Not Your Mama's Green Bean Casserole

Recipe courtesy Alton Brown, 2007

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (21)

Cook Time:
1 hr 15 min
Level:
Intermediate
Yield:
4 to 6 servings

Times:

Prep: 45 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 1 hr 15 min
Total:: 2 hr 0 min

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Ingredients

For the topping:

2 medium onions, thinly sliced
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons panko bread crumbs
1 teaspoon kosher salt
Nonstick spray

For beans:

1 pound fresh green beans, rinsed and trimmed
1 gallon water
2 tablespoons kosher salt

For sauce:

2 tablespoons unsalted butter
12 ounces mushrooms, trimmed and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 cup chicken broth
1 cup half-and-half

Directions

Preheat the oven to 475 degrees F.

Combine the onions, flour, panko and salt in a large mixing bowl and toss to combine. Coat a sheet pan with nonstick spray and evenly spread the onions on the pan. Bake in the oven until golden brown, tossing every 10 minutes, for approximately 30 minutes. Once done, remove from the oven and set aside until ready to use.

Turn the oven down to 400 degrees F.

While the onions are cooking, prepare the beans. Bring a gallon of water and 2 tablespoons of salt to a boil in an 8-quart saucepan. Blanch for 5 minutes. Drain in a colander and immediately plunge the beans into a large bowl of ice water to stop the cooking. Drain and set aside.

Melt the butter in a 12-inch cast iron skillet set over medium-high heat. Add the mushrooms, salt and pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until the mushrooms begin to give up some of their liquid, approximately 4 to 5 minutes. Add the garlic and nutmeg and continue to cook for another 1 to 2 minutes. Sprinkle the flour over the mixture and stir to combine. Cook for 1 minute. Add the broth and simmer for 1 minute. Add the half-and-half and cook until the mixture thickens, approximately 6 to 8 minutes.

Remove from the heat and stir in 1/4 of the onions and all of the green beans. Top with the remaining onions. Place into the oven and bake until bubbly, approximately 15 minutes. Remove and serve immediately.

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recipe Not Your Mama's Green Bean Casserole
Amy Riverside, RI 12-25-2009
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Delicious! Well worth the extra effort (and NOT using anything from a can!)
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Even with my own modification (to please a picky "no mushroom" eater) this turned out wonderfully! Far and away better than... anything you would get out of a can, and not too much more difficult. I had to (unfortunately) omit the mushrooms entirely so instead I sauteed a yellow onion until just starting to caramelize, then followed the recipe as written. Turned out wonderfully! Will definitely use mushrooms next time.Read more
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Claire Henderson, NV 12-11-2009
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Incredible!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made this recipe for the first time over Thanksgiving (didn't want to show up empty-handed) and it was the main course!! It... was sooo much more delicious than I thought, and everybody yummed it up!! Making those 'onion straws' was well worth it, because they just made that whole dish! And the cream-of-mushroom, ahhh! I want to make this once a week now! Thank you!Read more
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Mary New Albanyo, OH 12-09-2009
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Buy your fried onions in a can!!
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

Luckily, we tried to make the onions the night before. No matter what we did, they burned. Luckily, the stores were opened... and we purchased fried onions in a can. I guess I was disappointed that we had to do that after buying onions and Panko bread crumbs. I wish I had read the reviews before ever planning on using this recipe but I never thought on of Alton's recipes would have a problem. Overall, the dish had great flavor but I think I would try a different recipe next time.Read more
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Kristin Conroe, TX 12-07-2009
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Convert from canned variety
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made this for Thanksgiving this year and it was the first thing gone. Tastes so much better than the canned soup/ green... bean variety! I did use the canned fried onions to save on time and really thought it come out well. Hooray, Alton!Read more
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Michele New York, NY 12-07-2009
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Great (if you tweak the onions)
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I did a test run on the onion rings and I am so glad I did because I COULD NOT get them right. They just burned. Best... advice is to use the canned onion rings or like I did, just make them from scratch yourself. I used green beans from a can also, because my boyfriend prefers canned to fresh. I took this dish to a Thanksgiving potluck and everyone loved it. The nutmeg really adds a nice flavor to the traditional casserole. As someone who has always made the traditional campbell's casserole, I loved this dish and will definitely make it again.Read more
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Michelle Pell City, AL 12-02-2009
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Rave reviews
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

Made this for Thanksgiving for the first time. Had trouble w/my onions burning in the oven, but overall it tasted great. ... I'm not a fan of the mushroom soup version, but this one is a keeper. Got rave reviews at Thanksgiving. Read more