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    Copycat PF Chang's Spicy Green Beans

    Published Jul 11, 2017 by Allyson · 48 Comments
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    This is the best Copycat PF Chang's Spicy Green Beans recipe and perfect as a side dish or vegetarian main dish served over rice!

    This is the best Copycat PF Chang's Spicy Green Beans recipe and perfect as a side dish or vegetarian main dish served over rice!When I was in high school, my friends and I used to frequent PF Chang’s more than I care to admit. It was great, but not so great because lets face it, while the food tastes delicious, it is packed with tons of sodium and other not so healthy ingredients. Figuring out how to make your favorite restaurant dishes at home, is actually pretty simple, but does take some work to get it just right. I am excited to have finally perfected the Copycat PF Chang’s Spicy Green Beans.

    This is the best Copycat PF Chang's Spicy Green Beans recipe and perfect as a side dish or vegetarian main dish served over rice!

    Not only do you know what you are putting into these Copycat PF Chang's Spicy Green Beans when you make it at home, but you also save lots of unnecessary calories. My local Kroger often discounts vegetables and fruits that are ‘on the verge of spoiling’, and I love browsing that section. They often have huge bags of green bags (like 4 pound bags for .99), jalapenos, squash, potatoes, etc etc. I love it. Whatever is there is always .99 and as long as you use it within a few days, it’s absolutely fine. Check your local store to see if they have a section like this. I love saving money, so it’s a great option.

    This is the best Copycat PF Chang's Spicy Green Beans recipe and perfect as a side dish or vegetarian main dish served over rice!

    Anyway, back to the Copycat PF Chang's Spicy Green Beans; It takes 1 minute to whip up this sauce, and then only a few minutes to actually cook the green beans. The longest part is actually trimming and cutting the green beans. I like to cut them into about 2 inch long pieces, but it’s really up to you how you cut them.  This dish yields a lot of sauce, too, so it would be perfect to serve these as a side dish over rice, or make baked chicken and top with the green beans and sauce.

    This is the best Copycat PF Chang's Spicy Green Beans recipe and perfect as a side dish or vegetarian main dish served over rice!

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    4.89 from 17 votes
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    Copycat PF Chang's Spicy Green Beans

    This is the best Copycat PF Chang's Spicy Green Beans recipe and perfect as a side dish or vegetarian main dish served over rice!

    Ingredients
    • 1-2 lbs green beans , trimmed and cut into 2 inch pieces
    • 2 green onions , chopped thinly
    • 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes + ¼ tsp
    • 4 garlic cloves , minced
    • 2 TBS sesame oil
    • ⅛ teaspoon salt
    • ⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper
    • 2 TBS low sodium soy sauce
    • 1 TBS rice vinegar
    • 1 teaspoon white granulated sugar
    • ¼ cup water
    • 1 teaspoon corn starch
    Instructions
    1. In a small bowl mix together soy sauce, rice vinegar, sugar, water, corn starch, salt, and pepper; set aside.
    2. In a wok or large skillet, add oil; let heat over medium high heat for 30 seconds. Add garlic, green onions, and 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes. Stir fry quickly, for about 30 seconds. Add green beans and stir constantly until they are almost fully cooked, about 3 minutes (should turn deep green). Push green beans to the side, pour sauce into pan, stir to distribute sauce to bottom of pan. Cook for 30 seconds over medium high heat; allow to come to a boil (shouldn't take long), reduce heat to low, stir to coat green beans with sauce. Cook for 30 more seconds.
    3. Serve and enjoy!

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    This is the best Copycat PF Chang's Spicy Green Beans recipe and perfect as a side dish or vegetarian main dish served over rice!

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    Comments

    1. Liz

      April 06, 2015 at 12:03 pm

      Thank you for the nice recipes. Have a great Monday!

      Reply
    2. Tiffany

      April 10, 2015 at 8:00 am

      Hi, Allyson ~ I'm looking forward to trying out this recipe. I love the idea of adding chicken! I'm with you, I want to know what's in my food. Thanks so much for sharing!

