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Italian Green Bean Casserole
Italian green bean casserole is known in Italy as Polpettone alla Ligure. It's made with a few simple ingredients: green beans, eggs, potatoes, parmigiano cheese, fresh marjoram, and breadcrumbs on top to give it crunchiness.The use of potatoes and green beans in the same recipe is very common in Ligurian cuisine, as in Lasagna alla Genovese for example.
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
45 mins
Additional Time
10 mins
Total Time
1 hr 15 mins
Servings:
8
Calories:
259 kcal
Course:
Appetizer, Baked Goods
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
- 450 g green beans 1 pound
- 1 kg potato 2.2 pounds
- 3 egg
- 1 onion
- 100 g Parmigiano Cheese 1 cup, grated
- 2 marjoram sprigs, fresh
- 3 tablespoons olive oil extra virgin
- 40 g breadcrumbs ⅓ cup
- fine to taste
- black pepper to taste
Instructions
- To make Italian green bean casserole (Polpettone alla Ligure), boil the potatoes with their skin in salted boiling water. This take 30 to 40 minutes, depending on the size of the potatoes.
- Once cooked, drain and peel them. Then mash them with a potato masher and put them in a large bowl.
- Wash the green beans and remove the tail ends. Then boil them in boiling salted water for about 15 minutes. Drain and set aside.
- Cut the green beans into pieces of about 2 cm (⅔ inch). Cut the onion into small pieces as well.
- Then saute the green beans and onion in a pan with a tablespoon of oil and a little salt for about five minutes.
- Add the green beans to the mashed potatoes.
- Stir and add the eggs, grated parmigiano cheese, a pinch more salt, ground black pepper, and finally the marjoram leaves broken up with your hands.
- Grease with a bit of oil an oven dish and dust it with 3 tablespoons of breadcrumbs. Lay the mixture on top, leveling it well over the entire surface. The thickness should not exceed 3 cm (about 1 inch).
- In Italy it's tradition to decorate the surface of Polpettone alla Ligure with the tines of a fork, forming the typical horizontal and vertical lines.
- Sprinkle the surface of the Italian green bean casserole with breadcrumbs. Also add a drizzle of oil.
- Bake at 350°F (180°C) in a preheated oven for about 45 minutes or until the meatloaf is golden brown on the surface.
- Once ready, remove it from the oven and let it cool at least 15 minutes before serving.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
100g
Calories
259kcal
(13%)
Carbohydrates
31g
(10%)
Protein
11g
(22%)
Fat
11g
(17%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
(6%)
Monounsaturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Trans Fat
0.01g
(1%)
Cholesterol
70mg
(23%)
Sodium
272mg
(11%)
Potassium
713mg
(15%)
Fiber
5g
(20%)
Sugar
4g
(8%)
Vitamin A
598IU
(12%)
Vitamin C
33mg
(37%)
Calcium
210mg
(21%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 259
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 100g | |
| Calories | 259kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 31g | 10% |
| Protein | 11g | 22% |
| Fat | 11g | 17% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Trans Fat | 0.01g | 1% |
| Cholesterol | 70mg | 23% |
| Sodium | 272mg | 11% |
| Potassium | 713mg | 15% |
| Fiber | 5g | 20% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 598IU | 12% |
| Vitamin C | 33mg | 37% |
| Calcium | 210mg | 21% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.