Not Your Mama's Green Bean Casserole
Not Your Mama’s Green Bean Casserole
Yield: 8 servings
Serving Size: 1/8 of recipe
Gather
1 1/2 pounds fresh green beans, cleaned and cut into halves or thirds 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided 1/2 tablespoon butter 1 cup minced shallots 1/2 cup panko breadcrumbs 1 pound crimini mushrooms, thinly sliced 1/4 cup all purpose flour 1 1/2 cups low sodium chicken broth 1/3 cup half and half 1/2 teaspoon salt freshly ground pepper 1/2 teaspoon ground sage
Step by step
- Preheat the oven to 350F.
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil.
- Throw the green beans in and cook for 4 minutes.
- Drain and shock the beans in an ice water bath; set aside.
- In a medium skillet, heat 1 tablespoon of the olive oil over medium high heat.
- Add 1/2 cup of the shallots and cook, stirring often, for about 5 minutes. Allow the shallots to caramelize and brown, but don't burn them!
- Remove the skillet from heat and add the butter, allowing it to melt.
- Add the breadcrumbs to the shallots and stir to combine. Season to taste with salt and pepper and set aside.
- Heat the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat.
- Add the rest of the shallots and cook, stirring, for about two minutes.
- Next, the mushrooms. Throw all of them into the skillet and cook for about five minutes more, stirring often, till the mushrooms are browned.
- Sprinkle the flour over the mushrooms and stir to combine.
- Continue stirring while the flour cooks into the mushrooms for about a minute.
- Slowly pour in the broth, whisking as you go to get out any lumps and to pick up the delicious brown bits from the bottom of the pan.
- Once the broth is incorporated, add the half and half and sage and stir to combine.
- Allow the mixture to come to a boil, then reduce heat to medium and simmer till thickened, usually a few minutes.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Add the green beans into the mushroom mixture and fold together.
- Pour the green beans and mushroom sauce into a baking dish.
- Sprinkle the breadcrumb mixture over the top.
- Slide the baking dish into the oven and bake uncovered for 25-30 minutes.
- Pull that beauty out of the oven and allow to cool for a few minutes before serving.
Nutrition
Calories 129; Total Fat 5.5g; Saturated Fat 1.7g; Trans Fat 0.0g; Cholesterol 6mg; Sodium 466mg; Total Carbohydrates 16.0g; Dietary Fiber 2.0g; Sugars 2.6g; Protein 4.3g
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