Green Bean Casserole

Green Bean Casserole

Green beans baked in a creamy mushrooms sauce and topped with golden brown bread crumbs french fried onions

Servings: makes 4-8 servings

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes

Ingredients

• 500gms green beans, trimmed and cut into bite sized pieces
• 2 tbs butter
• 1 small onion, diced
• 300gms mushrooms, sliced
• 1 clove garlic, chopped
• 1/2 tsp thyme, chopped
• salt and pepper to taste
• 2 tbs flour
• 1/2 cup dry white wine
• 1 cup vegetable  broth
• 1/2 cup  cream
• 1 cup gruyere or cheddar , grated
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 tbs butter, melted
• 1/2 cup panko bread crumbs
• 1/4 cup french fried onions

Directions

1. Bring a large pot of water to boil, add the green beans, cook until they just start to turn tender and plunge then them into cold water.
2. Melt the butter in a pan over medium heat.
3. Add the onions and cook until tender, about 5-7 minutes.
4. Add the mushrooms and saute until the mushrooms start to caramelize, about 10-15 minutes.
5. Add the garlic and thyme and saute until fragrant, about a minute.
6. Sprinkle then mix the flour in and cook for another 2 minutes.
7. Add the white wine and deglaze the pan.
8. Add the broth and cream and simmer until it thickened, about 2-3 minutes.
9. Add the cheese and let it melt, season with salt and pepper and remove from heat.
10. Mix the green beans into the mushroom sauce and pour into a baking dish.
11. Mix the melted butter, bread crumbs and french fried onions and sprinkle onto the casserole.
12. Bake in a preheated 180c oven until the sides are bubbling and the top is golden brown, about 10 minutes.