Sweet-and-Sour Green Beans

Add a little tang to your green beans with this tip from the F&W Test Kitchen.

Click here for the recipe: Sweet-and-Sour Green Beans

Green Bean-Tomato Salad with Herbs

Salade Niçoise is one of the great summer dishes of Southern France. It's the centerpiece of a party that's all about sunny Mediterranean style, from the wine to the plates to the tea towels.

Click here for the recipe: Green Bean-Tomato Salad with Herbs

Grilled Green Bean Salad with Lentil Vinaigrette 

Most cooks boil, steam or sauté green beans, but grilling them as Alex Seidel of Denver's Fruition does here gives them a delicious char that's superb.

Click here for the recipe: Grilled Green Bean Salad with Lentil Vinaigrette

Chicken Shawarma with Green Beans and Zucchini

Ana Sortun coats chicken thighs with a lengthy list of spices that includes allspice and nutmeg, then braises them in beer and garlic. 

Click here for the recipe: Chicken Shawarma with Green Beans and Zucchini

Quick Vegetable Sauté

Add a little shallot and dried dill or tarragon to any mixture of frozen vegetables and have a delicious side dish on the table fast. 

Click here for the recipe: Quick Vegetable Sauté

Mashed-Potato Spring Rolls

David Chang took F&W's Thanksgiving challenge by improvising a Momofuku-style feast from basic leftovers, including turning mashed potatoes and green beans into this crispy canapé.

Click here for the recipe: Mashed-Potato Spring Rolls

Spicy Green Papaya Salad

For this Thai classic, Andy Ricker uses a mortar and pestle to pound crunchy raw green beans with a piquant mix of chiles, garlic, fish sauce and lime juice. 

Click here for the recipe: Spicy Green Papaya Salad

Green Beans with Bacon & Hazelnuts

The toasted smoky flavors in this fast sauté make it a warm addition to any winter meal.

Click here for the recipe: Green Beans with Bacon & Hazelnuts

Turkey-Stuffing Bundles

This pastry-wrapped main dish combines turkey, stuffing, gravy, vegetables and cranberry sauce in individual "pot pies."

Click here for the recipe: Turkey-Stuffing Bundles

Green Curry Soup

This aromatic green curry soup is packed with spinach, mushrooms, green beans and broccoli stems. Recipe by Anna Thomas for EatingWell.

Click here for the recipe: Green Curry Soup

Golden Polenta & Egg with Mustard Sauce

Here's a streamlined version of Eggs Benedict: purchased polenta, boiled eggs and an easy, no-cook homage to hollandaise. It's a quick dinner or great brunch.

Click here for the recipe: Golden Polenta & Egg with Mustard Sauce

Green Beans with Poppy Seed Dressing

These warm, fresh-tasting beans offer an exciting alternative to old standby mushroom-soup-based green-bean casseroles.

Click here for the recipe: Green Beans with Poppy Seed Dressing

Green Bean Casserole

This healthy revision of green bean casserole skips the canned soup and all the fat and sodium that come with it. 

Click here for the recipe: Green Bean Casserole

Green Beans with Creamy Garlic Dressing

Inspired by a Lebanese pasta dish, we toss steamed green beans with garlicky yogurt for an easy side dish. Try it with roast lamb.

Click here for the recipe: Green Beans with Creamy Garlic Dressing

Green Beans with Caramelized Red Onions

For an attractive presentation, trim the stem ends of the beans, leaving the pointed ends intact. Most fresh beans today do not require stringing.

Click here for the recipe: Green Beans with Caramelized Red Onions