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Air Fryer Green Beans

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Fried green beans with parmesan cheese and lemon wedges.
Photo by Travis Rainey, Food Styling by Rebecca Jurkevich

Having a go-to air fryer green beans recipe means a quick crowd-pleasing vegetable side dish is never far from reach. The beauty of cooking green beans in an air fryer is twofold: For starters, it makes quick work of the beans, allowing you to get them on the table in only 20 minutes without making a mess of your kitchen. There’s no need to preheat a large oven or go to the trouble of bringing a pot of water to a boil to blanch them. Secondly, the air fryer blasts the green beans with hot air, transforming them into crisp-tender beans that are gently browned while retaining a subtle snappy texture. In this recipe the green beans are seasoned with a peppy mixture of fresh garlic, lemon zest, and a generous amount of salt and pepper. Feel free to adjust the seasonings as you’d like—crushed red pepper flakes, onion powder, or just about any all-purpose seasoning would be great here; just add them in step 1 prior to cooking the green beans in the air fryer.

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