A few weeks ago I saw a recipe for Green Bean Fries on Sweeties Freebies and I was intrigued. I love fresh green beans, but I’m always looking for new ways to serve them. I decided to give them my own, healthier spin, and I created my Green Bean Garlic “Fries.” They are so delicious! They have a nice coating that gets really crispy in the oven. The green beans are tender, but not mushy. My kids even ate them, which is saying something. They seem to have a strong aversion to green vegetables.
Green Bean Garlic “Fries”
Ingredients:
1/2 lb fresh green beans, ends trimmed
1/2 cup flour
2 eggs, beaten
1/4 cup milk
1 cup panko bread crumbs
2 Tbsp garlic powder
Directions:
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Cover a baking sheet with aluminum foil and spray with non-stick spray. Wash, dry, and trim the ends off of the green beans.
- Set up 3 containers for dipping. Flour in the first. The beaten eggs and milk in the second. The panko and garlic powder in the third.
- A few green beans at a time, coat them in flour, the egg mixture, and finally the panko mixture. Place the coated green beans on the baking sheet.
- Bake at 425 degrees for approximately 12 minutes or until the panko is browned and crispy.
This is a good recipe to let your kids help with. My daughter loves coating them in the flour and then moving them to the eggs/milk mixture.
Here’s a close up shot of all of the crispy goodness. I think the garlic adds a really nice flavor to the green beans.
I ate most of mine plain, but ketchup makes a great dipping sauce. Really any sauce you like would probably work well. My daughter was really fond of ranch dressing.
I hope you give them a try and let me know how it goes!
These look amazing I need to make them!!! Soon!!!
Any recommendations on a substitute for egg?
I’d love my son to try these but he’s allergic.
Aw – thanks for loving my recipe. I gotta admit, the addition of the Garlic makes them way better! Love!
I made these tonight for dinner with my mother and, I’m sorry to say, they weren’t very good. I followed the instructions exactly. They were inconsistent in terms of being wrinkly and dried out or solid and not soft enough. My oven is consistent with other foods I make, so I feel that isn’t the issue. They also weren’t the best flavor and the coating wasn’t the best to stay on a green bean. On to another fresh green bean recipe!
I’m sorry to hear that they didn’t turn out like you had hoped. This is still one of my favorite ways to eat green beans. I hope you find a recipe you love!