Garden green beans are one of our most prolific vegetables and we love them all summer long! They beat the grocery store winter green beans by a mile! This recipe collection highlights 8 ways to use your summer fresh green beans in simple salads, dinners, side dishes, and how to freeze them for winter!
Our summer garden wouldn't be complete without green beans! Every gardener knows, once you start getting green beans, you'll be picking getting a lot! Pick them every day with these fresh ideas for how to use them!
Pair green bean salads and side dishes with some of our summer favorite dinners like these Grilled Steak Kabobs and Honey Mustard Dry Rub Ribs, or any of these 31 Summer Dinner Recipes!
When the garden is in full swing or you've just come home from the farmer's market, give these 24 Summer Salad Recipes a try too!
For lots of ways to use your garden harvests, check out:
- 21 Ways to Use Garden Tomatoes without Canning
- 15 Ways to Use Garden Fresh Zucchini
- 14 Ways to Use Garden Kale
- 15 Ways to Use Fresh Cucumbers
- How to Freeze Bell Peppers
- How to Freeze Mixed Herbs and Garden Greens
8 Ways to Use Garden Green Beans
It's the simplest side dish but we make it all the time! You can do both the carrots and green beans, or just the green beans on their own! This is how we get perfectly cooked, never mushy, crisp, al dente green beans!
Once you've got your garden green beans frozen (recipe above!), you can make this Green Bean Au Gratin all winter, perfect for the holidays!
Fresh or frozen green beans or peas can be used in this recipe!
Freezing your garden green beans (see recipe above) makes it easy to throw in casseroles or soups in the winter, no need to thaw!
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