Air Fryer Green Beans
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We’ve all seen air fryer courgette fries, aubergine fries, but how about air fryer green beans? The natural shape of a green bean takes out so much of the prep when creating ‘vegetable fries’.
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Why you should try this recipe
They’re already in the perfect shape, so all we have to do is add our cheesy, crispy batter and pop the green beans in air fryer.
If you’re looking for a healthy snack that is packed full of nutrients, while being equally comforting and delicious, these fried green beans are the recipe for you.
I’d almost compare it to being a vegetable calamari substitute – which is the highest of compliments, as calamari is my favourite side.
This recipe would work amazingly with; Peri Peri chicken wings, Pink sauce pasta and Panzanella salad with halloumi
Ingredients
Green Beans
I use fresh, untrimmed green beans as these are more affordable than trimmed. I also prefer the shape of these when battered as the trimmed beans can look a bit too perfect.
For the cheapest green beans, you could buy a large frozen bag and defrost the suggested amount, ensuring that you pat them dry before following the method.
Pan breadcrumbs
Panko is a type of Japanese breadcrumb which is larger in size than your standard golden breadcrumb. The result is the crispiest texture to our air fryer green beans.
Parmesan
I love the way that the parmesan not only flavours this recipe but also fries and crisps up once cooked. This in combination with our panko breadcrumbs is so so good.
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.
How to make air fryer green beans
- Start by washing the green beans (Image 1).
- Pat the green beans dry with a tea towel (Image 2).
3. Cut off any stringy/tough ends before adding them to a large mixing bowl. Toss in cornflour (Image 3).
4. On a plate/ wide bowl, whisk two eggs (Image 4).
5. On a separate plate, add the panko breadcrumbs, grated parmesan, onion and garlic powder. Stir to combine with your hand. Then add the cornflour coated beans to the egg. Then toss the beans in the panko breakcrumbs (Image 5).
6. Spread the coated beans out on parchment paper on a baking tray (Image 6).
7. Place the battered green beans into the airfryer (mine is a Cosori air fryer which I bought after a lot of research and found it had the best reviews), spray with oil (approx 4 sprays per tray) and cook, temperature set to 190°C for 6-7 minutes, or until golden brown. I did mine in 4 batches (Image 7).
8. Once golden brown, serve the beans with mayonnaise/alioli (Image 8).
Alternative cooking methods
Roasted
If you don’t have an air fryer, preheat your oven to 190°C FAN. Place all of the green bean fries onto a parchment lined tray, ensuring they are well spaced/not overlapping. Pop in the oven for around 20 minutes or until golden brown, after coating with oil spray.
Pan fried green beans
You could also shallow fry the green beans in batches in 1 cm of oil over the hob. Fry for 3 minutes on each side, or until cooked/golden and crispy.
Bear in mind, this method is slightly less healthy, as we use a lot more oil than when cooking the green beans in the air fryer.
Here are some other Air fryer recipes for you to try: Easy Spicy Chicken Sandwich, Chicken Goujons (Healthy and Homemade)! and Spiced Halloumi & Couscous Meal Prep
Adaptations
To make this recipe vegetarian/vegan – substitute parmesan with equal parts nutritional yeast. Substitute the egg with unsweetened almond milk or another unsweetened plant-based alternative.
To make this recipe gluten-free – substitute panko breadcrumbs with a gluten-free alternative such as almond flour for these air fryer green beans.
Top Tips
- After washing the green beans, make sure that you pat them dry with a clean tea towel. If they’re damp/wet, all of the binding ingredients won’t work as intended, which will result in the batter sliding off.
- Season with salt as soon as they come out of the air fryer. Salt binds to hot batter far better than when it’s cooler.
- As you’ll be frying in batches, preheat your oven to 100°C and add all air fryer green beans onto a lined baking tray to keep warm until you’re ready to eat. If you’re only having one serving, you won’t need to do this!
- When dredging the green beans, use one wet hand to coat in the egg and a dry hand to scoop and roll through the breadcrumb mix. This reduces the mess significantly!
Other delicious low carb recipes to try; Crispy Baked Buffalo Cauliflower Bites with Chilli Mayo, Halloumi Tray Bake with Roasted Vegetables and Sun-dried Tomato & Olive Courgette Pizza
FAQs
For maximum crispiness and enjoyment, I wouldn’t meal prep these air fryer green beans. You want to eat them fresh, as reheating them could lead to the batter being soggy. That being said, they would still be delicious!
Sadly not!
Courgette batons would make a great alternative, just follow the same method and get yourself some crispy courgettes!
If you tried this Air fryer Green Beans, it would be mean so much to me if you could leave a review & a star rating to let me know how you found it! I love hearing about your experiences – it motivates me to keep creating more and more recipes for you guys 💛 Let’s get cooking! – Mimi x
Air Fryer Green Beans
Ingredients
- 240 g green beans (£0.84)
- 40 g parmesan, finely grated (£2.00/3)=(£0.67)
- 2 eggs, whisked (£1.00/6)=(£0.17)
- 70 g panko breadcrumbs (£1.25)
- ½ lemon, juiced (£0.25)
Optionally serve with cheats aioli
- Mayonnaise, garlic granules, squeeze of lemon juice & a pinch of salt
Cupboard Essentials
- Spray of oil 4 per tray
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tbsp cornflour
Method
- Start by washing the green beans and pat dry.
- Cut off any stringy/tough ends before adding them to a large mixing bowl. Toss in cornflour.
- On a plate/ wide bowl, whisk two eggs. On a separate plate, add the panko breadcrumbs, grated parmesan, onion and garlic powder. Stir to combine with your hand.
- Coat the cornflour coated green bean in egg using your left hand (wet hand) then add to the breadcrumb bowl, scooping the cheesy/breadcrumb mix over with your right hand (dry hand). Set onto a parchment lined tray and repeat.
- Place the battered green beans into the airfryer, spray with oil (approx 4 sprays per tray) and cook, temperature set to 190°C for 6-7 minutes, or until golden brown. I did mine in 4 batches.
- Season generously with salt as soon as they’re out of the air fryer. Serve with a squeeze of lemon and your dip of choice.
Notes
- Pat dry the green beans after washing to avoid the batter sliding off.
- Season with salt immediately after air frying for better binding.
- Preheat oven to 100°C to keep air fryer green beans warm until serving.
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