Baked green beans in a creamy mushroom sauce are a tasty side dish filled with veggies! This dish is a Thanksgiving favorite made completely from scratch, right down to the crispy fried onions! While it requires a bit more effort, the flavor payoff is totally worth it. You won’t find any cans here!
Green Bean Casserole
Ingredients
- 2 pounds green beans trimmed and rinsed
- 1 to 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
**Mushroom Cream Sauce:**
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 tablespoon fresh minced garlic
- 6 ounces brown mushrooms chopped
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup beef broth
- 1/2 to 3/4 teaspoon salt to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper to taste
- Dash of nutmeg
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- Pinch of cayenne or red pepper flakes
- 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan
- 2 tablespoons cream cheese
- 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
**Fried Crispy Onions:**
- 1 yellow onion thinly sliced
- 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- Vegetable oil for frying
Instructions
**Make the Fried Onions:**
- – Prepare a wet batter by combining buttermilk, chili powder, garlic powder, salt, and black pepper in a bowl.
- – In another bowl, mix together all-purpose flour, chili powder, garlic powder, salt, and black pepper to create the dry batter.
- – Dip onion slices in the wet batter, then coat them in the dry batter.
- – Fry the onions in oil at 350°F until golden brown, draining excess oil on a wire rack.
**Make the Mushroom Cream Sauce:**
- – In a saucepan, melt butter and sauté garlic and mushrooms.
- – Add flour, then pour in heavy cream and beef broth. Simmer until smooth.
- – Season with salt, black pepper, nutmeg, Worcestershire sauce, and cayenne. Stir in Parmesan, cream cheese, and parsley.
**Blanch Green Beans:**
- – Boil salted water and blanch green beans for 2 minutes. Rinse with cold water.
**Assemble and Bake:**
- – Preheat oven to 350°F.
- – Place blanched green beans in a casserole dish, pour mushroom cream sauce over them, and top with shredded cheese.
- – Bake covered for 25 minutes, then uncovered for 15 minutes.
- – Add fried onions on top and bake for 5 more minutes.
- – Serve warm!
Notes
- Cut green beans into smaller pieces if desired.
- For a smoother texture, blend the mushroom cream sauce before using.