Green Bean Casserole

Sirona Sky's Note:

A different take on the traditional.

• Total Time: 40 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 4 cups fresh green beans
• 2 tablespoons dried mushrooms
• 1 cup soymilk or 1 cup cow milk
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 tablespoons crushed garlic
• 1 quart vegetarian broth or 1 quart chicken broth
• 2 ounces of good cheddar cheese (I used white cheddar with truffles)
• 1 tablespoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon seasoning salt (I used creole salt)
• 1 cup crushed cracker

Directions:

1. 1. Boil green beans in broth until tender but still crisp.
2. 2. in a small sauce pan melt butter with olive oil and add flour wisk into a paste.
3. 3. add half the milk to the paste a little at a time this is your sauce base.
4. 4. add dried mushrooms and garlic and half the salt and pepper.
5. 5. add cheese to sauce and slowly wisk in the rest of the milk.
6. 6 drain green beans and save broth for another use.
7. 7. taste sauce and add more salt and pepper to taste.
8. 8 pour green beans into casserole dish pour sauce over and mix well.
9. 9 top with crushed crackers and a little drizzle of olive oil.
10. 10. bake at 350 for about 30 min until golden and bubbling.

Reviews

[Sydney Mike]

Although I'm afraid I changed this recipe a little too much, we did have a wonderful tasting casserole to accompany our chicken dinner ~ I omitted the dried mushrooms (personal choice) & steamed the beans instead of using a broth for boiling them! For the crushed crackers I used our ol' standard, Milton's Multi-Grain Crackers, which we now use whenever soda crackers are listed! In spite of all that, I do like your recipe & will be keeping it around for future reference! Thanks for sharing it! [Made & reviewed for one of my adoptees in this Spring's round of Pick A Chef] Want to check out PAC? Click here http://www.recipezaar.com/bb/viewtopic.zsp?t=327498