Grand Green Bean Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/2 tablespoons butter
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 4 teaspoons dry ranch dressing mix
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 3/4 cup finely chopped onion
• 1 1/2 cups thinly sliced fresh mushrooms
• 2 cloves garlic, pressed
• 2 (8 ounce) packages frozen french style green beans, thawed
• 1 cup crushed ritz cracker crumbs
• 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 in a small heavy saucepan, melt butter over low heat.
• 3 add flour, stirring constantly, until the flour-butter mixture bubbles lightly for 2 minutes.
• 4 remove pan from heat, stir in the milk, return pan to the stove and bring to a boil, over medium high heat stirring constantly.
• 5 cook 2 minutes or until thickened, stir in ranch dressing mix and remove from heat.
• 6 melt butter in a skillet over low heat, increase heat to high, add onions and mushrooms and stir fry until they begin to brown.
• 7 stir in the garlic, green beans and sauce, then pour the mixture into a 1 1/2 quart casserole.
• 8 combine the cracker crumbs and parsley and sprinkle over the bean mixture.
• 9 bake 25 to 30 minutes or until bubbling hot.