Lemon Butter Green Beans with Cranberries Walnuts and Feta

Published November 17, 2017. Updated November 9, 2023

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Lemon Butter Green Beans Side Dish with Cranberries Walnuts and Feta recipe is a festive, bright, and flavorful side dish and you’ll love this combination of textures! The holidays just wouldn’t be the same without all the delicious sides, but you can do better than your boring old Thanksgiving green bean recipe. 

Green Beans with Lemon Cranberries Walnuts and Feta

Delicious Green Beans Side Dish Recipe

You get those tender crisp green beans, chewy dried cranberries, crunchy walnuts, and that soft and tangy feta cheese. It’s not your typical salad or green bean dish but it’s the sophisticated update you need for a new favorite Thanksgiving green bean side dish.

Green Beans Recipe with lemon butter walnuts cranberries and feta

How Can I Keep Fresh Green Beans Fresh for Longer?

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My berries last up to two weeks longer than they normally would! At the end of summer, I was hoarding berries away in my fridge so it could be like summer was lasting a little longer for me.

The photo above is the day I purchased the green beans and added them to my Rubbermaid Fresh Works container, on a Tuesday. Eight days later (the next Wednesday) they are still in excellent shape as pictured below!

Lemon Butter Green Beans

How do These Storage Containers Work?

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My kind of product! They are now available in unique sizes to fit tomatoes, asparagus, and green beans. I love that they come in a variety of sizes!

Lemon Butter Green Beans with Cranberries Walnuts and Feta

Ingredients for This Green Bean Side Dish Recipe

  • Fresh green beans
  • Butter
  • Garlic
  • Walnuts
  • Dried cranberries
  • Lemon
  • Salt
  • Feta

How to Cook Green Beans for Thanksgiving

  • Bring a pot of water to a boil. Add green beans and boil 3 – 5 minutes until tender crisp. Drain then immediately rinse under cold water. Drain well.
  • Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add garlic and saute 1 minute. Add in drained green beans and saute 1 minute or until heated through.
  • Toss in walnuts, cranberries and lemon juice and season with salt to taste.
  • Sprinkle in feta and lemon zest. Serve warm.

Green beans recipe with lemon butter cranberries walnuts and feta

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Lemon Butter Green Beans with Cranberries Walnuts and Feta
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Lemon Butter Green Beans with Cranberries Walnuts and Feta

These lemony green beans are such a delicious side dish! They have a bright fresh flavor, a great combination of textures, and beautiful blend of natural colors. Easy enough for a weeknight dinner but tasty enough for a holiday dinner.
Servings: 5
Prep10 minutes
Cook20 minutes
Ready in: 30 minutes

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Bring a pot of water to a boil. Add green beans and boil 3 - 5 minutes until tender crisp. Drain then immediately rinse under cold water. Drain well. 
  • Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add garlic and saute 1 minute. Add in drained green beans and saute 1 minute or until heated through. 
  • Toss in walnuts, cranberries and lemon juice and season with salt to taste. 
  • Sprinkle in feta and lemon zest. Serve warm.
  • Recipe source: Cooking Classy
Nutrition Facts
Lemon Butter Green Beans with Cranberries Walnuts and Feta
Amount Per Serving
Calories 219 Calories from Fat 144
% Daily Value*
Fat 16g25%
Saturated Fat 6g38%
Cholesterol 27mg9%
Sodium 178mg8%
Potassium 243mg7%
Carbohydrates 15g5%
Fiber 3g13%
Sugar 9g10%
Protein 4g8%
Vitamin A 880IU18%
Vitamin C 13.1mg16%
Calcium 96mg10%
Iron 1.4mg8%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Nutrition values are estimates only. See full disclaimer here.
This post was sponsored by Rubbermaid. All thoughts are 100% my own.