roasted green beans with almonds and thyme
Classic roasted green beans with almonds and thyme. Easy enough for a busy weeknight or festive enough to serve as a healthy side-dish for the holidays. Vegan, paleo and naturally gluten-free.
All things considered, I really loved my high school. I know there are not many people who would say that. That said, there are certain things about the whole high school experience that I would like to forget. Like the time that I made out with my boyfriend in public for for fifteen months straight. Or the time that I thought it would be funny to convince a freshman that it was cool to yell “Wild Stallions Rule!” in the Library. Or all the inside jokes I put on my senior page of the yearbook that were not as cleverly veiled as I thought they were. Oy!
I’d also like to forget the page of our yearbook where a kid in my class posed for his yearbook picture naked with his bass guitar cleverly covering his whooha! He wrote a caption that said something like “I know it is such a cliché to pose naked with your bass, but I did it anyway. And now you have to look at it.” I blanch a bit thinking about it all.
That whole bass over the whooha quotation popped into my head as I was reviewing these pictures for these roasted green beans with almonds. I guess because as far as green bean recipes goes, pairing them with almonds is totally cliché. But I made them anyway. And now you have to look at them.
Thankfully, these green beans will not induce any blanching or gagging. Or embarrassed flushes many years later.
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roasted green beans with almonds and thyme
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 6 cups 1x
- Cuisine: American
Description
Roasted Green Beans with Almonds and Thyme. A healthy gluten-free, vegan and paleo side dish.
Ingredients
- 2 pounds green beans, trimmed
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- ¼ cup sliced almonds
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme
- ½ teaspoon salt, or to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- Toss beans, garlic, almonds, oil, thyme and salt in a large bowl. Spread out on 2 large rimmed baking sheets and roast, swapping pans, top to bottom in the oven, and stirring the beans once or twice until the beans are softened and blistered in spots and the almonds are browning, 10 to 12 minutes.
Nutrition
- Calories: 108
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 647 mg
- Fat: 6 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Carbohydrates: 8 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 3 g
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I don’t think I have anything as crazy as the “whole bass over the whooha” this from high school HAHAHA!!!
Katie – your photos are always phenomenal – but darn – today they are breathtaking! I’ve never seen beans look so good! Love the thyme combo too!
That still totally amazes me that it was okayed by the yearbook committee. Lol! Thanks for the compliment about the photos Shashi. Have a great day!
I love green beans! I need to try them prepared like this with almonds! Gotta have some extra crunch!
For sure Rachel. It is a classic! Thanks so much for dropping by today.
You’ve done it again with the veggies 😉
Gotta say….totally did NOT like my high school! Freshman year was okay, but after that, it all went down hill!
I am on a roll with the veggies, right? Lol. I can’t help it. Yeah, high school it can be rough. Thanks so much for visiting today Rebecca.
Simplicity at it’s best! Thanks for sharing this delightful recipe!
Aww thank you Sara!
simple side (but with big flavors) like this is perfect for quick dinner
I love anything simple these days. Too much going on to be in the kitchen for hours. I’ll save that for the fall.
Hey Katie, I have a question for you. I am switching from WW points to recording real calories and wondered what you use to figure out calories for your recipes. WW did have an app that did that, which was great because I do like to make my own food. Technology is so amazing now… everything is so connected and easier to use. Thanks for your help. ;-D
I think My Fitness Pal is super easy to use. You can just insert the url of the recipe and it will calculate it for you. They have an app, and I know a lot of people who have been really successful with it. Plus you can track you workouts too, not just your diet.
I checked it out but what I need is an app or program that figures out the calories in a recipe; one that I make without a URL. How do you figure out the calories and nutrients in your recipes? Thanks!
That is what I use. You can manually add them. I’ll email you and send you the link and a screen shot since I cant post links here.
i have never seen prettier green beans. i love my highschool years too.
Thank you Dixya. I am not sure there are many of us who would say that. Ha ha.
There’s a little French restaurant near where I live, and I am completely addicted to their green beans. These look a lot like theirs. Can’t wait to make them!!
Can you use frozen green beans?
Frozen green beans won’t really work unfortunately because they are too liquidy to create a nice browned edge. If you are looking for a recipe where frozen would work, you could try this recipe for green bean casserole. https://www.healthyseasonalrecipes.com/cheddar-green-bean-casserole/ Skip the steaming step and use thawed green beans.