Recipe Collection: Green Bean Casserole

Written by Kate Tietje

In 2005, I was introduced to green bean casserole.  My family didn’t eat it growing up, but my husband’s family does. The first Thanksgiving I spent with them, I tried it.  And loved it!

Of course, the original recipe was invented as a processed food.  Literally, it was made to use canned soups and veggies to be “easy” for homemakers.  So, for a couple of years, I just didn’t eat it or snuck a little at someone else’s house around the holidays.  But I do love it…  Surely, there’s a way to make it with real food!

There is. 🙂 And it’s so delicious that I had to feature the recipe in my first cookbook, Wholesome Real Food Favorites.

I made some for Thanksgiving 2010 that was delicious!  It’s become a staple in our home over the years…some of my boys really love green beans, no matter how they’re prepared.

Green Bean Casserole

Ingredients:

• 4 cups green beans, washed and cut into bite-sized pieces (or 2 cans organic, drained)
• 4 tbsp. butter
• 1/4 cup mushrooms, chopped
• 1/4 cup onion, chopped
• 3 tbsp. arrowroot powder
• 1 cup chicken or turkey stock
• 1 cup milk
• Salt and pepper
• 1/2 cup sprouted flour
• 1/2 tsp. sea salt
• 1/4 tsp. pepper
• 1/4 tsp. paprika
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 small onion, very thinly sliced
• Lard or avocado oil

Directions:

Step 1: First, in a small bowl, mix together flour, salt, pepper, and paprika.

Step 2: In another small bowl, mix together egg and milk.

Step 3: In a frying pan, heat lard or oil over medium heat, about 1/2″ deep.  Dip the separated, sliced onions into the milk/egg mixture and then the flour mixture.  Fry over medium heat until golden brown.  Put them on a plate lined with a towel and set aside.

Step 4: Put the green beans in a steamer basket in a 4-qt. pot with some water on the bottom.  Cover it and turn it on low.  Steam the green beans for 10 – 15 minutes or until tender (don’t let them lose color).

Step 5: In a saucepan, melt the butter.  Add the chopped onions and mushrooms and saute until the onions are soft and the mushrooms are done.

Step 6: Add the arrowroot powder and some salt and pepper.  Stir until smooth.  Add the stock and milk and cook and stir until thickened.

Step 7: Put the steamed green beans into an 11×7 or 8×8 casserole dish.  Add the mushroom sauce and some of the fried onions.  Stir to combine, and add salt and pepper to taste.  Top with more fried onions.

Step 8: Bake at 350 for 20 – 25 minutes, until bubbling.  Serve immediately.

That’s it!  Frying the onions is the most annoying part, so if you plan to make this a lot, I’d just make a huge batch of them at once and keep them around (in the freezer, probably, since there are no preservatives). If you’d rather not fry your own onions, look for a clean brand at the store — I’ve done this, too. It’s yummy and almost as simple as using the canned soups!

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Green Bean Casserole

Phenomenal green bean casserole made with real food ingredients.

Prep Time15 mins

Cook Time25 mins

Total Time40 mins

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Ingredients

• 4 cups green beans washed and cut into bite-sized pieces (or 2 cans organic, drained)
• 4 tbsp. butter
• 1/4 cup mushrooms chopped
• 1/4 cup onion chopped
• 3  tbsp. arrowroot powder
• 1 cup chicken or turkey stock
• 1 cup milk
• Salt and pepper
• 1/2 cup sprouted flour
• 1/2 tsp. sea salt
• 1/4 tsp. pepper
• 1/4 tsp. paprika
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 small onion very thinly sliced
• Lard or avocado oil

Instructions

• First, in a small bowl, mix together flour, salt, pepper, and paprika.
• In another small bowl, mix together egg and milk.
• In a frying pan, heat lard or oil over medium heat, about 1/2" deep.  Dip the separated, sliced onions into the milk/egg mixture and then the flour mixture.  Fry over medium heat until golden brown.  Put them on a plate lined with a towel and set aside.
• Put the green beans in a steamer basket in a 4-qt. pot with some water on the bottom.  Cover it and turn it on low.  Steam the green beans for 10 - 15 minutes or until tender (don't let them lose color).
• In a saucepan, melt the butter.  Add the chopped onions and mushrooms and saute until the onions are soft and the mushrooms are done.
• Add the arrowroot powder and some salt and pepper.  Stir until smooth.  Add the stock and milk and cook and stir until thickened.
• Put the steamed green beans into an 11x7 or 8x8 casserole dish.  Add the mushroom sauce and some of the fried onions.  Stir to combine, and add salt and pepper to taste.  Top with more fried onions.
• Bake at 350 for 20 - 25 minutes, until bubbling.  Serve immediately.

Do you like green bean casserole?