World's Best Green Bean Casserole
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World's Best Green Bean Casserole
Description
This recipe for World's Best Green Bean Casserole starts by sautéing onions, garlic, and sliced button mushrooms in butter to develop a tender, flavorful base. Fresh green beans are boiled in chicken broth until crisp-tender, then combined with the mushroom mixture, cream of mushroom soup, and Parmesan cheese. Seasoned lightly with salt and pepper, the combined mixture is placed into a baking dish and topped generously with crispy onion strings.
Baking the casserole melds the flavors and heats it through while the crunchy onions add a textural contrast to the creamy sauce coating the green beans and mushrooms. The fresh green beans hold up well, contributing a subtle snap and freshness that complements the earthy mushroom and smooth sauce.
This casserole is appropriate as a side dish during meals that call for a rich, warm vegetable accompaniment. The crispy onion topping is a defining feature that adds flavor and texture familiar to many casserole versions.
The recipe has been updated over time and benefits from using fresh green beans over canned. Using low-sodium broth and soup allows control over salt levels. This dish should be served warm to maintain its texture and flavor.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1/2 cup onion finely diced
- 8 ounce button mushrooms sliced, package
- 3 cups Green bean ends removed and cut in half, fresh
- 3 cups chicken broth low-sodium
- 10.75 ounce cream of mushroom soup low-sodium, canned
- 1/4 cup Parmesan Cheese grated
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- onion strings crispy
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onions and mushrooms and cook, stirring occasionally, until just tender. Add garlic and cook another 1-2 minutes, then remove from heat and set aside.
- Place green beans and chicken broth in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil. Cook about 8 minutes until beans are crisp-tender and drain.
- Spray a 2-quart baking dish with cooking spray. Place the soup, mushroom mixture, green beans, Parmesan, salt, and pepper in a large bowl and stir to combine. Transfer mixture to the prepared baking dish and top with crispy onion strings. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes, until casserole is heated through.
Notes
- Use fresh green beans for better texture and flavor compared to canned.
- Avoid overcooking green beans in broth; crisp-tender is ideal.
- Low-sodium ingredients allow control over saltiness.
- Crispy onion strings added at the end provide essential texture and flavor contrast.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 6people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 134 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 134kcal | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 11g | 4% |
| Protein | 9g | 18% |
| Fat | 7g | 11% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Cholesterol | 16mg | 5% |
| Sodium | 692mg | 29% |
| Potassium | 421mg | 9% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 532IU | 11% |
| Vitamin C | 9mg | 10% |
| Calcium | 78mg | 8% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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