This Greek green beans recipe (Fasolakia) is a simple, Mediterranean dish made with tender green beans, tomatoes, lemon juice, olive oil, and herbs. It is hearty, comforting, and full of flavor!

This recipe can be made with fresh, frozen, or canned green beans.

Greek Green beans in a large grey bowl with red napkin to the side

"This turned out amazing! They were tender, flavorful, and made a fantastic side dish that everyone loved."

★★★★★- Anna

This Greek green bean stew make a flavorful side dish or top them with feta cheese and serve with a side of pita bread or crusty bread for a lighter main dish.

I can eat them by the bowl full. I love the rich flavor the tomatoes and green beans combination creates. I hope you love it to. Enjoy! Xoxo~Katie.

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Ingredient notes and substitutions
Steps to make
Cooking Tip
Tomato Tip
Can you use canned or frozen green beans?
Watch how to make
Can you make Greek green beans in the oven?
Variations
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Ingredients for Greek Green Beans fasolakia

Ingredient notes and substitutions

To make Greek green beans (Fasolakia) you will need the following ingredients:

green beans-I use fresh string green beans or pole green beans, but any fresh green beans will work. You can substitute with canned or frozen green beans. The flat green beans are also delicious!
garlic-I use fresh garlic. You can substitute with garlic powder.
extra virgin olive oil
oregano- I use Greek oregano. You can substitute with Italian oregano if you cannot find Greek oregano.
juice from one lemon
onion-White onion or yellow onion.
canned tomatoes-I find canned tomatoes offer more liquid for this recipe over fresh tomatoes. If you use fresh tomatoes, be sure to pick juicy ripe tomatoes.
salt and pepper to taste

*Full recipe with ingredient measurements is located at the bottom of the post in the recipe card.

Steps to make

Follow these simple steps to make this Greek green beans recipe (Fasolakia).

If using fresh green beans, remove ends and slice in half.
Heat olive oil on medium heat in a large pot or dutch oven. Add green beans and chopped onions. Saute for 2 minutes to soften and coat the green beans with olive oil.
Add tomatoes, garlic, oregano, lemon juice, salt, and pepper.
Bring mixture to a soft boil. Then reduce to low heat and simmer until beans are tender, stirring occasionally (40-45 minutes).

Cooking Tip

If the sauce evaporates during cooking, add a little water or chicken broth as needed.

green beans in a bowl on wooden cutting board

Tomato Tip

For this recipe, I like to use canned peeled whole tomatoes. I chop them into large chunks. The tomatoes are juicier and the texture is better than using diced canned tomatoes.

Can you use canned or frozen green beans?

This recipe is best made with fresh green beans. I find they soak up the sauce the best when braising them.

However, frozen green beans make an excellent second choice. You would follow the recipe exactly the same using frozen green beans.

Using canned green beans will still be delicious. However, they are a little more softer in texture from cooking than the fresh green beans are. If using canned green beans, drain any liquid before following the recipe.

Watch how to make

Can you make Greek green beans in the oven?

When I am busy, I will make this recipe using canned green beans in the oven in a square casserole dish.

I bake beans uncovered for an hour at 350 degrees. The Greek beans come out tender and delicious.

Variations

Potatoes are delicious in this dish. You can add 2 peeled potatoes. Slice them or cut them into quarter chunks. Add an additional cup of water or chicken broth.
Garnish with 1 teaspoon of fresh dill or fresh parsley for extra flavor.
You can top with a little feta cheese when serving.

Looking for other green bean recipes? Try my Southern Slow Cooker Green Bean recipe.

For other delicious Greek dishes, try:

Please leave me a comment below if you make this Greek green bean recipe, and tell me what your opinion of it. I would love to hear back, and so would my readers.

Also post your picture of your beans on Instagram or Facebook, and tag @aforkstale with #aforkstale hashtags! I will share with my followers! xoxo!

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Greek Green Beans (Fasolakia) in grey bowl on a wooden cutting board

Greek Green Beans in Tomato Sauce- (Fasolakia)

This Greek green beans recipe (Fasolakia) is a simple, Mediterranean dish made with tender green beans, tomatoes, lemon juice, olive oil, and herbs. It is hearty, comforting, and full of flavor! This recipe can be made with fresh, frozen, or canned green beans.

5 from 28 votes

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Course: Side Dish, vegetable

Cuisine: Greek, Mediterranean

Prep Time: 15

Cook Time: 45

Total Time: 1

Servings:

Calories: 147kcal

Author: Katie Crenshaw

Ingredients

Instructions

Remove ends of green beans and slice in half.
2 pounds green beans
Heat olive oil in a large pot or dutch oven. Add green beans and chopped onion. Saute for 2 minutes to soften and coat the green beans with olive oil.
1 chopped onion, ½ cup olive oil
Add canned tomatoes, chopped garlic, oregano, juice from lemon, and salt and pepper to taste.
28 ounces tomato, 1 tablespoons oregano, 2 garlic cloves, 1 lemon, salt and pepper to taste
Bring green bean mixture to a soft boil. Then lower heat and simmer until beans are tender, stirring occasionally. (40-45 minutes)

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Notes

Note: If the sauce evaporates during cooking, add a little water as needed.

Note: I like to use whole peeled canned tomatoes. I chop them into large chunks. The tomatoes are juicier and the texture is better than using diced canned tomatoes.

Tips:

You can add 2 peeled potatoes. Slice them or cut them into quarter chunks. Add an additional cup of water or chicken broth.
You can add 1 teaspoon of dill for extra flavor.
You can top with a little feta cheese when serving.

Nutrition- Nutrition info is based on estimation only.

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5 from 28 votes (16 ratings without comment)