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Copycat PF Chang's Spicy Green Beans

Published Jan 24, 2023 by Allyson · 69 Comments
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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!

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.

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!

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), Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps (One Pot) or Mongolian Chicken for the perfect dinner!

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!

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.
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!

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
  • Air Fryer Crab Rangoon
  • Mongolian Chicken (One Pot)
  • Spicy Asian Eggplant & Tofu Bowls
  • One Pot Spicy Thai Zoodles
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!

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4.83 from 35 votes
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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, 2022, and 2023.

To reduce spice level, use only ½ teaspoon of red pepper flakes. 

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  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
  24. Lisa

    July 21, 2022 at 12:26 am

    Hi, what do you do with the other 1/4 teaspoon of red flakes?

    Reply
    • Allyson

      July 21, 2022 at 12:36 pm

      Thank you for bringing to my attention that I didn't clarify! You can use it as a garnish or leave it off 🙂

      Reply
  25. Alicia

    July 21, 2022 at 1:28 pm

    5 stars
    WOW!!!!!! I used to eat at PF Changs at least once a week, and now that I moved there isn't one nearby. I was in such bliss when I bit into these green beans! They taste exactly like PF Changs and are so easy to make! THANK YOU!!!

    Reply
    • Allyson

      July 21, 2022 at 1:52 pm

      I am so happy you loved them!

      Reply
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