Thanksgiving green beans are the side super heroes for many holiday tables.

Choose a new favorite version from our list of options.

Your family might be firmly in the casserole camp and crispy onions are a non-negotiable.

Classic Green Bean Casserole - Southern Living

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In this recipe, they team up to add tons of flavor to a straightforward side dish.

Increase the shredded cheese if you really want to taste the Parmesan.

Instead of cannedcream of mushroom soup, we make our own cheesy mushroom cream sauce.

Garlic Parmesan Green Beans

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Bake for 30 minutes, dig in, and reminisce about Thanksgivings past.

What a fresh approach to the holiday bean recipe.

Classic Green Bean Casserole

This five-ingredient recipe is a Thanksgiving classic.

Southern Living Southern Style Green Beans in a serving dish

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In this recipe, we use it to bring nutty flavor to green beans.

Slow-Cooker Green Bean Casserole

Stovetop and oven space are tight on Thanksgiving.

Free up some room with thisslow-cooker side.

Old School Green Bean Casserole

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Dried cranberries and maple syrup add a cranberry sauce-like sweetness to the green beans.

Ranch Green Beans

What isn’t made better with ranch?

Toss the beans with a packet of ranch dressing mix and crumbled bacon for an easy and flavorful side.

Southern Living Slow Cooker Green beans in a bowl to serve

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The tomato paste and chicken broth cook down to a glaze that “smothers” the beans.

Sprinkle with bacon for a finishing touch.

Bake on the day of and sprinkle with bacon and crispy fried onions.

Southern Living New-Fashioned Two-Bean Salad in a bowl to serve with a glass of sparkling water

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Halved shallots roast with the green beans in the oven to fully develop their flavors.

A honey vinaigrette and plump golden raisins dress the dish and add color and shine.

Green Bean Fries With Spicy Dipping Sauce

Call it a holiday appetizer, or Thanksgiving green beans.

Southern Living Milk Green Beans in a dish to serve

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Either way, it’s crucial that you make more of these than you think you do.

Southern Living Skillet-Charred Pole Beans with Bacon in the pan to serve

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Tangy Potato-Green Bean Salad

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green bean almondine

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Slow-Cooker Green Bean Casserole - Southern Living

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Frenched Green Bean Salad - Southern Living

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Southern Living Cranberry-Glazed Green Beans in a bowl to serve

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Southern Living Air Fryer Green Beans on a platter to serve

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Southern Living Ranch Green Beans on a platter to serve

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Balsamic Green Beans with Pearl Onions Recipe

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Smothered Green Beans

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Bacon-Brussels Sprout-Green Bean Casserole

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Roasted green beans with spicy-sweet glazed shallots in white casserole dish

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Southern Living Green Bean Fries With Spicy Dipping Sauce on a pan to serve

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