Green Bean Casserole (From Scratch)

Name: Green Bean Casserole (From Scratch)
Prep time: 14 min
Cook time: 31 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: american
Ingredients: 1.5 lbs green beans, trimmed, blanched 3 min and shocked; 8 oz cremini mushrooms, sliced; 2 tbsp butter; 2 tbsp flour; 1.5 cups chicken stock; 1/2 cup heavy cream; 1 tsp soy sauce; Salt, pepper; Crispy fried onions (store-bought or homemade)

The Thanksgiving classic — made from scratch with real mushroom cream sauce.

★★ Intermediate$45 minServes 8

Green Bean Casserole (From Scratch) — Vegetables — american — recipe plated and ready to serve

Nutrition (per serving)

220

Calories

Protein

18g

Carbs

14g

Fat

Fiber

american comfort-food intermediate mushroom uses-bechamel vegetarian weeknight

Mother Sauces

The Thanksgiving classic — made from scratch with real mushroom cream sauce.

Ingredients

1.5 lbs green beans, trimmed, blanched 3 min and shocked
8 oz cremini mushrooms, sliced
2 tbsp butter
2 tbsp flour
1.5 cups chicken stock
1/2 cup heavy cream
1 tsp soy sauce
Salt, pepper
Crispy fried onions (store-bought or homemade)

Method

Sauté mushrooms in butter 5 min until golden. Add flour, stir 1 min (blond roux).
Gradually whisk in stock. Add cream and soy sauce. Simmer 5 min until thickened.
Fold in blanched green beans. Transfer to a baking dish.
Top with crispy fried onions.
Bake 375°F for 20 min until bubbling.

What You're Practicing

This is béchamel technique from the Foundations — butter + flour + liquid = sauce.
Soy sauce adds umami depth without making it taste Asian.
Blanching the beans first ensures they're bright green and crisp-tender.