      Reply
    3. Kimberly

      March 05, 2016 at 11:01 am

      So good! Thanks so much ◡̈

      Reply
      • Allyson

        March 06, 2016 at 9:24 pm

        So glad you loved it!

        Reply
    4. Emelina

      April 12, 2016 at 11:10 am

      I am looking to try this recipe today but I only have frozen green beans. Do you think this will work the same?

      Reply
      • Allyson

        April 15, 2016 at 1:44 pm

        Hi, I am not sure as I've never tried it that way. Did you end up trying it, if so, how did it turn out? I am sure others would love to know!

        Reply
      • Sherri

        December 09, 2018 at 6:05 pm

        I tri d this recipe with frozen green beans from SAMS Club and it was delicious.

        Reply
        • Marlena Willey

          July 27, 2020 at 3:22 pm

          This might be a stupid question, but did you thaw them first? Or just toss them in and thawed them in the hot pan?

          Reply
    5. thoughtsopinionsandeverything

      May 16, 2016 at 2:33 pm

      Just wrote up a piece on my experience with these! Thank you so much for the delicious recipe! https://thoughtsopinionsandeverything.wordpress.com/2016/05/16/vegan-cooking-with-jules-spicy-green-beans/

      Reply
    6. Kevin

      January 16, 2017 at 5:59 pm

      Great recipe, although I did some hacking based on items on hand.

      I caramelized yellow onion, used garlic powder, siracha powder and did not add sugar and it turned out really nice.

      Thanks will use again with the fresh ingredients (and siracha sauce or powder again!)

      Reply
      • Allyson

        January 19, 2017 at 5:15 pm

        So glad you loved it! Your changes sound GOOD!

        Reply
    7. Olivia -Reinvented Collection

      February 26, 2017 at 9:15 pm

      Hi, I just found your recipe on Pinterest while searching for a Gluten Free Chinese chicken salad recipe. Do you think I could substitute honey for the sugar? If it's not to much trouble, could you email me or contact me through my blog? reinvented(dot) co at gmail dot com is my actively checked email.

      I'd greatly appreciate your thoughts on this substitution.

      Thank you,
      Olivia

      Reply
      • Allyson

        February 27, 2017 at 7:56 am

        Hi Olivia - I have never made that substitution, so I can't say if it will work or not. In theory it seems like it should be fine, but like I said, since I haven't tried it, I can't say for sure. Let me know if you try it!

        Reply
        • Mayra

          November 15, 2018 at 1:29 pm

          Are these fresh green beans I should use for the recipe?

          Reply
          • Allyson

            November 15, 2018 at 11:49 pm

            Yes, I would suggest fresh beans.

            Reply
          • Sherri

            December 09, 2018 at 6:07 pm

            FYI—-I fixed this recipe with whole frozen green beans from SAMs Club and it was delicious.

            Reply
    8. Rayanne

      August 16, 2017 at 3:39 pm

      Hello! Just thought id add something for you to try out next time you make this dish! Add fresh garlic, fresh ginger, and some chili paste !

      Reply
      • Kathy the Fun Baker

        March 14, 2021 at 5:52 pm

        Hi Rayanne, i love the idea of adding fresh ginger & maybe a little Korean red chili paste! Thank you for the suggestion!

        Reply
    9. Lisa J

      February 23, 2019 at 8:23 pm

      4 stars
      Good but REALLY spicy. Either it is too.much red pepper flake or mine was just really fresh. I've had the PFChang beans before and they weren't this spicy. I added a little extra sugar to take down the heat. Also took a lot longer than 3 mins for the beans to get soft. I finally just threw them in microwave for 2 mins. End results were good though.

      Reply
    10. JANET LOVETT

      February 02, 2020 at 7:55 pm

      5 stars
      Totally delicious! Will make this again. I paired it with rice and topped with salmon. Love this dish!

      Reply
    11. Kevin

      July 20, 2020 at 1:10 pm

      5 stars
      These are so good! I love that I can have them at home!

