after-school snack with a easy Dill Pickle Dip, or as a tasty side dish for supper.
Cooking the beans this way makes them taste like french fries to me, but without all that oil. They are a good side to burgers and a great way to eat your veggies.
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Why Make Fresh Green Beans in the Air Fryer
- A quick easy side dish made with minimal prep and simple everyday ingredients.
- Easy to adapt with various herbs and spices in your pantry.
- You can easily double or triple this recipe to feed a crowd.
- Leftovers are great for meal planning and adding to salads, fried rice and more.
- Great as a bbq side, potluck dish, an everyday side dish, these are a lighter alternative to green bean casserole for Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter, and Sunday lunch.
- Oh and if you want to eat your veggies (and fruit) and you might like these Air Fryer Zucchini Fries and the perfect Air Fryer Asparagus.
Ingredient Notes
- Fresh green beans – this recipe calls for fresh green beans, that have been topped and tailed. Grab from the supermarket or your garden. Or head on over to this air fryer frozen vegetables post the cook frozen green beans.
- Cooking spray or oil – To reduce calories I use cooking spray. Feel free to use just a little bit of olive oil, rapeseed oil, or a flavored oil like chili oil or garlic oil too.
- Salt – simply season with salt, and you can also use a flavored salt. But feel free to add other spice blends you like.
Ready to learn how to make green beans air fryer? Gather up your ingredients and I will show you….
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How To Air Fry Green Beans
Full recipe measurements and instructions in the recipe card below.
- Preheat the Air Fryer to 375 degrees F. / 190 degrees C
- Wash and pat dry the green beans, top and tail them with a sharp knife.
- Add to a mixing bowl and toss beans with olive oil, the best salt ever, and pepper. You can also use your hands or tongs to mix.
- Place the coated green beans in a single layer the air fryer basket and cook for 8-10 minutes, shaking the basket halfway and at least once more during cooking so that they cook evenly. The beans should be tender and slightly crispy.
- Remove and serve immediately topped with some extra salt, red pepper flakes, lemon wedges and chopped herbs etc to your taste.
Air fryer temperatures will vary depending on the make and model, so use the cook time as a guide only and adjust as needed.
Expert Recipe Tips and Variations
- Dry the beans – Make sure the beans are dry before coating in oil otherwise they may not go crispy. Pat dry with some kitchen paper or a kitchen towel.
- Easy top and tail – For ease simply line the tips of all the green beans on a chopping board and cut, then reline the other end and cut that too. Use pre-cut beans to save time.
- Cook in a single layer – To help them crisp up you should cook them in a single layer. Avoid overcrowding the air fryer when cooking, so hot air circulates and they crisp up. While you can easily double the recipe, you will need to air fry in batches.
- Serve hot for crispness – Eat whilst hot (but not burning hot) and crispy, as they will loose crispness as they cool. You can cook them a bit more if you want them crispier.
- Extra crispness – Simply dip them in egg and Panko breadcrumbs before air frying them. For a low carb crispy version use a light coating with seasoned almond flour.
- Mix up the seasoning – Vary the flavorings you cook this with – eg red pepper flakes or ancho chili powder for heat, fresh lemon juice or lemon zest adds for great flavor, use your pantry staples like garlic powder, Italian seasoning, Greek Seasoning as you like.
- Make cheesy – if not vegan you can top with some grated parmesan cheese.
- Learn how to preheat an Air Fryer and how to oil your Air Fryer.
Storage
- Store – Store cooled cooked beans in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
- Reheat – for a couple of minutes in a preheated air fryer. You can also use a microwave but they will not be crispy.
FAQs
Finer green beans as I use here need 8-10 minutes.
If you are using larger beans then you may need 9-11 minutes.
If you have a small air fryer, then cook beans in 2 batches.
The air fryer makes it super easy to cook up a healthier version of your fried food favourites. So here is how it works.
By circulating heat all around the food, air fryers allow you to ‘fry’ foods using the smallest amount of oil. We’re talking anything from a tablespoon to just a light spray.
And since your food isn’t submerged in the stuff, much less oil gets absorbed during the cooking process, which means your meal contains far less fat and calories overall. #allgoodright.
These can be boiled, blanched, steamed, oven roasted, or stir-fried.
