Healthier Green Bean Casserole

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 shallots, sliced thin
• salt
• pepper
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 5 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 10 ounces mushrooms, stems discarded and caps sliced 1/4 inch thick
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 onion, minced
• 2 garlic cloves, pressed (or minced garlic)
• 1 1/2 lbs green beans, trimmed
• 3 sprigs fresh thyme
• 2 bay leaves
• 3/4 cup heavy cream
• 3/4 cup chicken broth or 3/4 cup vegetable broth

Recipe

• 1 in a small bowl toss together shallots, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/8 teaspoon pepper and 2 tablespoons flour. set aside.
• 2 in a skillet heat 3 tablespoon oil over medium high heat; add shallots and cook until golden and crisp (5 minutes).
• 3 transfer shallots with the oil to baking sheet lined with paper towels.
• 4 wipe out skillet and return to medium high heat, adding remaining oil (2 tablespoons), mushrooms and 1/4 teaspoon salt, cooking stirring until browned (8 - 10 minutes). transfer to plate and set aside.
• 5 wipe out skillet and heat butter over medium heat, adding onion when butter melts, cooking stirring occasionally until edges brown (2 minutes).
• 6 stir in garlic and remaining flour (1 tablespoon), green beans, thyme and bay leaves.
• 7 stir in cream, broth, increasing heat to medium high, cover and cook until beans are tender (4-5 minutes).
• 8 stir in mushrooms, continuing to cook uncovered until beans are tender and sauce thickens (4-5 minutes). remove from heat.
• 9 discard bay leaves and thyme, season with salt and pepper.
• 10 transfer to serving dish, sprinkling with reserved shallots.