Crispy Top Green Bean Casserole
- Reviews 3
Ready In: 50 mins
Serves: 6-8
Ingredients
Sauce
- 1 1⁄2 tablespoons butter
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 3⁄4 cup evaporated milk
- 3⁄4 cup milk
- 1⁄2 teaspoon concentrated chicken soup base
- 1⁄2 teaspoon celery salt
- 2 pinches nutmeg
- 1⁄8 teaspoon white pepper
Filling
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon butter
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 (3 ounce) can chopped mild green chilies
- 1 1⁄2 cups sliced fresh mushrooms
- 1 1⁄4 lbs fresh green beans, steamed until crisp-tender
Topping
- 1 1⁄4 cups fresh breadcrumbs
- 3 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground sage or 1⁄4 teaspoon rubbed sage
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- (If you havent steamed your green beans, begin with those theyll be done, about 20 minutes, by the time you need to mix them into the casserole.).
- Begin the sauce: in a saucepan melt the butter over low heat, then whisk in the flour, stirring continually, and cook for 2 minutes (the mixture will be quite thick).
- Gradually add the milk while whisking, and bring to a simmer; cook, whisking continually, for 3 or so minutes and it thickens.
- Add the concentrated chicken base, celery salt, nutmeg, and white pepper; whisk well to make sure chicken base is dissolved, remove from heat and set aside.
- Begin the filling: in a large nonstick skillet, melt together the olive oil and butter over medium heat; add the onion and garlic, and sauté until onion begins to soften, about 5 to 7 minutes.
- Add the chopped mild green chiles, stir well to combine, and let the mixture brown for about 3 minutes without stirring.
- Add the sliced mushroom, cover, and sauté, stirring occasionally, until mushrooms are tender, about 5 minutes; remove about half of the mushroom mixture from the pan and set it aside.
- In a 1 1/2 quart lightly-sprayed casserole dish, combine the half of the mushroom mixture from the pan, the cooked green beans, and the white sauce; taste test and adjust salt and pepper, if necessary.
- Combine the remaining mushroom mixture with the bread crumbs; combine the melted butter and the sage, then stir it into the crumb mixture.
- Spread the crumb mixture over the beans.
- Bake uncovered for 30 minutes.
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