Green Bean Casserole - Better than the classic Campbells Soup version

With Thanksgiving coming up next week, I wanted to share a recipe that our family LOVES! Its a better for you version of green bean casserole, without all the canned/processed ingredients.

EVERTYTHING is homemade, even the fried onions. I found this on Instagram courtesy of @30minutefoodie

Ingredients for casserole:

24 oz haricot verts (or regular green beans)

1 tbsp olive oil

3 tbsp butter

1 large shallot, minced

8 oz cremini mushrooms, sliced

5 oz shiitake mushrooms, sliced

3 cloves garlic, minced

2 tbsp flour

1 1/2 cups chicken stock

1 1/2 cups half and half

1/4 tsp nutmeg

1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, grated

Salt and pepper to taste

Southern fried sweet onions

1 sweet onion, sliced thinly

1 cup buttermilk

2 cups flour

1 tsp kosher salt, plus more for finishing

1/2 tsp black pepper

1/4 tsp cayenne

Oil for frying

Coat the onion slices in buttermilk. Heat the oil in a large stock pot to around 375. Mix flour, salt, pepper, and cayenne in a shallow bowl. Dredge onions in flour mixture and fry for 4-5 minutes until golden brown. Cool on a paper towel and salt immediately.

Preheat oven to 400. Blanch the beans in salted boiling water for 3 minutes, then submerge them in an ice bath, drain, and set aside. Heat oil and butter in a large cast iron skillet over medium high heat. Cook shallot until soft, then add mushrooms and cook until golden brown (don’t stir them too much so you get some crispy edges). Add garlic and a bit of salt and pepper to taste and cook for another couple minutes. Sprinkle flour on top of the mushrooms, stir well to coat, and cook for 2 more minutes. Slowly pour in the chicken both and bring to a boil, then turn down to a simmer, stirring often, until thick. Add half and half and nutmeg and cook for another 5 minutes, then stir in the Parmesan. Salt and pepper to taste. Stir in the green beans and sprinkle fried onions on top. Bake for about 20 minutes until the sides of the casserole are bubbling and the onions are a rich golden brown.

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