You will love this lightened-up green bean casserole, especially if you are not a fan of the creamy canned soups that are typically used to make the traditional variations of this dish. This lightened-up green bean casserole uses fresh shallots and mushrooms, sautéed and then brought together with flavorful beef broth. Instead of using canned soups, this dish is made creamy with the addition of cream cheese to the pan sauce. The sauce is poured over fresh blanched green beans, and then topped with a flavorful crispy topping made with more crispy shallots, panko breadcrumbs, and butter. One bite of this lightened-up variation, and you wont miss your old green bean casserole!
Course side dish
Cuisine American
Keyword green beans
Prep Time 5 minutesminutes
Cook Time 50 minutesminutes
Servings 6
Calories 148kcal
Author Steph
Equipment
large pot
frying pan
casserole dish
Ingredients
Sauce and Green Beans
24ozgreen beansfresh
2 shallotsthinly sliced
8ozwhite mushroomssliced
3clovesgarlicminced
2tbspall-purpose flour
2cupsbeef broth
2ozreduced fat cream cheeseUsed: Philadelphia 1/3 reduced fat
1/2tspkosher salt
fresh cracked pepper
olive oil spray
Topping
3shallotsthinly sliced
1cuppanko breadcrumbsplain, unseasoned
2tbsplight butterUsed: Land 'o Lakes light butter with canola oil
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350F.
Cooking the Green Beans
Fill a large pot with water, and bring it to a boil.
Add salt to the pot, and add the fresh green beans.
Cook the green beans for 5 minutes, or until just tender, but not mushy.
Drain the green beans and set them aside for later. You can also do this a day before.
Making the Sauce
To make the sauce, slice two shallots thinly.
Slice the white mushrooms, if not sliced already.
Add the shallots and mushrooms to a frying pan sprayed with olive oil, over medium high heat.
Cook the vegetables for about 10 minutes, or until tender and caramelized.
Add the minced garlic and cook for 1 minute.
Add more olive oil spray, and sprinkle the vegetables with the flour.
Stir the flour to coat the vegetables.
Add the beef broth to the pan, and stir with a wooden spoon.
Simmer the liquid for 10 minutes, or until it thickens slightly.
Stir in the cream cheese, and season with the salt and pepper.
Add about 1 cup of the sauce to the bottom of a casserole dish.
Pour in the cooked green beans.
Cover with the remainder of the sauce.
Making the Topping and Baking
Slice the remaining shallots for the topping.
In the frying pan you used earlier, add olive oil spray and sauté the shallots for 5 minutes or until crispy.
Stir in the butter and the panko breadcrumbs,
Sprinkle this mixture over the casserole dish.
Cover the casserole dish with foil and bake for 30 minutes.
Remove the foil and bake for another 5-10 minutes or until the topping is golden
Notes
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