These air fried green beans are insanely crispy, super delicious, and low carb! With only 3 ingredients, the family will love this keto green beans recipe! Pull out your air fryer and say hello to your new weeknight vegetable side dish.
Ingredients Needed in our Air Fried Green Beans
Green Beans
Tips on Buying Green Beans
When buying green beans, look for beans that snap when bent in half.
Preparing Green Beans
Always ‘snap’ or cut off the stem of the green bean before cooking or air frying.
Storing Green Beans
Store wrapped in plastic in the refrigerator. NOTE – you need to use green beans pretty quickly once buying since they can lose their flavor quickly. Use green beans within a week of purchase.
Salt (or seasoning of choice).
I love to use Redmond Real Salt, but I invite you to use your favorite seasoning in this recipe.
Extra Light Olive Oil
I purchase my olive oil at local grocery stores, however many of my patients purchase olive oil at various speciality shops.
Why You Will Love My Keto Air Fryer Green Beans
- Makes the perfect keto vegetable side. Say good-bye to boring steamed green beans and hello to a fabulous, crispy vegetable side.
- The flavor is amazing. Did we say crispy?!
- Quick and easy clean up. Cooking our green beans in the air fryer is so much faster than roasting in the oven and hello, it’s just the air fryer to clean up!
- It’s low carb! This is the perfect keto green beans recipe coming in a 2.9 grams of net carbs per 1/2 cup. The carbs in green beans is 4.9 grams in 1/2 cup and 2 grams of fiber.
How to Make Our Recipe
- Wash green beans. Blot dry with a paper napkin.
- ‘Snap’ or cut off stems with a sharp knife.
- Place green beans in a bowl.
- Drizzle 1-2 tsp olive oil over green beans.
- Sprinkle ½ tsp of salt (I use Redmond Real Salt). Toss.
- Pour mixture in the air fryer.
- Air Crisp (or air fry) at 350 degrees for 5 minutes.
- Open basket. Shake basket.
- Air Crisp (or air fry) for an additional 5 minutes.
What Air Fryer Did You Use?
I used a Ninja Foodi Programmable 10-in-1 5qt Pressure Cooker and Air Fryer, but I also own a Phillips Air Fryer.
I don’t own a Ninja Foodi? Can I use any other Air Fryer in this Recipe?
Yes! This recipe will work in all Air Fryers. Follow the exact directions and you will be thrilled with the results.
How to Store Leftovers?
Leftovers? You probably won’t have any! I am super serious! But if you have leftovers, store in a tightly sealed container in the refrigerator.
Can I Freeze this Recipe?
I would not. For some reason, I feel as though the cooked green beans would get super soggy.
How Long Does it Take to Reheat?
Place it back in the air fryer OR Ninja foodi at 350 for 3-5 minutes to ‘re-crisp.’
What Can I Do with Leftovers?
Eat them as is!!!!!
What Else Can I Serve with this Recipe?
I would combine it with any one of my Keto Meatball Recipes.
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FAQ.
How many carbs in green beans?
Green beans are a low carb vegetable. ½ cup of green beans is 4.9 grams of carbs and 2 grams of fiber.
What are the net carbs in green beans?
We discussed how the carbs in green beans is 4.9 grams of carbs per ½ cup. Net carbs are calculated as total carbs – dietary fiber. With ½ cup of green beans yielding 4.9 grams of carbs and 2 grams of fiber, the net carbs in green beans is 2.9 grams of carbs.
Net carbs in green beans = 4.9 grams of carbs – 2 grams of dietary fiber = 2.9 grams of net carbs.
Is this a keto green beans recipe?
Yes! My air fried green beans is an awesome keto green beans recipe. It is a fabulous keto vegetable side with the net carbs at 2.9 grams of carbs.
What are the health benefits of green beans?
- Green beans improve heart health. Hello fiber! While you all know I am a low carb girl, I push LOTS of fiber!!!! I love fiber since it helps to protect our heart!
- Green beans help with weight loss. Are we still talking about fiber? YES! Fiber keeps us full and coming in at 2.9 grams of fiber in a half cup, can we just bring green beans in our life? Fiber keeps us full, preventing us from crazy snacking during the day!
- Green beans benefit our skin. Green beans are a great source of vitamin C. Vitamin C is important for the production of collagen, the main protein in our skin.
This recipe seems a little bland. Can I add other seasonings?
Yes and yes! Please remember, I give you all a base recipe. Please please feel free to use your FAVORITE seasonings and spices.
Serving Suggestions
½ cup cooked.