Erica’s Famous Green Bean Casserole
This kick-ass casserole will have your guests begging for the recipe!
Prep Time5 mins
Cook Time45 mins
Total Time50 mins
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 1 lb Fresh Green Beans cleaned and cut in half
- 1/2 lb Mushrooms cleaned and sliced
- 2 tbsp Butter
- 2 tbsp Flour
- 2 cloves Garlic minced
- 1 cup Chicken Stock I love Swanson
- 1 cup Heavy Cream
- 1 tsp Soy Sauce
- 1 1/3 cup French’s French Fried Onions no matter how unhealthy these are, they are irreplaceable
- Salt & Pepper
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Once the water is boiling, add a heaping tablespoon of salt and then add your green beans. Blanch them for 5 minutes. Drain and quickly place green beans in an ice bath (shock them) to stop them from cooking any further.
- In a large pan over medium high heat, melt the butter and add mushrooms and cook for about 5 minutes (don’t add salt yet, it draws out the liquid and will make the mushrooms take longer to cook). After the mushrooms have begun to soften a little, add the minced garlic, salt and pepper and cook for another minute or two.
- After your minute or two is up, sprinkle the flour over the mushroom/garlic mixture. Stir it around for a minute and the add in the chicken stock. Cook for one more minute and then reduce the heat to medium low and add the heavy cream and soy sauce. Cook until the mixture thickens (about 8 minutes).
- Once the sauce thickens, turn off the heat and stir in your green beans and 1 cup of the french fried onions.
- Transfer mixture to an oven safe baking dish (I just use a pie dish, why not?) and put into a 350 degree the oven for about 20 minutes (or until bubbly and hot). Add remaining french fried onions and bake for an additional 5 minutes.