These easy canned green bean recipes are a great way to use up that lonely can of green beans in your cupboard. These recipes are vegetarian-friendly with a number of vegan options and make a nutritious side dish for family dinner or holiday meals.
Canned green beans aren't just for Thanksgiving and the holidays! While I love a good casserole dish (like my vegan green bean casserole), there are a lot of delicious green bean recipes that are perfect when you want to use up cans of green beans from the pantry!
Below you'll find 14 of the best easy green bean recipes that the whole family will love!
Best vegetarian canned green bean recipes
Vegan Green Bean Casserole
Creamy and delicious, this vegan green bean casserole is a healthy twist on traditional green bean casseroles and is gluten-free! Enjoy this family favorite any time of the year!
These air fryer roasted green beans are a perfect side dish for any occasion! Use fresh beans or canned green beans to make this easy side for your dinner table.
This canned green bean salad is an easy recipe with a few simple ingredients! All you need to make this delicious salad is canned beans, black olives, feta cheese, cherry tomatoes, red onions, olive oil, or Italian dressing!
Vegan Instant Pot Potato Salad by My Wife Can Cook
This vegan potato salad with green beans is made in a pressure cooker, seasoned with fresh herbs and seasonings. This is such a delicious way to use up canned green beans! It's one of my favorite side dishes!
This simple recipe has all your favorite flavors of green bean casserole, but it's made with convenience in a crock pot! So next time you're craving green bean casserole, pull your slow cooker out and make this delicious recipe!
Keto Green Beans with Cream Cheese by Salty Side Dish
This green bean recipe is low-carb and vegetarian! Made with cream cheese, butter, garlic, and green beans, this easy dish comes together quickly and is a great side dish.
Garlic Parmesan Canned Green Beans by 4 Sons 'R' Us
This recipe is perfect when you need a great side dish but limited on prep time. This quick and easy garlic Parmesan cheese canned green beans is a quick vegetable side dish!
Vegan Tater Tot Green Bean Casserole by Cozy Peach Kitchen
Another recipe twist makes it on our list! This vegan tater tot casserole uses canned, frozen, or fresh green beans and mushrooms as a base and is topped with a homemade cream sauce and tater tots!
Vegan Southern Green Beans and Potatoes by Healthier Steps
These flavorful classic Southern-style green beans can be made with fresh, frozen, or canned green beans and feature baby potatoes cooked with onions, garlic, and smoked paprika.
Pan Seared Canned Green Beans with Cashews and Garlic by Paleo Scaleo
Easy and delicious, this simple dish is so yummy! Even green bean haters will enjoy these tasty green beans with crispy cashews. You'll need green beans, avocado oil, garlic (or garlic powder), salted cashews, and red wine vinegar for this recipe!
This quick and easy vegetable dish goes well with any weeknight dinner. This recipe requires zero cooking and is perfect for road trips, camping, and power outages.
Green Bean and Eggplant Casserole by Mommy Travels
This vegetarian casserole is made with eggplant, French green beans, cream of mushroom soup, and is topped with fried onions. It's great as a main course or a side dish.