These roasted green beans with almonds are one of those sides that look like you spent way more time than you actually did. Crispy beans, toasted almonds, garlic, and a little dried onion — that’s it. Thirty minutes, one sheet pan, and a side dish that works on a Tuesday night or even on your Thanksgiving table (one of my favorites to make for the holidays). At 84 calories and 7C / 3P / 5F per serving, the macros work for anyone. Whether you are in a cut, maintaining, or bulking, I have got tips below to adjust them to fit your goals. Need to serve an army? Double or triple the recipe — I’ve done it and it works just as well.
Easy Roasted Green Beans with Almonds
3g fiber per serving
30 minutes to make
6 ingredients
Makes 7 servings
Ingredients
16 oz green beans, washed and ends snipped
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp ground black pepper
2 tsp dried minced onions
2 tsp minced garlic (about 4 garlic cloves)
70g sliced almonds
Olive oil spray
Directions
- Heat oven to 425 degrees.
- Line a sheet pan with aluminum foil and lightly spray with olive oil spray.
- Lay the green beans out in an even layer. Lightly spray with olive oil spray, then sprinkle the salt and pepper on top.
- Roast for 15 minutes.
- Take out the green beans and flip. Push them together to make room for the almonds.
- Lightly spray the green beans with oil again and sprinkle the minced onion and minced garlic on top. Then add the almonds to the side of the pan.
- Roast for another 7-10 minutes, until almonds are toasted and green beans are browned.
Macro Tips by Phase
One of the things I love about this recipe is how easy it is to adjust depending on where you are in your nutrition goals.
Cut: You could easily cut the almonds to 35g, which drops your fats from 5g to 2.5g per serving. You could also swap the dried minced onion for frozen diced onions — that adds volume without a lot of extra carbs (total carbs go to about 9.5g instead of 7g). Add the frozen onions at the beginning with the salt and pepper.
Maintenance: This works well as-is for most people. If you need a bit less fat, just cut the almonds back slightly.
Bulk: If you need more carbs, add in frozen diced onions. You could also use 1 tbsp of olive oil instead of the spray to bump fats to about 7g per serving. Or just double the serving size for more macros across the board.
Nutrition Info
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RJF Roasted Green Beans with Almonds
Per Serving:
84 calories
3g protein | 7g carbs |
5g fats | 3g fiber
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