Green beans roasted with smoky bacon and tossed with a dill vinaigrette. These roasted green beans are a great side dish for holiday meals, but easy enough for weeknight dinners.
Roasted Green Beans
While I’ve certainly made my fair share of what is best described as high-maintenance side dishes (and I still go back to that well from time to time), these days I tend to favor dishes that are simpler to make for a couple of reasons: 1) Simpler sides don’t tend to overpower whatever main dish they’re paired with and 2) Simple in my book usually means roasting and I never get tired of roasted anything.
And it was a few weeks ago, while I was playing around with a green bean recipe idea, that my mom mentioned a recent recipe, clipped from our hometown newspaper, where brussels sprouts are roasted with pieces of bacon that are scattered of the top.
At the time, I was a bit obsessed with roasting green beans and looking for a way to take them from just a pan of roasted veggies to something a bit more exciting and the bacon on the top idea was just the thing. While the brussels sprouts recipe she used went down a whole other path resulting in a completely different dish than what I’m sharing today, it was that simple idea to cook the bacon on the sheet pan with the green beans that took these roasted green beans to a whole new level.
For the Roasted Green Beans
- Fresh green beans
- Bacon (!)
- Olive oil
- A large baking sheet
For the Dill Vinaigrette
- Fresh chopped dill
- Olive oil
- Dijon mustard
- Fresh lemon juice
- Salt and pepper
- I like to combine the ingredients in a small canning jar. I just top it with the lid and shake the jar until the dressing is combined.
As the green beans roast the bacon released it’s fat coating the green beans with a ton of flavor. Be sure to give the green beans a good toss to ensure they are evenly coated in the fat before tossing them with the dressing. The combination of flavors – mustard, fresh dill, bacon, and lemon – is delicious and I like to serve them while the green beans are still hot.
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More Side Dishes
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Roasted Green Beans with Bacon
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
Description
Fresh green beans roasted with some bacon until they are caramelized and tender. Toss them with a tangy dill vinaigrette for an easy side dish.
Ingredients
Green Beans
- 1 pound fresh green beans, stems removed
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 2 slices bacon, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
Vinaigrette
- 3 teaspoons lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 pinch of black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spread the green beans on a baking sheet and drizzle the olive oil over the top. Gently toss the beans to coat them with the olive oil. Place the bacon pieces on the green beans. Roast the green beans for 15 minutes. Stir them around the pan and roast them for another 10 minutes.
- While the green beans roast, make the dressing. Whisk the lemon juice, olive oil, dill, mustard, salt, and pepper until combined. When the beans are done roasting season them with a couple pinches of salt. Drizzle the dressing over the top of the beans and, using tongs, gently toss them to coat them in the dressing.
- Category: Side Dishes
- Method: Roast
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/4 of recipe
- Calories: 178
- Sugar: 3.9g
- Sodium: 455.4mg
- Fat: 15.2g
- Saturated Fat: 3.3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 11.1g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 8.7g
- Fiber: 3.2g
- Protein: 3.2g
- Cholesterol: 9.2mg
Keywords: roasted green beans, easy green beans recipe
The nutrition information in this recipe is an estimate only and was calculated using Nutrifox, an online nutrition calculator.
Amy Foster says
I made this recipe tonight and loved it! I didn’t have dill so just made the dressing without it. Delicious – what a great idea. Thank you.
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April says
So glad you liked it!
Suzi says
The roasted green beans are delicious! the Dill vinaigrette gives it an extra zip! This will be a side I make again for sure
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Suzi says
Made this one tonight & it’s a keeper! Loved the vinaigrette, added an extra zip! will make this again for sure!!