This casserole is basically foolproof and just jam-packed with flavor! You can make if pretty far in advance and reheat before serving making it perfect for that busiest time of year, the holidays!
Look at those mushrooms and green beans suspended in a creamy cheesy sauce all topped with golden fried onions. So tasty!!
A Few Notes
- Try deglazing the pan with some brandy or bourbon towards the end. The alcohol will burn off but you’ll get a great depth of flavor!
- If you prefer to use fresh green beans: remove the top and bottom of each pod. .Blanch in boiling water for two minutes and sauté in some butter with salt and pepper to taste to further soften and enhance the flavor.
- Hate mushrooms? Don’t bother using them! The dish will still taste great.
Steps to Make This Casserole
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Half your mushrooms and in a medium pan, heat butter and saute the mushrooms with salt and pepper to taste.
- Pour the cream of mushroom in a large bowl.
- Add milk, salt and pepper to taste.
- When the mushrooms are nice and sauteed, pour them in the bowl.
- Go ahead and add the green beans, fried onions and give it a good mix.
- Transfer to an 8×8 casserole pan and add cheddar and gouda to the top. Bake for 20 minutes, take out and add more fried onions to the top. Put it back in the oven to bake for 10 to 15 minutes or until golden and crispy.
If you’ve tried this casserole then don’t forget to rate the recipe and let me know how you got on in the comments below, I love hearing from you!
Green Bean Casserole
An amazing, savory dish containing green beans and mushrooms, topped with crispy onions and complimented with heavenly cheese. This creamy and classic green bean casserole is almost too good to be true!
Ingredients
INGREDIENTS
- 2 tablespoons butter 28.4
- Salt
- Pepper
- 10 oz mushrooms halved, 30g
- ¾ cup milk 180mL
- 1 can cream of mushroom 300g
- 6 cups green beans 900g
- 2 cup fried onions 350g
- 1 cup shredded cheddar 115g
- 1 cup shredded gouda 110g
Instructions
INSTRUCTIONS
- Preheat to 350 degrees F.
In a medium pan, heat butter and sauté halved mushrooms with salt and pepper to taste. As an optional step you can deglaze the pan with some brandy or bourbon towards the end. The alcohol will burn off but you'll get a great depth of flavor!
- In an 8x8 casserole pan, add milk, salt, pepper, cream of mushroom, green beans, sauteed mushrooms and fried onions.
- Mix together.
- Add cheddar and gouda to the top.
- Bake for 20 minutes, take out and add fried more onions to the top. Put back in to bake for 10-15 minutes or until golden and crispy.
Recipe Video
Recipe Notes
- Try deglazing the pan with some brandy or bourbon towards the end. The alcohol will burn off but you'll get a great depth of flavor!
- If you prefer to use fresh green beans: remove the top and bottom of each pod. Blanch in boiling water for two minutes and sauté in some butter with salt and pepper to taste to further soften and enhance the flavor.
- Hate mushrooms? Don't bother using them! The dish will still taste great.
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Simple and easy to follow recipe. I know this casserole would be a hit at our house!
Love the simplicity in this dish!
Are the green beans fresh or canned? If fresh, do you cut them up?
Karen,
You can do either in this recipe! I used canned green beans that were chopped.
John
Every Thanksgiving I try a new Classic Green Bean Casserole and I’ve yet to find one that’s a keeper until this one. Hands down the best we’ve had and my entire family agreed! 🙂 Thank you!!!
Hey Brandie,
That is so nice to hear, thank you!! I LOVE this green bean casserole. I will thank my mother forever for this recipe!
Best,
John