Copycat PF Chang's Spicy Green Beans

This is the best Copycat PF Chang's Spicy Green Beans recipe! It's the perfect side dish and done in less than 10 minutes!

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.

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 and you save money! At the restaurant these cost over $10 for the plate, which at home it costs less than $3 to make them!

Pair these with my favorite Air Fryer Asian Chicken Wings (crispy & sticky) or Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps (One Pot) for the perfect dinner!

Copycat PF Chang's Spicy Green Beans are so easy to make:

• 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.

How to make these spicy green beans:

**scroll down for full ingredients list and printable directions**

• In a small bowl mix together soy sauce, rice vinegar, sugar, water, corn starch, salt, and pepper; set aside.
• In a wok or large skillet, add oil; 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. Serve and enjoy!

What to serve PF Chang's Green Beans with:

• Asian Salad
• Air Fryer Asian Chicken Wings (crispy & sticky)
• Instant Pot Asian Meatballs
• Asian Spaghetti Squash
• Spicy Asian Eggplant & Tofu Bowls
• One Pot Spicy Thai Zoodles

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Copycat PF Chang's Spicy Green Beans

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

5 mins

 

This is the best Copycat PF Chang's Spicy Green Beans recipe! It's the perfect side dish and done in less than 10 minutes!

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: asian

Keyword: PF Chang's Spicy Green Beans

Servings: 4 -6 servings

Ingredients

• 1-2 lbs green beans , trimmed and cut into 2 inch pieces
• 2 green onions , chopped thinly
• 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 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!

Recipe Notes

First published in 2016. Updated in 2017, 2020, and 2022.