      Reply
    12. Jen

      July 20, 2020 at 2:08 pm

      5 stars
      Perfect way to get our fix without having to leave the house or order in! Love it! BTW, jealous you have a discounted produce section at your store. Maybe I need to look a little harder in our store (we don't have Kroger though).

      Reply
      • Allyson

        July 20, 2020 at 10:22 pm

        Yes! They have a big discounted section on a little endcap in the produce section...and actually I've seen it at pretty much all the Kroger locations I've been to!

        Reply
    13. Erin | Dinners,Dishes and Dessert

      July 20, 2020 at 9:39 pm

      5 stars
      YUM!!! I love this Copycat PF Chang’s Spicy Green Beans delicious version!!!

      Reply
    14. Vikki

      July 21, 2020 at 1:50 am

      5 stars
      These are sooo yummy, and they taste just like the original! Served these over some rice and loved it

      Reply
    15. Toni

      July 21, 2020 at 9:40 am

      5 stars
      This is really delicious! My family loved it!

      Reply
    16. Sara Welch

      July 21, 2020 at 2:35 pm

      5 stars
      Love a good copycat recipe for recipes just like this one! Looking forward to enjoying this with dinner one night this week!

      Reply
    17. Jacque Hastert

      July 23, 2020 at 9:33 am

      5 stars
      I can't wait to surprise my husband with this side dish! It's his favorite side to order when we went to PF Changs.

      Reply
    18. K Bethany

      January 28, 2021 at 5:51 pm

      5 stars
      This tastes amazing yall!! The perfect side for my fried rice

      Reply
    19. Kathy The Fun Baker

      March 14, 2021 at 5:47 pm

      5 stars
      Hello Allyson,
      I can't wait to try this yummy recipe!!! It looks AMAZING! We just got our second COVID vaccine recently so we are looking forward to grocery shopping via pickup service soon! Thank you So Very Much for sharing this Wonderful recipe with us!!! <3

      Reply
      • Allyson

        March 15, 2021 at 1:36 pm

        Congrats on your vaccine! That is great and hopefully can start getting back to normal soon!

        Reply
    20. Caria

      March 20, 2021 at 9:38 am

      5 stars
      Made it last night. It was delightful. Definitely making it again.

      Reply
    21. Gary

      March 28, 2021 at 4:49 pm

      5 stars
      Who is this adorable girl on the truck tailgate . 😊 That recipe turned out great . It’s now on my list for green beans . 👍

      Reply
      • Allyson

        March 29, 2021 at 12:21 pm

        Hi Gary - thanks for the sweet compliment 🙂 So glad you loved the recipe!

        Reply
    22. Sonja

      April 27, 2021 at 10:59 pm

      4 stars
      Just made the dish in two batches. The first batch, I followed the recipe as is. It was very good, just very spicy. For the second batch, I tried a few things differently. I first steamed the green beans with water, 1/8 tsp salt (I used the salt in the water instead of liquid mixture) & Sesame oil. That allowed the green beans to coat faster when it was time to add them to the skillet. I used brown sugar instead of white. I cut the red pepper flakes to 1 tsp. Thank you for the recipe! This will be a go to favorite!!

      Reply
      • Charlie Bee

        September 18, 2021 at 7:27 pm

        I totally agree about Steaming the Beans 1st
        Personally I find it just as useful to boil the Beans
        Either way it is a nessacary part of the recipe
        It eliminates that Hard Waxie tast you get with Long Beans

        Reply
        • Sonja

          September 27, 2021 at 1:31 am

          5 stars
          I had to come back and tell you that, I keep a jar of this sauce on hand in the refrigerator! I use it over stream cabbage with carrots, broccoli and over stir fry. This is by far the best sauce for any of your favorite Chinese dishes!!

          Reply
          • Allyson

            September 27, 2021 at 3:19 pm

            The sauce is everything!!!!

            Reply
    23. Jennifer C

      March 17, 2022 at 5:08 pm

      I will definitely be making these again! I’ve never had the PF Chang’s version, but really enjoyed these! It was the perfect amount of heat- not too spicy. Just a tingle on the tongue. Used low sodium soy so they weren’t too salty!

      Reply

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