Fiery Green Beans

Fiery Green Beans

Fiery Green Beans - Ready in 15 minutes! Super easy weeknight side dish! Baked green beans tossed in lemon juice, cilantro, red pepper flakes and green onions. Tastes great warm or chilled. They actually taste better the longer they sit. SO good! Everyone gobbled these up!

These Fiery Green Beans were a huge hit in our house! They are super easy to make. Just toss the beans in some olive oil and bake. Put them under the broiler for a few minutes and then toss in a mixture of lemon juice, red pepper flakes, cilantro and green onions. They are perfect side dish for a quick weeknight meal. You can even make these Fiery Green Beans ahead of time. They actually get better the longer they sit. They taste great warm, room temperature or even chilled. We ate these for dinner and cold for lunch the next day. YUM!

Fiery Green Beans
serves 4
(Printable Recipe)

• 1 lb fresh green beans, trimmed
• 2 Tbsp olive oil
• 2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
• 2 green onions chopped
• 1 tsp chopped fresh cilantro
• 1 tsp dried crushed red pepper flakes
• salt and pepper

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line rimmed baking sheet with foil. Arrange green beans in a single layer on the pan. Drizzle with olive oil. Bake 10 minutes. Turn oven to broil and broil for 4 to 6 minutes, until the beans are browned in spots.

Stir together lemon juice, cilantro, green onions and red pepper flakes. Drizzle mixture over cooked green beans. Season beans with salt and pepper to taste. Serve hot or chilled.

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