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Green Bean Casserole

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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings: 8
Course: Side Dish
Ingredients Method Notes

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

Method
 

**Make the Fried Onions:**
  1. - Prepare a wet batter by combining buttermilk, chili powder, garlic powder, salt, and black pepper in a bowl.
  2. - In another bowl, mix together all-purpose flour, chili powder, garlic powder, salt, and black pepper to create the dry batter.
  3. - Dip onion slices in the wet batter, then coat them in the dry batter.
  4. - Fry the onions in oil at 350°F until golden brown, draining excess oil on a wire rack.
**Make the Mushroom Cream Sauce:**
  1. - In a saucepan, melt butter and sauté garlic and mushrooms.
  2. - Add flour, then pour in heavy cream and beef broth. Simmer until smooth.
  3. - Season with salt, black pepper, nutmeg, Worcestershire sauce, and cayenne. Stir in Parmesan, cream cheese, and parsley.
**Blanch Green Beans:**
  1. - Boil salted water and blanch green beans for 2 minutes. Rinse with cold water.
**Assemble and Bake:**
  1. - Preheat oven to 350°F.
  2. - Place blanched green beans in a casserole dish, pour mushroom cream sauce over them, and top with shredded cheese.
  3. - Bake covered for 25 minutes, then uncovered for 15 minutes.
  4. - Add fried onions on top and bake for 5 more minutes.
  5. - Serve warm!

Notes

  • Cut green beans into smaller pieces if desired.
  • For a smoother texture, blend the mushroom cream sauce before using.