However you cook them, the key thing is to cook the beans for the shortest time possible to preserve their flavour (your family and friends will thank you for not serving them soggy overcooked beans). Here is a complete guide on How To Cook Fresh Green Beans.
Luckily the answer is no. Top and tail them, wash, pat dry, season them, toss in the air fryer and cook away.
Yes there is. French green beans are longer, thinner and have smaller seeds that green beans. You are able to air fryer both, just keep an eye on the cook time.
Green beans are also called as French beans or string beans.
There are more than 130 varieties of green beans around today (in case you ever get asked this in a quiz).
Serving Suggestions
Pair up a portion of Air Fryer Green beans with any one of these delicious air fryer recipes:
- The juiciest Air Fryer Burgers <= loved by the whole family.
- Air Fryer Salmon. A perfect pairing.
- Air Fryer Lime Grilled Shrimp.
- Air Fryer Frozen Pizza.
More Great Air Fryer Vegetable Recipes
Love vegetables? Then you might want to check these ones out.
- Air Fryer French Fries or Air Fryer Zucchini Fries and Air Fryer Frozen French Fries.
- Air Fryer Corn on the Cob, juicy Air Fryer Mushrooms, Air Fryer Potato Wedges and these homemade Air Fryer Tater Tots.
- Roasted Garlic in Air Fryer and Air Fryer Cauliflower Wings.
- Here are all my Air Fryer Recipes.
More Green Bean Recipes
- Green Beans Almondine. <= made on the stovetop.
- Check out this fresh take on the classic Green Bean Casserole Recipe!
- Smothered Green Beans. So, so good.
- Crockpot Green Beans. Easy to make.
Weight Watchers Points
A serving of these contains 0 (that’s right, zero!) Blue Plan SmartPoints.
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Easy Air Fryer Green Beans
Ingredients
- 1 pound (450g) green beans
- cooking spray
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the Air Fryer to 375 degrees F. / 190 degrees C
- Wash and pat dry the green beans, top and tail them with a sharp knife. Add to a mixing bowl and toss beans with olive oil, the best salt ever, and pepper. You can also use your hands or tongs to mix.
- Place the coated green beans in a single layer the air fryer basket and cook for 8-10 minutes, shaking the basket halfway and at least once more during cooking so that they cook evenly. The beans should be tender and slightly crispy.
- Remove and serve immediately topped with some extra salt, red pepper flakes, lemon wedges and chopped herbs etc to your taste.
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Notes
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- Dry the beans – Make sure the beans are dry before coating in oil otherwise they may not go crispy. Pat dry with some kitchen paper or a kitchen towel.
- Easy top and tail – For ease simply line the tips of all the green beans on a chopping board and cut, then reline the other end and cut that too. Use pre-cut beans to save time.
- Cook in a single layer – To help them crisp up you should cook them in a single layer. Avoid overcrowding the air fryer when cooking, so hot air circulates and they crisp up. While you can easily double the recipe, you will need to air fry in batches.
- Serve hot for crispness – Eat whilst hot (but not burning hot) and crispy, as they will loose crispness as they cool. You can cook them a bit more if you want them crispier.
- Extra crispness – Simply dip them in egg and Panko breadcrumbs before air frying them. For a low carb crispy version use a light coating with seasoned almond flour.
- Mix up the seasoning – Vary the flavorings you cook this with – eg red pepper flakes or ancho chili powder for heat, fresh lemon juice or lemon zest adds for great flavor, use your pantry staples like garlic powder, Italian seasoning, Greek Seasoning as you like.
- Make cheesy – if not vegan you can top with some grated parmesan cheese.
- Storage – keep leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for 3 days.
- There are 0 WW Blue Plan SmartPoints in one serving of this.
What is low calorie cooking spray? All the ones I see in the store are some type of oil, which doesn’t seem low calorie to me.
They came out way too tough and chewy. If I were to do this again, I would try blanching them first.
Loved them!!! Thank you
Well, you have convinced me, I need an air fryer. Those green beans look so delicious and I love how little oil they use!
You can’t get cleaner or healthier than this! Love your spice suggestions too!
These look incredible! I love air fryer veggies and these look so delicious! Can’t wait to try it.
This green bean recipe looks like it would be a family favorite. I can’t wait to try it out this week. Thanks for all the great easy to follow instructions.
This green bean recipe looks delicious! My family loves crispy green beans so I am definitely going to have to try your recipe! Pinning…