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    Super Easy Copycat PF Chang's Chili-Garlic Green Beans Recipe

    March 5, 2022 By Adam Leave a Comment

    This Super Easy Copycat PF Chang's Chili Garlic Green Beans recipe is something you can make in 10 minutes, with minimal expense. You can adapt it every which way you can imagine. It's vegan, yet savory, beautiful, and full of umami. The spice level is, of course, also adaptable.

    Super Easy Copycat PF Chang's Chili Garlic Green Beans

    This is an amazing recipe any time of year. You can make it with minimal ingredients and you can adapt those however you want. You can use it as an appetizer, a side dish, or even as a main dish, with some protein added in. The spice level can also be adjusted to accommodate any tastes. This version is especially simple to make.

    This was obviously inspired by PF Chang's Chili Garlic Green Beans on this site, and pairs well with anything. You can pair it especially well with protein main course recipes like tiger cry beef, or Fish Dishes like this sizzling tilapia recipe.

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    Ingredients

    Use a clear shot of the ingredients for this recipe, prepped, and labeled if necessary. Insert the ingredients into the list below, omitting quantities. You can make it super simple with just chili-garlic paste, green beans, and a bit of oil. Or you can make it a little less simple with some kind of Szechuan Preserves.

    Copycat PF Chang's Chili-Garlic Green Beans Ingredients
    Copycat PF Chang's Chili-Garlic Green Beans Ingredients
    • Green Beans, approximately 12 ounces
    • Chili Garlic Paste, 2-3 tablespoons
    • Fresh Garlic, chopped, minced or pulverized
    • Szechuan Preserves 2 tablespoons
    • Sesame, or other healthy, Oil, 1-2 tablespoons

    See the recipe card for quantities.

    Instructions

    Turn your heat to medium-high. Add some oil, a tablespoon or two to a large wok, especially if using a flame, or a large skillet for an electric burner. Have everything ready to cook to minimize the risk of burning anything.

    Put your green beans in a microwave on high for 5 minutes, in a bag or microwave safe covered container with small vents. While that is going, cook the garlic on until it starts turning gold. Add in the szechuan preserves and garlic chili sauce and then the beans. Stir-frying often.

    Garlic Cooks quickly and you can see where I dropped the ball for a second, resulting in the burning in this photo.

    I did this recipe several ways before going with the technique of heating the green buns in the microwave before stir-frying them. They just took so freaking long to cook on a conventional skillet. Cooking them in the bag in the microwave got them cooked faster too.

    Hint: You can buy prepackaged green beans that are already cleaned and trimmed and that even have the time to microwave at a lot of grocers.

    Substitutions

    If you have a certain diet, you will always want to look at the ingredients. You can use any kind of szechuan preserves or just use chili garlic sauce on it's own.

    • Oil - I like sesame or soy oil for a healthy oil with a nutty flavor and high smoke point. Use something healthy if you can, whatever you do. Be careful with extra virgin olive oil which might burn and mess up your flavor.
    • Adding in protein - If you want to make it a main dish, a pound of ground beef cooked after the garlic is a fantastic option. The breen beans only have a gram of protein per serving. I thought because they are beans they would be high in protein but found out I was wrong when I looked.
    • Vegetarian - On it's own this is a vegetarian dish. If you are a purist, like my friend James though, you have to read the ingredients of every sauce carefully for some detail that includes animal products.

    Your imagination is your only limit with how you make this. Add in anything you think would go well and email me photos, if you have an idea to add in this recipe as an option.

    Variations

    On it's own, with this recipe, I'd say it's a 2 or ⅗ on a spiciness scale. That can be adjusted of course; you can start with a little of the ingredients and adjust after tasting.

    • Spicy - add Thai chili pepper flakes/ powder while cooking can add heat and make it more visually appealing. See recipe below.
    • Deluxe - add shrimp or more szechuan preserves to give it more umami.
    • Kid friendly - add crushed potato chips, and/or leave out the chili garlic paste.

    See this Homemade Thai Chili Powder Recipe on my website!

    Equipment

    If you have a stove with a large flame, I recommend using a wok. If you have an electric stove like us, a large skillet is better.

    I would also have some wooden cooking spoons and tongs ready for the green beans.

    Storage

    We just put them in a tupperware container in the fridge. Good for 2-3 days.

    Top tip

    Don't succumb to the temptation to turn up the heat to speed up the process. I did it a few times before going for just microwaving the beans at the same time as I get the other ingredients ready.

    Super Easy Copycat PF Chang's Chili-Garlic Green Beans

    This Super Easy Copycat PF Chang's Chili-Garlic Green Beans recipe is one you can literally make in 10 minutes and use as a side dish, appetizer, snack, or add protein and make it a main course.
    Print Recipe
    Prep Time 3 mins
    Cook Time 7 mins
    Total Time 10 mins
    Course Appetizer, Main Course, Side Dish, Snack
    Cuisine Pan Asian
    Servings 2
    Calories 205 kcal

    Equipment

    • 1 Wok Or skillet if you have an electric stove.

    Ingredients
      

    • 12 oz Green beans cleaned and trimmed
    • 2 tablespoon Sesame oil
    • 2 tablespoon Chili garlic sauce
    • 4 Cloves Garlic Fresh and Chopped, crushed or minced
    • 2 tablespoon Szechuan Preserves

    Instructions
     

    • Heat the wok or skillet on medium-high with the oil until hot.
    • While the oil is heating pop your green beans in the microwave for 5 minutes in the bag they came in or in a microwave-safe container with venting.
    • Cook the garlic and add in the Szechuan preserves and chili garlic paste and cook briefly until beans are ready to go in.
    • Add in the green beans and mix in, taste, adjust, and serve!

    Notes

    As always, our healthy Thai recipes are as healthy as we can make them.  Your situation is fact dependent, so when in doubt, throw it out if you have an ingredient that concerns you, and when in doubt check it out with a doctor or dietician if you have questions. We are not dieticians, nutritionists or doctors.  

    Nutrition

    Calories: 205kcalCarbohydrates: 18gProtein: 3gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 6gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gSodium: 846mgPotassium: 383mgFiber: 5gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 1174IUVitamin C: 23mgCalcium: 74mgIron: 2mg
    Keyword Green Beans, Copycat, Side Dish, Appetizer, Snack, Spicy, PF Chang's, Easy, Budget, Cheap
    Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

    Food safety

    We sometimes take for granted that we have years (or decades) of cooking experience, that the average visitor may not. If you have concerns, when in doubt, check it out with a health care professional like a doctor or dietician, we are neither of those. Some general safety tims are as follows.

    • Cook to a minimum temperature of 165 °F (74 °C)
    • Do not use the same utensils on cooked food, that previously touched raw meat
    • Wash hands after touching raw meat
    • Don't leave food sitting out at room temperature for extended periods
    • Never leave cooking food unattended
    • Use oils with high smoking point to avoid harmful compounds
    • Always have good ventilation when using a gas stove
    • When in doubt, throw it out, if you are not sure if ingredients have gone bad.

    See more guidelines at USDA.gov.

    If you love green beans, try one of these other recipes!

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    Spicy Thai Green Beans (Pad Tua Fak Yuay, ผัดถั่วฝักยาว)

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