Italian Green Beans
This easy Italian Green Beans side dish recipe is made with Italian cut green beans, bacon, garlic, green onions and tomatoes. So delicious!
A FLAVORFUL SIDE DISH RECIPE
Italian-cut green beans, bacon, garlic and diced tomatoes – a delicious combination of flavors! Using frozen green beans is not only a budget-friendly option for this side dish but a super fresh option. Green beans are picked and frozen at the peak of their freshness. The flavor is locked in until you unleash it during cooking!
TIPS FOR MAKING ITALIAN GREEN BEANS:
- These green beans go delicious with lots of pasta dishes! Crock Pot Creamy Italian Chicken & Pasta, Easy Lasagna Rolls, and Crock Pot Ravioli are all great meals to serve with this!
- You do not have to use an Italian cut green bean like I did here. Any green bean will work. Just try to use about the same amount.
- Frozen or canned green beans work in this recipe. I haven’t tested it with free green beans but it should work. The cooking time would be longer and you may have to cover the skillet to help steam them.
- The Italian Style diced tomatoes have Italian herbs in them for additional flavor (like basil and oregano).
INGREDIENTS NEEDED: (FULL RECIPE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POST)
- bacon
- green onions
- garlic
- Italian-style diced tomatoes
- Italian seasoning
- frozen or canned green beans
- salt and pepper
HOW TO MAKE ITALIAN GREEN BEANS:
In a large, deep skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Season with a bit of salt and pepper. Remove from the pan and drain on paper towels. Do not remove bacon grease from skillet.
Turn the heat down to medium-low and add sliced green onions to the bacon grease. Cook for about a minute then add minced garlic and cook for another 30 seconds.
Next, stir in green beans and diced tomatoes. Season with Italian seasoning, salt and pepper.
Cover and cook over medium heat for about 8-10 minutes until green beans are heated through.
Finally, crumble bacon over cooked green beans.
Stir, then serve.
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Originally published: March 2018
Updated & republished: January 2023
Italian Green Beans
Ingredients
- 4 slices bacon
- 3 green onions, sliced (white and green parts)
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 14.5 ounce can Italian-style diced tomatoes (undrained)
- ½ teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 2 (12 ounce) bags frozen green beans (I used Italian cut green beans)
- salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- In a large, deep skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Season with a bit of salt and pepper. Remove from the pan and drain on paper towels. Do not remove bacon grease from skillet.
- Turn the heat down to medium-low and add sliced green onions to the bacon grease. Cook for about a minute then add minced garlic and cook for another 30 seconds.
- Next, stir in green beans and diced tomatoes. Season with Italian seasoning, salt and pepper.
- Cover and cook over medium heat for about 8-10 minutes until green beans are heated through.
- Finally, crumble bacon over cooked green beans. Stir, then serve.
Notes
- If you can’t find frozen green beans, you can use canned. It will still work fine.
Nutrition
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Edited to add: This recipe originally had a giveaway. That giveaway has now ended.
I pretty much love anything Italian, but especially lasagna!
My husband and I both love green beans, I am going to have to try this recipe for sure, it looks really good. My favorite Italian recipe is spaghetti.
Just looking at the picture of these green beans makes me want to go buy the ingedients and have them tonight Thanks for all you share. I want to try these pasta dishes too.
My favorite is spaghetti and meatballs
I can’t wait to win!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I will make those beans with some lasagna.
Lasagna is my favorite Italian meal
The beans recipe looks great and I love Lasagna and Spaghetti
I love lasagna. Your green bean recipe would be perfect with that dish!
Chicken parmesan with a side of spaghetti is my favorite Italian dish.
I love anything Italian!
Bacon and green beans-Can’t go wrong!
Lasagna is my favorite.
My mother-in-law used to cook italian green beans with brown sugar and baby lima beans and tomatoes. That was my favorite side. Never got her recipe but she loved it since she could keep everything on hand to serve if unexpected people came to supper. This recipe sounds good but it would be wonderful if you knew anything about a dish similar to hers.
Tagliatelle with bolognese.
I have tired a lot of your recipes and there all winners with the family and me
Love the green bean recipe and would like try the Michael Angelo Meals!
These green beans look really flavorful! Love the bacon!
If also really like to try Michelangelo’s products. Can’t decide if the lasagna with meat sauce it the egg plant parmesan look the best. Thank you for the generous give-away!
love Michelangelo’s Eggplant Parmigian and your Italian Green Beans would be a terrific side dish. Now my mouth is watering ????
Lasagna! A great meat sauce always works, too
My favorite Italian meal is chicken alfredo.
I would love to try the products.
Also, Italian Green beans – a must fix. Thabnks
My favorite Italian meal is chicken Parmesan with a side of spaghetti and meatballs.
I Love their baked Ziti
These products look tasty, would love to try
I had a friend many years ago who made these green beans and then added sour cream to them. Are you familiar with that recipe? These are delicious as written by you. But those made by her takes me back to my younger days. I’m just afraid of getting it wrong.
Hi Dolores! I’m not but I would be willing to try it. These are so good!
Love their products! Green beans look wonderful too!