Home-style Green Bean Casserole
Photo: Jennifer Davick; Styling: Amy Burke
This essential holiday casserole gets a much-needed makeover from fresh veggies and a lightened, but super-rich homemade sauce.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pounds fresh green beans, trimmed
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups 2% reduced-fat milk
- 1/2 cup nonfat buttermilk
- 1 tablespoon Ranch dressing mix
- 2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon butter
- 1 (8-oz.) package sliced fresh mushrooms
- Vegetable cooking spray
- 1 cup French fried onions, crushed
- 1/2 cup panko (Japanese breadcrumbs)
- 2 plum tomatoes, seeded and chopped
Nutrition Information
- calories 168
- fat 8.4 g
- satfat 3.9 g
- monofat 1.1 g
- polyfat 0.2 g
- protein 5.7 g
- carbohydrate 18.5 g
- fiber 3.9 g
- cholesterol 15 mg
- iron 0.9 mg
- sodium 296 mg
- calcium 104 mg
How to Make It
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Preheat oven to 350°. Cook green beans in boiling salted water to cover in a Dutch oven 4 to 6 minutes or to desired degree of doneness; drain. Plunge into ice water to stop the cooking process; drain and pat dry.
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Melt 2 Tbsp. butter in Dutch oven over medium heat; whisk in flour until smooth. Cook, whisking constantly, 1 minute. Gradually whisk in 1 1/2 cups milk; cook, whisking constantly, 3 to 4 minutes or until sauce is thickened and bubbly. Remove from heat, and whisk in buttermilk and next 4 ingredients.
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Melt 1 tsp. butter in a medium skillet over medium-high heat; add mushrooms, and sauté 6 to 8 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove from heat; let stand 5 minutes. Gently toss mushrooms and green beans in buttermilk sauce. Place in a 13- x 9-inch or 3-qt. baking dish coated with cooking spray.
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Combine French fried onions and next 2 ingredients; sprinkle over green bean mixture.
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Bake at 350° for 25 to 30 minutes or until golden brown and bubbly. Serve immediately.
Cook's Notes
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