Green Bean Casserole Recipe (Homemade Green Bean Casserole)
If you think green beans are boring like me, this green beans casserole might just change your mind, just like it did for me. Fresh, tender green beans are coated in a creamy homemade sauce, topped with crispy breadcrumbs, butter and cheese and baked until golden and bubbly.
Equipment
cooking pan
Oven Safe Baking Dish
Oven or OTG
Ingredients
For Blanching Beans
- 250 grams Green Beans cut into long pieces
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 1 liter Water
For White Sauce
- 2 tablespoon Butter
- 1 large Onion peeled and chopped finely
- 3 tablespoon All Purpose flour
- 1½ cups Milk
- ½ cup Cream Cheese
- 1 teaspoon Salt or to taste
- 1 teaspoon Sugar
- ½ teaspoon Black Pepper powder or to taste
For Topping
- ½ cup Breadcrumbs
- 3 tablespoon Butter cut into cubes
- ¼ cup Cheese grated
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 200 degree C (400 degree F).
- Heat water in a saucepan, add salt and bring it to a boil. Add green beans in and blanch it for 2 mins. Now strain the beans and set aside.
- Now make the sauce. Heat butter in a pan, add onions and saute for 2 minutes. Add in flour and mix well. Stir fry the flour for 2 minutes until raw smell leaves from it.
- Now pour in milk and cream cheese and stir to mix till there is no lumps. Cook this for 3 to 5 minutes until the sauce thickens. Season with salt, sugar, pepper and mix well.
- Now add in the blanched beans and toss well in the sauce. Let the beans gets coated in the sauce.
- Spoon this into the baking pan and spread evenly. Now sprinkle top with breadcrumbs, cheese and add cubes of butter on top.
- Place this into the preheated oven.Bake this for 25 to 30 mins until golden crispy and bubbly.
- Remove the pan from oven and let it cool for 5 minutes before serving. Serve hot.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Green Bean Casserole Recipe (Homemade Green Bean Casserole)
Serving Size
1 servings
Amount per Serving
Calories
421
% Daily Value*
Fat
30
g
46
%
Saturated Fat
18
g
113
%
Trans Fat
1
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
2
g
Monounsaturated Fat
8
g
Cholesterol
84
mg
28
%
Sodium
1562
mg
68
%
Potassium
407
mg
12
%
Carbohydrates
29
g
10
%
Fiber
3
g
13
%
Sugar
11
g
12
%
Protein
11
g
22
%
Vitamin A
1471
IU
29
%
Vitamin C
10
mg
12
%
Calcium
261
mg
26
%
Iron
2
mg
11
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.