Deconstructed Green Bean Casserole

[emilyr]

Deconstructed Green Bean Casserole

Serves 6 as Side.

I wanted to do something for our Thanksgiving dinner as a play on the traditional GBC. Here's the results of my experimenting.

You can also do these as individually plated appetizers with beans on top of a whole mushroom cap or as appetizers with the beans and onion cream sauce stuffed into creminis (baby bellas).

• salt and pepper
  
• 6 T unsalted butter
  
• 1 16 oz. bag of frozen green beans
  
• 3 sprigs of thyme
  
• 6 Portabella mushroom caps, cut into 1" strips
  
• 1 pt heavy cream
  
• 1-1/2 c low sodium chicken broth
  
• 2 T flour
  
• 1 small sweet onion, thinly sliced
  

Sautee onion over medium heat in 3 Tb of the butter until a light golden brown. Stir in flour until it absorbs the butter, and cook for about 2 minutes. Stir in the chicken broth until the lumps disappear, stir in the heavy cream, and simmer until thickened, about 5 minutes.

Season mushrooms with the thyme leaves and salt and pepper, place in a baking dish with the rest of the butter cut into small pieces, and bake at 400 for about 10 minutes, just until softened and the juices are released.

Season the green beans with salt and pepper and microwave on high for 5 minutes. Stir the beans and heat until warmed through, about 5 more minutes.

Layer the mushrooms into the serving dish, reserving juices to stir into onion cream sauce. Strain any excess liquid from the green beans and layer on top of the mushrooms. Top with the onion cream sauce (you won't use it all - just add enough to coat).

Keywords: Side, Vegetables, Easy, Dinner

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