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Easy Smoked Green Beans

Learn everything you need to know about how to make smoked green beans!
We smoke our green beans low and slow in a cast iron skillet with lots of butter and seasoning for a delicious side dish.
Whether you are using a Traeger, Camp Chef, or Pit Boss pellet grill, an electric smoker like a Masterbuilt, or just a Weber propane grill, we’ve got you covered. 
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings 4 Servings
Calories 300kcal
Author Mads Martigan
Cost $8

Equipment

  • Gas Grill with Smoker Box or Pellet Tube Smoker -OR-
  • Charcoal Grill -OR-
  • Smoker (charcoal, propane, electric, or pellet)
  • Smoking wood chips, chunks, or pellets, preferably mesquite or hickory
  • Colander
  • Paper Towels
  • Carving Knife
  • Cutting Board
  • 12 Inch Cast Iron Skillet
  • Heat Resistant Grilling Gloves
  • BBQ Tongs

Ingredients

  • 1.5 lbs Fresh Green Beans
  • 2 tablespoon Olive Oil regular, not extra virgin
  • 1 tablespoon Three LIttle Pigs BBQ Rub or your favorite BBQ seasoning
  • 4 tablespoon Salted Butter
  • Fresh Squeezed Lemon optional, to finish

Instructions

Set up the Grill or Smoker

  • Light or turn on your smoker, grill or pellet grill and set up the temperature to 225°F. If using a grill, only light a medium amount of charcoal or light one or two burners on one side for indirect cooking
    a pit boss pellet grill set to 220 or 225 degrees
  • Add your wood chunks directly to the firebox of a smoker, or use chips in a smoker box, or pellets in a tube smoker or pellet grill.

Wash and Trim the Green Beans

  • Give the green beans a good wash in a colander under cold running water and then dry them off with some paper towels on a cutting board.
    1.5 lbs Fresh Green Beans
    washing green beans
  • Line the green beans all up by one end, about one handful at a time, and cut the tips of each green bean off with a good carving knife.
    trimming green beans
  • Then line them up by the other ends and repeat on the other side. Continue doing this until all the ends are cut off of each green bean.
    trimming green beans

Season the Green Beans

  • Spread the trimmed green beans out in the cast iron pan and drizzle with the olive oil.
    2 tablespoon Olive Oil
    drizzling olive oil on green beans
  • Next sprinkle on some Three Little Pigs (or your favorite BBQ rub) and then toss with tongs to coat all the green beans in the oil and seasoning.
    1 tablespoon Three LIttle Pigs BBQ Rub
    sprinkling bbq rub on green beans
  • Cut the salted butter into small cubes and evenly distribute the butter on top of the seasoned green beans so that it can melt over them as they cook.
    4 tablespoon Salted Butter
    pieces of butter placed on top of a cast iron skillet full of green beans

Smoke the Green Beans

  • Once your grill or smoker is up to 225°F and making smoke, place the cast iron skillet inside. Place it on the opposite side of the heat if using a grill so it is cooking indirectly. Close the lid.
    putting green beans in a smoker to smoke
  • Rotate and toss the green beans occasionally with tongs to cook evenly.
    tossing smoked green beans
  • Smoke the green beans for roughly 45-60 minutes or until tender but not mushy.
    smoked green beans in a cast iron skillet

Remove and Finish

  • When the green beans appear done, remove the cast iron skillet from the grill or smoker.
    smoked green beans in a cast iron skillet
  • Optionally drizzle with some fresh squeezed lemon juice.
    Fresh Squeezed Lemon
  • Serve immediately.
    smoked green beans on a plate

Nutrition

Calories: 300kcal