Green bean casserole from scratch

Name: Green bean casserole from scratch
Total time: 1 h 16 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: american
Ingredients: 680 g green beans (1½ lb, trimmed and cut in half); 1 tbsp kosher salt (most of it for the blanching water); 3 tbsp unsalted butter; 225 g cremini mushrooms (8 oz, sliced); 2 cloves garlic (minced); 3 tbsp all-purpose flour; 240 ml vegetable broth (1 cup); 240 ml whole milk (1 cup); 0.25 tsp black pepper; 1 pinch ground nutmeg; 1.5 cups crispy fried onions (store-bought (usually coated in wheat flour))

Bright green beans in a creamy mushroom sauce you make in one skillet, under a crunchy onion lid.

⏱ 1 h 16 min
🍽 Serves 8
📈 Medium

Vegetarian
Nut-free

Contains: gluten, milk, wheat

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Ingredients

680 ggreen beans1½ lb, trimmed and cut in half
1 tbspkosher saltmost of it for the blanching water
3 tbspunsalted butter
225 gcremini mushrooms8 oz, sliced
2 clovesgarlicminced
3 tbspall-purpose flour
240 mlvegetable broth1 cup
240 mlwhole milk1 cup
0.25 tspblack pepper
1 pinchground nutmeg (optional)
1.5 cupscrispy fried onionsstore-bought (usually coated in wheat flour)

Steps

1
Prep: trim the green beans and cut them in half. Slice the mushrooms. Mince the garlic.
2
Heat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and butter a 2-quart baking dish. Bring a large pot of water to a boil with 2 tsp of the salt, add the green beans and cook 4 to 5 minutes, until bright green and just tender. Drain and rinse under cold water to stop the cooking.
3
Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the mushrooms and cook, stirring now and then, until they release their liquid and brown, 6 to 8 minutes. Stir in the garlic for 30 seconds.
4
Sprinkle the flour over the mushrooms and stir for 1 minute. Slowly whisk in the broth, then the milk, and simmer, stirring, until thick enough to coat a spoon, 4 to 5 minutes. Add the pepper, nutmeg and ½ tsp salt. Taste and adjust the salt and pepper.
⏱ 8 min
5
Stir in the green beans and half the fried onions, then spread everything in the baking dish.
💡 You can make it up to this point a day ahead and refrigerate it; add 10 minutes to the bake.
6
Bake for 25 minutes, until bubbling at the edges. Scatter the rest of the fried onions over the top and bake 5 minutes more, until golden.
⏱ 30 min
💡 Reheat leftovers until hot all the way through, 165°F (74°C) on an instant-read thermometer.

Make it easier

Frozen-bean green bean casserole

Use 2 lb frozen cut green beans, thawed and patted dry, and skip boiling.
Make the sauce and bake as written.

Dietary versions

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Milk allergy: Instead of unsalted butter: olive oil or plant butter; Instead of whole milk: unsweetened oat milk or unsweetened soy milk
Dairy-free: Instead of unsalted butter: olive oil or plant butter; Instead of whole milk: unsweetened oat milk or unsweetened soy milk
Vegan: Instead of unsalted butter: olive oil or plant butter; Instead of whole milk: unsweetened oat milk or unsweetened soy milk
Wheat allergy: Instead of all-purpose flour: 2 tbsp cornstarch whisked into the cold milkSkip cooking flour with the mushrooms; add the slurry with the broth.; Instead of crispy fried onions: gluten-free crispy onions or thinly sliced shallots fried in oil until goldenStore-bought fried onions are usually coated in wheat flour; check the label.
Gluten-free: Instead of all-purpose flour: 2 tbsp cornstarch whisked into the cold milkSkip cooking flour with the mushrooms; add the slurry with the broth.; Instead of crispy fried onions: gluten-free crispy onions or thinly sliced shallots fried in oil until goldenStore-bought fried onions are usually coated in wheat flour; check the label.