Pecan Glazed Green Beans
Looking for a new way to prepare green beans? Try this delicious Pecan Glazed Green Beans recipe. With just a few simple ingredients and a few easy steps, you can create a sweet and savory side dish that’s sure to impress your dinner guests.
Fresh cooked whole green beans are one of our family favorites. This particular recipe for brown sugar glazed green beans is easy to prepare and makes a great side dish for many meals.
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Sweet glazed green beans are a perfect side dish for many meals including our Parmesan Skillet Salmon also served with Homemade mashed potatoes.
Ingredients
- 1/2 lb. fresh whole green beans
- 2 Tbsp. butter
- 1 tsp. light brown sugar, like this
- 1/2 Cup chopped pecans
- Pinch of coarse Kosher salt, like this
Directions
The first step in making Pecan Glazed Green Beans is to blanch the green beans. This involves boiling them in salted water for a few minutes until they are bright green and tender-crisp.
Step 1
Snip the ends off the green beans, rinse and drain on paper towels.
Step 2
Place the beans into a pot of boiling, salted water to blanch. Boil, for about 5 to 8 minutes, until barely tender.
Once they are done, immediately transfer them to a bowl of ice water to stop the cooking process and preserve their color and texture. This step is important to ensure that the green beans are cooked perfectly and have the right texture for the recipe.
Drain in a colander then spread the beans out onto paper towels and pat dry.
Step 3
While the green beans are draining, melt the butter and brown sugar in a large skillet. Add in the pecans and green beans.
Sprinkle with the Kosher salt and cook, tossing occasionally for about 5 or 6 minutes. The green beans will be nice and crispy, as well as tasty.
Serve and enjoy!
Brown sugar adds the slightest little sweet glaze to the pecans and gives the green beans a delicious savory and sweet taste.
Pecan Glazed Green Beans
Ingredients
- 1/2 lb. fresh whole green beans
- 1 Tbsp. brown sugar
- 2 Tbsp. butter
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- Pinch of Kosher salt
Instructions
- Snip the ends off the green beans, rinse and drain.
- Place the beans into a pot of boiling, salted water. Boil for about 8 minutes and drain.
- Once they are done, immediately transfer them to a bowl of ice water to stop the cooking process and preserve their color and texture. This step is important to ensure that the green beans are cooked perfectly and have the right texture for the recipe.
- Drain in a colander then spread the beans out onto paper towels and pat dry.
- Melt the butter and brown sugar in a skillet.
- Add in the pecans then the drained green beans.
- Sprinkle with the salt and cook, tossing occasionally for about 5 or 6 minutes.
- Serve and enjoy!
This delicious sweet glazed green bean recipe is perfect for Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter.
Also see this recipe for Crockpot Green Bean Casserole.
More Side Dish Recipes for Dinner
- Southern Carrot Soufflé
- Roasted Brussel Sprouts with Balsamic Glaze
- Basil Grilled Tomatoes
- Mom’s Squash Casserole Recipe
- Homemade Creamy Cole Slaw Recipe
- Classic Creamy Potato Salad Recipe
- Best Ever BBQ Baked Beans with Bacon
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Sounds like a tasty side dish that’s perfect for the fall season. Will be including this in my MM round-up this week.
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Mmm, I love how buttery pecans are, I bet you don’t need anything…this sounds like a good way to use up end of season beans…right before the sweaters come out!
It is simply delicious. I hope you get to try it, Christine. The pecans set it off!
These look delish! I love green beans but haven’t made them this way so I will pin & try them later!!
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Thanks Tamara. Be sure to let me know how your family liked them when you make the Pecan Glazed Green Beans.
Yummy, I made them today! I had to use walnuts because I realized all my pecans were gone:( But it still tasted great! Missed the pecans, though!
I’m glad to hear that Zan! We love walnuts too, may have to try that. We live in the south where pecan orchards abound so pecans are usually in the cabinet.
Oh men..I need to move to your area, I love pecans. But you know, I discovered I did have pecans in the pantry after I made it. Oh well.
Hubby really enjoyed the slight sweetness in this recipe!
Zan, I’m so glad you stopped back by and told me you made the Pecan Glazed green beans. I’m also happy that your husband liked them. Now you have a new family favorite with pecans or walnuts, whichever you prefer 🙂
Yummy! I’ve shared on Pinterest 🙂 Thank you for the recipe.
Thanks for stopping by. I appreciate it. I will see you again at Pin-n-Tell.
I am a green bean lover from way back and these sound wonderful! I will be trying these soon.
Please tell me how you like them when you make them!
I love green beans any time of the year. Looks yummy, pinning!
Thanks for the Pin, I appreciate it. Hope you enjoy them when you make them.
Looks yummy! I have fresh green beans in my refrigerator right now. I may just even try this out!
Awesome, Zan, please come back and let me know how you liked them!
I love green beans, but have never had them cooked this way! Looks delish! I’m pinning to remember!
We really like them cooked like this, it is a little bit different which is nice.