Vegan Green Bean Casserole Recipe
User Reviews
4.9
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Prep Time
25 mins
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Cook Time
35 mins
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Total Time
1 hr
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Servings
6 servings
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Calories
270 kcal
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Course
Side Dish
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Cuisine
North American
Vegan Green Bean Casserole Recipe
Description
The Vegan Green Bean Casserole Recipe combines fresh green beans with a mushroom-based sauce to create a savory and creamy casserole. The Magic Mushroom Sauce provides depth to the flavor, while the green beans retain a tender texture after baking. The topping, made by sautéing thinly sliced onions in olive oil and browning panko breadcrumbs, adds a contrasting crispness and rich caramel flavor.
This dish is assembled by layering the mushroom sauce and green beans in a casserole dish, then baked with water covered tightly with foil until bubbly and heated through. After baking, stirring the casserole and adding the toasted panko and onion mixture provides a fresh texture to the creamy casserole.
Serve immediately when the topping is crispy. This recipe is well-suited as a plant-based holiday side or a comforting vegetable dish. The combination of the mushroom sauce and crispy topping distinguishes this casserole from traditional cream-based versions.
Ingredients
- 1 recipe Magic Mushroom Sauce
- 1 ½ lb green beans cut into bite-sized pieces
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 large onion thinly sliced
- 1 cup panko sub gluten-free breadcrumbs if needed
Instructions
- Begin by making the easy to make Magic Mushroom Sauce.
- Preheat your oven to 375 degrees. Cover the bottom of an 11"x9" casserole dish with a thin layer of the mushroom sauce. Top with half the green beans, then half the remaining mushroom sauce. Repeat once more. Pour ½ cup of water over the top then seal tightly with aluminum foil.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 30-40 minutes, or until hot, bubbling and the green beans are soft.
- While the green bean casserole is in the oven, prepare the topping. Heat the olive oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add the sliced onion and cook until it is soft and brown, about 8-10 minutes. Add the panko to the pan and let it brown, about 2 minutes.
- Once the green beans are soft, mix them around in the casserole dish, pour the topping over the casserole and serve immediately.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 6servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 270 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 serving = ⅙ of the recipe | |
| Calories | 270kcal | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 28g | 9% |
| Protein | 11g | 22% |
| Fat | 15g | 23% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Sodium | 477mg | 20% |
| Potassium | 800mg | 17% |
| Fiber | 6g | 24% |
| Sugar | 9g | 18% |
| Vitamin A | 783IU | 16% |
| Vitamin C | 18mg | 20% |
| Calcium | 79mg | 8% |
| Iron | 4mg | 22% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.