Best Ever Green Bean Casserole
Servings: 8
Calories: 256kcal
Best Ever Green Bean Casserole is an exceptional Holiday side dish recipe.
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Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pounds fresh green beans
- 1 pound mushrooms sliced
- 1 medium onion diced
- 1 medium red bell pepper diced
- 6 tablespoons butter
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
- 6 tablespoons all purpose flour
- 2 cups milk
- pinch cayenne pepper
- pinch nutmeg
- 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/4 cup bread crumbs
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil for deep frying shallots
- 4-6 shallots sliced thin
Instructions
- Prepare the green beans. Bring a large saucepan of water to a boil. Add the green beans and cook just until tender. (3-4 minutes)
- Fill a large bowl with ice water. Remove green beans from the cooking pot and immediately plunge into ice bath to stop the cooking process. Drain, set aside.
- Melt 2 tablespoons of butter in a large skillet, add onion and sauté until softened. (about 5 minutes)
- Add red bell pepper and mushrooms. Season with salt and pepper. Cook until softened and liquid has evaporated.
- Stir the red peppers and mushrooms into the green beans. Set aside.
- Melt 4 tablespoons of butter in a medium saucepan.
- Whisk in 4 tablespoons of flour. Whisk constantly until mixture begins to turn golden brown, about 2 minutes.
- Slowly pour in the milk while continually whisking. Cook medium heat until mixture has thickened. Constantly whisking.
- Stir in cayenne pepper and nutmeg.
- Remove from heat and let cool to room temperature, stir occasionally.
- Pour sauce over the green bean- mushroom mixture. Toss to combine.
- Grease a 2 litre casserole dish with butter. Spread half of the green bean mixture in the baking pan.
- Sprinkle 1/2 cup grated parmesan on top. Top with the remaining green bean mixture.
- Combine together 1/2 cup parmesan cheese and bread crumbs.
- Sprinkle over top of the casserole.
- Cover with foil. Bake in oven at 350º Fahrenheit for 20-30 minutes until casserole is bubbly and heated through.
- Uncover casserole and bake under broiler until top is golden brown.
- Prepare the crispy shallots. Heat vegetable oil in medium skillet, toss the shallots with 2 tablespoons of flour. Fry in oil until golden brown.
- Sprinkle the casserole with crispy shallots and serve.
Notes
If using frozen green beans, prepare the same as the fresh green beans but only cook 2-3 minutes.
Nutrition
Calories: 256kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 41mg | Sodium: 636mg | Potassium: 584mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 1523IU | Vitamin C: 33mg | Calcium: 238mg | Iron: 2mg