Roasted Green Beans with Bacon (So Easy!)
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Roasted Green Beans with Bacon are a great one pan side dish, whether it’s for a weeknight meal or the holidays! In just 30 minutes, the green beans are perfectly blistered and taste amazing from the crispy bacon and caramelized onions – it’s so easy!
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A Note from CJ
The easiest way to make Roasted Green Beans!
This one pan roasted green beans with bacon is super easy and is done in 30 minutes! It’s perfect for busy meals or the holidays – serve it alongside other vegetable sides like Roasted Cauliflower, Roasted Brussels Sprouts, Honey Roasted Carrots, or Roasted Potatoes! I also love more rich sides like Baked Macaroni and Cheese, Mashed Potatoes, Cheddar Biscuits, and Potatoes au Gratin!
Absolutely delicious, I love roasted vegetables and the bacon is so good!! This is a Thanksgiving side for sure.
Ingredient Tips
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.
- green beans – use fresh green beans; I do not recommend using frozen green beans for this recipe, as they contain more water than fresh green beans, which will prevent them from roasting properly.
- bacon – I don’t recommend using turkey bacon as not enough fat will be rendered out to cook the green beans.
How to Make Roasted Green Beans with Bacon
Prepare the green beans, onions, and bacon – Preheat oven to 425F. Wash and trim green beans. Dice bacon and onion. Set both aside.
Mix the ingredients and place on a rimmed baking sheet – In a baking tray, add the green beans, bacon, and onions, alongside olive oil, garlic powder, kosher salt and black pepper. Mix the green beans, bacon and onions and spread the ingredients evenly on the tray (try to make sure the bacon is evenly distributed).
Roast the green beans – Roast the green beans at 425F for about 20-25 minutes or until the bacon is crispy and the green beans are nicely blistered. I recommend plating them immediately and topping the green beans with the bacon and onions.
Pro TipS
CJ’s Recipe & Storage Tips
Cooking times may vary – Depending on your oven and the size of your green beans, cooking times may vary. If possible use similar size green beans to ensure even cooking throughout and check the green beans occasionally until they are crispy to your liking!
Spread the ingredients evenly on the baking sheet – My key tip is to make sure the ingredients are spread evenly throughout the pan. Make sure there are little bits of bacon and onion evenly dispersed throughout so when the bacon fat renders, it will evenly coat the onions and green beans.
Customize to your liking – Adjust the seasonings to your preference! Add some red pepper flakes to kick up the heat or some onion powder to really reinforce that onion flavor throughout the dish. Once roasted, you can also garnish them with extras like toasted sliced almonds, grated parmesan cheese, or lemon juice and lemon zest!
Air fryer instructions – Roasted Green Beans with Bacon can also be made in the air fryer! Mix all the ingredients and spray evenly in a single layer in the air fryer basket (similar to the baking sheet) and air fry at 400F for 20-30 minutes until blistered.
Storage and Reheating – Store any leftover green beans in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Green beans soften as they sit in the refrigerator – they’ll still taste great but you’ll notice a difference in texture upon reheating. Reheat in the air fryer at 350F for 3-4 minutes or in the microwave until warmed through.
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Roasted Green Beans with Bacon (SUPER EASY!)
Ingredients
- 2 lbs green beans, washed and trimmed
- 1/2 lb bacon, about 6 strips, diced into 1/4" pieces
- 1/2 large onion, finely diced
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tbsp kosher salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425F.
- Dice bacon into 1/4" pieces and finely dice onion. Set aside with the washed and trimmed green beans.
- In a baking tray, add the green beans, bacon, and onions combine with olive oil, garlic powder, kosher salt and black pepper. Mix the green beans, bacon and onions and spread the ingredients evenly on the tray.
- Roast the green beans for 20-25 minutes until the bacon is crisp and the green beans are golden brown and blistered.
Video
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
This recipe was originally published in December 2023, and updated in October 2025.
Amazing!
I always have green beans and bacon in my fridge so this is my go to recipe weekly!
Should I blanch my green beans for this recipe?
You don’t need to! They will roast fine in the oven!
Delicious!! Perfect for thanksgiving !
My parents make something similar each year, can’t wait to try yours.
Can you make and warm up in crock pot? Have to drive a few hours and we’re bringing green beans.
I would make them and then pop them in a warm oven just to heat through once you’re there!
The green beans with the bacon is delicious recipes I love that the bacon isn’t cooked inside of the beans instead they are crispy on top of the beans. The beans look flavorful and are one of the the first things i am grabbing for at dinner table
This dish is perfect for thanksgiving. You gotta have bacon!
Definitely will be making this on thanksgiving!
Can’t wait to try this out for Thanksgiving dinner!