# Green Bean Casserole

This green bean casserole recipe offers a homemade twist on the classic dish, using fresh ingredients and a creamy, flavorful sauce.

- Total time: 15 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Side
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- fresh green beans
- bacon
- onions
- mushrooms
- garlic
- fresh herbs
- seasonings of your choice
- flour
- milk, half & half, or heavy cream
- cheese

## Instructions

1. Wash the fresh green beans.
2. Cut the ends off the green beans.
3. Boil the green beans until they are tender.
4. Add bacon to a frying pan and cook until crispy.
5. Dice onions.
6. Dice mushrooms.
7. Add diced onions and mushrooms to the pan with the cooked bacon.
8. Give it a good mix and add garlic.
9. Add fresh herbs and seasonings of your choice.
10. Add flour to the skillet of bacon and bacon grease to make a roux.
11. Add milk, half and half, or heavy cream to the mixture.
12. Add cheese to the mixture.
13. Toss the boiled green beans into the mixture.
14. Bake for 15-20 minutes, allowing everything to marry together and the cheese on top to melt.
15. Slice onions for crispy onions.
16. Coat sliced onions in flour.
17. Fry the coated onions until crispy.
18. Serve the green bean casserole with crispy onions on top.

## Equipment

- colander
- pot
- cutting board
- knife
- frying pan
- baking dish
- scissors
- spoon
- baking pan
- bowl

## Tips

- Mushrooms will not be tasted; they act like a sponge and soak up other flavors.
- Frying your own crispy onions earns bragging rights and pleases elders.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1CLbCjdAf1/?mibextid=wwXIfr
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/6fb371ec-db39-45fc-b11c-a07be8253772
- Extracted: 2025-11-04

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