Easy Green Bean Casserole From Scratch
Fresh green beans baked in a creamy homemade mushroom sauce and topped with crispy fried onions, no canned soup required.
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 180kcal
Cost: $10.57 or $1.32/serving
Ingredients
- 1 ½ lbs fresh green beans
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter
- 12 oz sliced mushrooms
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- ½ tsp onion powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- 3 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ cups whole milk (or half & half)
- 1 ½ cups low sodium chicken broth
- 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 1 ½ cups crispy fried onions
Instructions
- Boil a pot of water and add your trimmed and halved green beans. Simmer for 4 minutes, then drain and place in an ice water bath to cool. Drain and set aside.
- Preheat oven to 375℉ and grease a 9x13 baking dish.
- Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat, then add the mushrooms and saute for about 10 minutes, until they release their liquid and start to brown.
- Add the soy sauce, garlic, Italian seasoning, onion powder, salt and pepper and saute another minute.
- Stir in the flour and continue to cook for another minute.
- Pour in the milk, chicken broth, and lemon juice and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Simmer for 10 minutes, or until the sauce is slightly thickened, stirring frequently.
- Add your drained green beans to the prepared baking pan, then pour in the mushroom sauce and toss to combine. Scatter the fried onions evenly over the casserole, then bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Serve!
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Nutrition
Calories: 180kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 10g | Sodium: 377mg | Fiber: 4g
