Greenbean Casserole

Green bean casserole has been a staple for every holiday dinner since I can remember. Good thing it happens to be delicious and only gets better once you make it totally from scratch. Feel free to add the crunchy onions!

Green Bean Casserole

Recipe by How We Nerd

Ingredients

• 1 Pound Mushrooms
  
• 3 Cans Green Beans
  
• 4 Strips bacon
  
• 1/4 Heavy whipping cream
  
• 4 Cups Water
  
• 1/4 Cup Parmesan
  
• 2 TBSP Butter
  
• 1 TSP Black Pepper
  
• 1 TSP Tarragon
  
• 2 TSP Thyme
  
• 1 TBSP Garlic
  
• 2 TSP Onion powder
  
• 1 TSP Salt
  

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees
   
   
2. Place bacon strips on a cookie sheet and put in over (cook until crumbly)
   
   
3. Chop up onion into strips
   
   
4. On stove heat a sauce pot on medium
   
   
5. Melt butter in hot pot
   
   
6. Drop in 1/2 the onion
   
   
7. Saute until coated and place lid on pot
   
   
8. Wash mushrooms
   
   
9. In a food processor drop in the other half of the chopped onion
   
   
10. Process for a few seconds
    
    
11. Add 1/4 of the mushrooms to the processor and chop until smooth
    
    
12. Repeat until all mushrooms are processed and the mixture is mostly smooth
    
    
13. Add mushrooms to onions
    
    
14. Pour in 1 cup cream and 1 cup water
    
    
15. Stir thoroughly
    
    
16. Put lid back on and let simmer on medium low for 20 minutes with occasional stirring
    
    
17. Take greens beans, empty from cans, and rinse thoroughly to remove any perspective or excess salt/sugar (if using canned)
    
    
18. Let green beans drip before spreading out in a baking dish
    
    
19. After the mushroom puree has been simmering for 20 minutes stir in the spices one at a time.
    
    
20. Grate in 1/2 cups of Parmesan cheese and stir
    
    
21. Let simmer for another 10 minutes
    
    
22. Take crumbled bacon and mix into green beans in the baking dish
    
    
23. Remove the mushroom puree from the heat.
    
    
24. Stir before pouring into the baking dish with green beans and bacon
    
    
25. Mix until even
    
    
26. Add as much Parmesan to the top as you want
    
    
27. Bake in a 400 degree oven for 20 minutes or util all the Parmesan is melted
    
    
28. Serve warm
    

The consistency you are wanting for your mushrooms.

Check out this turkey recipe to pair with your green beans!