Transform your green beans into a gourmet delight by sprinkling on this easy-to-make seasoning, adding a delicious blend of salty, savory, herbaceous, and garlicky flavors. This is the Best Seasoning for Green Beans & only takes 1 minute to make.
This recipe combines spices, herbs, and aromatics to enhance the flavor of one of the most popular vegetables. It works well for various cooking methods, including steaming, sauteeing, grilling, boiling, blanching, microwaving, baking, roasting, using a CrockPot, Instant Pot, or air fryer green beans.
This was inspired by my other recipe for Green Beans with Everything but Bagel Seasoning. Both recipes transform regular green beans into something amazing that tastes gourmet with little effort. When you want more than just salt & pepper, this is the recipe for you.
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Why Make Your Own Seasoning Blend?
This is the best way to season fresh, canned, or frozen green beans. Here are all the benefits of making your own seasoning blend.
- Control the ingredients including using organic spices if desired.
- Can control the amount of salt in the mixture.
- It only takes 1 minute to make.
- Make extras to have it on hand & ready to go in your pantry at a moment's notice.
Ingredients
All of these ingredients are what you should be putting on string beans every time you cook them. The fusion of spices and herbs goes well with any kind of green beans. All you need are these five common spices you likely already have in your pantry.
Hint: Make sure your spice rack is kept current without anything expiring. Fresh dried spices & herbs ensure this recipe tastes great.
- Salt - the ultimate flavor enhancer
- Black Pepper - for spice & heat
- Garlic Powder - a savory aromatic with a sharp flavor
- Onion Powder - sweet & savory notes
- Dried Thyme - has an earthy, woodsy, & citrus (lemon-like) flavor
See the recipe card for quantities.
How to Make Green Bean Seasoning
This recipe is quick & easy. Like other spice blends, simply measure and combine the ingredients.
Here is how to make the best homemade green bean seasoning.
- Grab your spices and measuring spoons.
- Measure out each item and add to a small mixing bowl.
- Stir to combine in the bowl. Mix thoroughly until evenly distributed.
This seasoning blend is seriously delicious. You now have the best way to spice up green beans. It is a must-have for your spice drawer or pantry.
How to Season Green Beans
This is all you need to put on green beans to add flavor. This vegetable is a popular go-to side dish but let's be honest, they can be quite boring. Thanks to this combination of herbs & spices, no more plain string beans.
How to use the seasoning blend? Simply season & cook the beans using your favorite bean recipe & sprinkle this seasoning on. I recommend adding the seasoning beforehand when roasting, grilling, air frying, or sauteing. Season afterward for steamed, boiled, microwaved, slow-cooked, or pressure-cooked green beans.
How much seasoning do I need? This recipe makes enough to add to the following amounts of green beans:
- 1-1.5 pounds of fresh cooked green beans
- 2-3 cans of green beans
- 16-24 ounces of frozen green beans.
Substitutions & Variations
Here are some great recipe changes that can be made. These may help you enjoy this recipe even with dietary changes or alternatives that are personally needed.
Variations
- Spicy - add ¼ teaspoon of cayenne pepper for a spicy version.
- Italian - add ¼ teaspoon dried basil & ⅛ teaspoon oregano.
- French - add ¼ teaspoon dried tarragon.
- Asian - add ½ teaspoon Furikake.
- Low-Sodium - use only ½ the salt listed in the recipe card.
- Salt-Free - omit the salt for a saltless seasoning that still has a ton of flavor.
Substitutions
- Fancy Salts - instead of regular salt use smoked, pink, or grey salt.
- Garlic - use 2 cloves of fresh minced garlic instead of dried (only recommended if using it all since it doesn't store well)
- Black Pepper - use lemon pepper instead of regular pepper for a citrus blend.
This seasoning for green beans is gluten-free, dairy-free, & nut-free. See this collard green seasoning recipe on my website for another great way to flavor vegetables.
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Storing Seasoning for Green Beans
This recipe makes enough for 1-1.5 pounds of green beans. You can easily multiply the ingredients and have some on hand whenever you plan to cook green beans. This stores well so make a bunch!
The best way to store your spices for green beans is in an air-tight container. A small-sized container with a tight-fitting lid is perfect. I recommend empty spice jars with labels. Store the container in a cool dry place for up to 6 months.
These ingredients don't stand up well to freezing. I don't recommend freezing this.
Top Tips
All of these great tips are shared in the post. But these are so good and important they are worth mentioning again so you don't miss them.
- Use dried spices & herbs that are fresh.
- Make a big batch to have this on hand at a moment's notice.
- Store the seasoning in an air-tight container placed in a cool dry location like a pantry, cupboard, or drawer.
- This works on a variety or type of green bean from thin haricot verts to wide broad beans like in my Easy Romano Beans recipe.
FAQ
Here are answers to some common questions. I hope you find what you need but if not, you are always welcome to send me a comment and I will get back to you.
This versatile vegetable is known by various names across different regions in the United States, such as string beans, wax beans, snap beans, long beans, flat beans, and wide beans. It also comes in different colors & varieties, including purple, white, yellow, and blue.
Other countries have a variety of names for green beans too. You may find them at the market or restaurants listed as haricot verts, filet beans, French beans, Romano beans, runner beans, yardlong, or Baguio.
Fresh is best but not everyone has access to fresh produce all year round. This recipe is a great way to season frozen, canned, or fresh-picked beans.
There are many alternative ways to use this seasoning with thyme & garlic. It goes well with many types of vegetables including artichokes, peas, potatoes, tomatoes, & squash. It is also great in soups, fish, pork, or lamb.
Seasoning for Green Beans
Ingredients
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- ⅛ teaspoon black pepper
- ⅛ teaspoon onion powder
- ⅛ teaspoon dried thyme
Instructions
- Grab a small mixing bowl and measuring spoons.
- Measure each spice and herb out. Add to the bowl one at a time.
- Using a small spoon, stir the ingredients to combine.
- Use immediately on your favorite recipe for green beans - try my favorite air-fried green beans via the link below.
- Store in a cool dry place in an air-tight container with a tight-fitting lid.
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