{recipe} a better green bean casserole + Pinterest blog hop

I’m in the process of starting to think and plan for holiday meals. But, since there is still plenty of time to modify menus and shop, I thought maybe you’d want to share some of your favorite recipes.

Here’s a new one I’m going to try. It’s a different twist on green bean casserole. Yes, the easy side dish that is often served at Thanksgiving and other holiday meals.  I loathe the regular one with the mushroom soup. But both beef tenderloin and ham (things I often serve at Christmas) go well with green beans, so I’m always on the hunt for green bean recipes. I was cleaning out a kitchen drawer today & came across a recipe card with this on it. I swear I’ve been carrying this recipe card around, moving it from house to house, for almost 20 years. I vaguely remember getting this pack of cards in the mail, in the early 1990s!

Holiday Recipe Blog Hop~share yours! New kind of green bean casserole

 

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Prep time

20 mins

Cook time

30 mins

Total time

50 mins

 

An easy twist on an old favorite, adds some variety to this classic holiday side dish recipe.

Author: Lisa

Recipe type: side dish, vegetable

Cuisine: American, budget friendly

Serves: 8

Ingredients

• · 1½ tablespoons butter
• · 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• · 1½ cups milk
• · 3 to 4 teaspoons dry ranch-style salad dressing mix
• · ¼ to ½ teaspoon white pepper
• · 1 cup chopped onion
• · 2 cloves garlic, minced
• · 1½ cups sliced fresh mushrooms (I’ll be skipping this part, ironically. I live in the mushroom capital of the world & HATE them!)
• · 1¼ pounds fresh green beans, cooked until crisp-tender
• 1 cup fresh bread crumbs, toasted OR
• French’s fried onions

Instructions

1. · To make white sauce, melt butter in small saucepan over low heat.
2. Stir in flour; cook 1 to 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
3. Using wire whisk, stir in milk; bring to a boil.
4. Cook, whisking constantly, 1 to 2 minutes or until thickened.
5. Stir in dressing mix and white pepper; set aside.
6. · Preheat oven to 350F.
7. Spray medium skillet with nonstick cooking spray; heat over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic; cook and stir 2 to 3 minutes or until tender.
8. Remove half of onion mixture; set aside.
9. Add mushrooms to onion mixture remaining in skillet and cook about 5 minutes or until mushrooms are tender.
10. Combine mushroom mixture, green beans and white sauce in 1½-quart casserole.
11. Combine bread crumbs with reserved onion mixture; sprinkle over casserole. Bake, uncovered, until heated through, 20 to 30 minutes.

Notes

This is easy to double and triple, and much of the work can be done ahead of time.

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