These super easy Paleo Holiday Green Beans come together in less than 15 minutes and make the perfect side to your main course – paleo, vegan, and Whole30 approved too!
It’s almost Thanksgiving and I have a serious question for you!
Team turkey or team side dish?!?
I know, I know. Such a hard question right haha. I think I’m team side. While a Thanksgiving turkey is so good and you don’t get to enjoy it much (why does it only happen like once a year), the sides are where it’s at. Mashed potatoes, green beans, cranberry sauce, stuffing (not my fav, but people like it), brussel sprouts…the list can go on and on.
So if you are team side like me and looking for some new ones to change it up, I have the perfect one for you! While I don’t think I was ever a huge fan of green bean casserole (and neither was my mom, so we didn’t really make it), we usually always had some kind of green beans on the table. Most of the time they were just sautéed with some garlic, olive oil, maybe some balsamic or tomatoes.
I wanted to step those up a notch and make them really holiday themed! I mean it is only Thanksgiving and Christmas once a year haha! Queue the addition of cranberries and pecans and boom – holiday on plate. These holiday green beans are super simple to make – they come together in less than 15 minutes – so you can focus on the 20 other things you are cooking. They are also paleo, vegan, and Whole30 approved if you are looking to keep it a little cleaner – or maybe just want to save room for 2 pieces of pumpkin pie 😉
If you need some more sides check out my 3 ingredient cranberry sauce, tahini whipped sweet potatoes, cinnamon roasted delicata squash, or these ginger & balsamic roasted brussels!
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Easy Paleo Holiday Green Beans
ingredients
- 1 pound green beans, washed and trimmed
- 1/2 tablespoon avocado oil
- 1 cup cranberries
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 1/2 cup pecans - I cut some of mine in half
- lemon zest
instructions
- Heat a large non-stick pan over medium heat. Add avocado oil and let it get hot, about 30 seconds.
- Add green beans and sauté for 3-5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until slightly softened. Add cranberries and lemon juice and stir to combine. Sauté for 2-3 minutes until cranberries are soften and slightly broken down. Stir in ginger, cinnamon, and salt and pepper and cook for another minute. Turn off heat and stir in pecan pieces.
- Top with lemon zest and enjoy!
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Lynda says
Did you use fresh ginger when making this green bean recipe?
Kelly says
Hi Lynda! It is ground ginger. Hope that helps and let me know how they go!