Name: Keto Green Beans
Prep time: 2 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 12 min
Ingredients: 16 ounces fresh green beans; 2 tablespoons avocado oil or olive oil; 3 cloves garlic (minced); 1 teaspoon sea salt; 1/4 teaspoon black pepper

These easy keto green beans are the perfect low carb dinner veggie, whether you eat them alone or add them to other dishes. Simply, yet perfectly seasoned, they are bright, crisp, and full of green flavor.

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What Makes This Recipe So Good

This recipe only takes about 12 minutes to make, so it’s great for whipping up for a quick side dish.
Made with only 5 ingredients, these keto green beans are perfect for when you want to bulk up your meal without spending a lot of money!
Each serving of these green beans is about 6g net carbs, so it’s easy to fit into your low carb or keto diet.

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How To Make Keto Green Beans

The full recipe is below, but here you’ll find all the steps for making this recipe perfectly the first and 100th time, along with useful tips and info!

Add the green beans to a large skillet and cook until they are bright and shiny.

Add the seasonings and cook while stirring constantly until the garlic is fragrant.

Keto green beans in a skillet being stirred with a wooden spoon

Top Tips For Making

You can fancy up this dish by adding a squeeze of lemon juice or some lemon zest, a little butter (great if you need some more of your daily fat while on keto), fresh parmesan cheese, bacon, or slivered almonds.

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Keto Green Beans

These bright and fresh green beans are the perfect low carb side

Course Side Dish

Cuisine American

Keyword low carb, under 30 minutes, vegetables

Prep Time 2 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Total Time 12 minutes

Servings servings

Calories 101kcal

Cost $2

Ingredients

16 ounces fresh green beans
2 tablespoons avocado oil or olive oil
3 cloves garlic minced
1 teaspoon sea salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Instructions

Add oil to a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add trimmed green beans and cook, stirring often, until beans are shiny, about 7 minutes. Add garlic and seasoned with salt and pepper. Cook while stirring constantly about 3 minutes until garlic is fragrant and beans are bright and tender.

Notes

Variations: Try adding a squeeze of lemon juice or some lemon zest, a little butter (great if you need some more of your daily fat while on keto), fresh parmesan cheese, bacon, or slivered almonds.

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