• Step 1: Trim the Stem Ends
• Before freezing green beans, make sure to gently yet thoroughly wash fresh green beans under running tap water.
• Next, pick up a handful of beans and neatly line them up.  
• Use a sharp chef’s knife to slice off the stems as they are too knobby and tough to eat.
• Repeat this process with the remaining beans.  
• If you like, then you can also chop off the tapered tail ends of your green beans; however, they are perfectly fine to eat. 
• Pro Tip: Some green beans have a sinewy fiber that goes through the top to the foot of the bean pod. If the beans you bought have this string, then make sure to remove it from each bean. Removing it will ensure that your cooked beans are tender and perfect to eat.
• Step 2: Cut the Beans Into small Pieces
• Many soups and stir fry recipes require cut green beans. So, if you cut the green beans up into small bit-size, 1-inch pieces before freezing them, you can save a lot of your prep time later on. However, if you prefer to freeze the beans as is, then you can definitely do so. 
• Step 3: Blanch the Green Beans
• If you are unfamiliar with the term, blanching involves boiling the beans you plan to freeze for a few minutes and then immediately dumping them into ice-cold water. Blanching allows the beans to retain their color, flavor, and freshness while frozen.

Here’s how you can blanch green beans:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. (1 gallon of water per pound of green beans)
• Gently add the green beans into the pot of boiling water. Be careful during this step so that hot water doesn’t splash up and burn you.
• Boil them until they are tender to the touch. 
• Take a large bowl and fill it with ice-cold water.
• Once the beans are completed boiling, immediately plunge them into the ice-cold water.
• Once they have cooled, drain the water from the bowl.  
• Step 4: Prepare the Beans for Freezing

Here’s how you can prepare the beans before freezing them:

• Pack the drained beans into freezer bags.
• Make sure to shake each bag thoroughly to place the beans inside.
• Keep adding more beans until there’s only half an inch of space left in the bags.  
• Tightly seal the bags.
• Step 5: Freeze the Bagged and Sealed Green Beans
• Label each freezer bag with its content and date.
• Lay the bags flat and store them in your freezer.
• Pro tip: Leave some space near your green bean bags so that air can circulate around them and keep them fresh for a longer time.