Chanukah dinner is usually steak or lamb, some veggies and latkes. Lots of latkes. In fact, everything else is just a side dish for the latkes.
That said.... my green beans are always popular even with the kids.
Mess o' green beans, tips snipped as desired.
Wash 'em and leave 'em damp, then season a bit heavy - I use salt, black pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, chili powder, and just a bit of crushed red pepper flakes.
Hot pan, few table spoons of oil, toss in the green beans. Carefully add "some" water (about 1/4 cup) and cover and let sorta steam up in there for a while - how long depends on how cooked you like your green beans. Remove cover after cooked enough from steaming (add water in small amounts as needed to continue the steam) and let the water evap off, leaving 'em to sear and sizzle a bit in the oil until they are cooked enough to your taste. Nice way to finish this part is toss 'em on a grill that you've been cooking the steak or lamb chops on...
Alternative method is to just season and steam 'em in a basket, then toss on grill to finish...