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cooked air fryer green beans on a round white plate on top of a white napkin ready to serve

Healthy Air Fryer Green Beans

Healthy Air Fryer Green Beans are easy to make and can be made in less than 10 minutes! They’re a healthy side dish recipe that pairs well with any protein.
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Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Diet: Low Calorie
Keyword: Air Fryer Recipes, green bean recipes, Healthy Side Dishes, Vegetable Dishes
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 8 minutes
Total Time: 13 minutes
Servings: 4
Calories: 45kcal
Author: Sharon Lachendro

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1 pound Fresh Green Beans
  • ¼ teaspoon Garlic Salt
  • ¼ teaspoon Freshly Cracked Black Pepper
  • 1 teaspoon Avocado Oil, or Olive Oil

Instructions

  • Preheat the air fryer to 375 degrees F for 5 minutes before cooking.
  • Wash and dry the green beans in paper towels and trim the ends of the green beans.
  • Add the green beans to a large bowl. Then add the oil, garlic salt, and pepper and toss to combine making sure all the green beans are coated with the oil. (You can add an additional 1/2-1 teaspoon oil if necessary.
    fresh green beans with black pepper and garlic salt in a clear glass bowl on top of a wood cutting board
  • Place the beans into the air fryer basket in a single layer and cook for 8 minutes, turning a couple of times during cooking so that they brown evenly. Allow extra time to cook in batches as necessary to avoid overcrowding your air fryer basket.
  • Remove and serve.
    cooked green beans in a black air fryer basket on top of a wood cutting board

Notes

  1. Read the post for helpful tips to make this recipe.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 45kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0.2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 152mg | Potassium: 241mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 783IU | Vitamin C: 14mg | Calcium: 43mg | Iron: 1mg