In a large bowl, add green beans and spray with olive or sesame oil, until coated. Next add minced garlic, garlic salt, garlic powder, onion powder, and pepper to a mixing bowl, and stir. Pour mixture over green beans and toss until coated, then add soy sauce and toss again.

Then, add green beans to the air fryer basket and spread them out into a single layer. Spray once with oil, being sure not to use to much oil. Then add bacon pieces, I find that quickest way to cut up the raw bacon is with a pair of kitchen scissors. You can hold the bacon over the green beans and snip the pieces of bacon right on top, into the air fryer basket.

Heat the air fryer to 350 degrees and place the basket in the air fryer. Set the cooking time to 6 minutes and we feel like this is the perfect time for tender green beans. If you prefer crispy green beans, you can up your minutes of cook time to 8 minutes. Depending on how you would prefer to serve these on your dinner table, you can place them in a bowl with a spoon or on a sheet pan and serve with tongs. Either way these air fried green beans recipe are going to be a huge hit around the dinner table.