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Do you love tender yet crispy veggies? If so, then you’ve come to the right place! Today, I am going to show you how simple and easy it is to make air fryer green beans with a tangy lemon pepper sauce.
Not only can this delicious side dish be made in minutes, but it will instantly become a favorite of yours and your family because of its well-balanced flavor that everybody will enjoy. Plus, what’s even better; since everything is cooked in an air fryer these green beans contain dramatically less oil than frying them traditionally ever would!
Keep reading for my step-by-step guide on how you can quickly gain some culinary points with friends and family by serving up these wonderful air fried green beans at your next dinner gathering.
For more traditional green bean recipes try either these Southern style green beans with salt pork or stewed green beans and potatoes.
Beats and Eats (music to pair with green beans)
I like my green beans cooked simply but bold in flavor. 2 Live Crew's intro song "2 Live Is What We Are" is the perfect pairing. They were strictly hip hop in the beginning with simple bass-heavy beats accompanied by bold braggadocious lyrics!
Ingredients Needed To Make These Air Fryer Green Beans
- Fresh Green Beans
- Fresh Lemon Juice
- Black Pepper
- Kosher Salt
- Olive oil
- Honey
- Garlic cloves (use garlic powder as an alternative)
- White onion
How To Make Air Fryer Green Beans (step by step)
Make the Sauce
Place all the lemon pepper sauce ingredients in a medium mixing bowl. Stir the ingredients well and set aside.
Cook Green Beans
Pre-heat air fryer to 380 degrees F
Trim the green beans by clipping the tips on each end of the beans with a pair of kitchen scissors. Rinse green beans thoroughly and pat them dry with a paper towel.
Toss the green beans in a light coating of olive oil, kosher salt, and black pepper.
Place in air fryer basket so that all the beans are sitting on one single layer. Air fry for about 8-10 minutes. Remove air fryer basket halfway to check and then finish cooking. Set beans aside once they're done. Beans should have some charring and be crispy but still tender on the inside.
Toss the cooked green beans with the lemon pepper sauce and serve immediately. Serve coated green beans as is or add freshly grated parmesan cheese for next level flavor.
What To Serve With Green Beans
Serve these green beans with other quick and easy sides like roasted okra, sauteed spinach, or grilled sweet potatoes. For main dish ideas consider pairing these with dutch oven cooked pot roast, authentic Jamaican Brown Stew Chicken, or fried butterfly drumsticks. For an air fryer main dish option go with these lamb chops with pomegranate chimichurri sauce.
Cooking Considerations and Tips For Making Green Beans in an Air Fryer
- For a shortcut use a good pair of kitchen shears to trim the green beans.
- Use a cheese grater to grate both the onion and the garlic directly into the sauce
- For a more spice driven lemon pepper flavor, sprinkle finished beans with homemade lemon pepper seasoning mix.
- Make sure to arrange green beans in a single layer to ensure they cook evenly. Cook in two batches if necessary.
- When using green beans in the air fryer, it’s important to consider how soft you want them to be. If you like green beans that are on the softer side, you can set the air fryer to cook them at a lower temperature and longer cooking time. Conversely, crispy green beans require higher temperatures and shorter cooking times.
- After about 5 minutes of cook time check the green beans every few minutes to ensure they don’t char or dry out.
- Taste test the beans and if desired for more doneness cook for additional time
- Once done, remove the green beans from the air fryer and season with salt and pepper to taste.
- The lemon pepper sauce is to die for. Make enough for leftovers and reserve for making fried wings or chicken thighs. You can also use on other vegetables like broccoli/broccolini or asparagus.
- Sub this homemade lemon pepper seasoning in place of the sauce.
Make This Easy Recipe
I hope you’ve been inspired by this air fryer green beans recipe! It makes for a truly delicious side dish, one that adds extra crunch and flavor to any meal that will make it a huge hit. Plus, it couldn’t be simpler or faster to make in your air fryer - why not give it a try?
It requires only very basic ingredients and won’t take more than 15 minutes from start to finish. So whether you serve it as part of a main course, as an appetizer, or even by itself as a quick snack, the results will never disappoint. Feel free to add seasonings of your choice or play around with different variations of the recipe.
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Air Fryer Green Beans with Lemon Pepper Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 pound Fresh Green Beans trimmed and washed
- 1 medium Lemon Juiced
- 1 teaspoon Black Pepper
- ½ teaspoon Kosher Salt
- ½ tablespoon Olive oil
- 1 teaspoon Honey
- 2 Garlic cloves grated
- ¼ teaspoon Grated White onion
Method
- Place all the sauce ingredients in a medium mixing bowl. Stir the ingredients well and set aside.
- Pre-heat air fryer to 380 degrees F
- Trim the green beans by clipping the tips on each end of the beans with a pair of kitchen scissors. Rinse green beans thoroughly and pat them dry with a paper towel.
- Toss the green beans in a light coating of olive oil, kosher salt, and black pepper.
- Place in air fryer basket so that all the beans are sitting on one single layer. Air fry for about 8-10 minutes. Remove air fryer basket halfway to check and then finish cooking. Set beans aside once they're done. Beans should have some charring and be crispy but still tender on the inside.
- Toss the cooked green beans with the lemon pepper sauce and serve immediately. Serve coated green beans as is or add freshly grated parmesan cheese for next level flavor.
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