Why I don't know, this recipe and the World's Best Green Bean Casserole both use two pounds of beans:3 cups liquid. SAUCE FOR 3LBS of BEANS? To my taste, this recipe has more sauce than it needs. I substituted ham because I liked the idea of a somewhat more substantial supper casserole. HAM vs BACON Pioneer Woman's recipe uses 4 slices of bacon. It helps to line them up at the stem end, then just snap away. SNAPPING BEANS The beans can be snapped and cooked ahead of time. My Dutch oven is smaller than that, so I just fill it really full (leaving room for the beans) and add the salt and cook it in one batch. Sixteen cups of water and 2 tablespoons salt is the proportion learned in the World's Best Green Bean Casserole. TO HOLD Covered in foil, the casserole holds beautifully for at least an hour at 200F.ĬOOKING THE BEANS Salt is so important to cooking beans and having them taste good. Bake for about 20 minutes (for a low-profile dish such as a quiche pan) to 45 minutes (for a deeper dish). If the panko doesn't turn golden, put the casserole under the broiler for 2 - 3 minutes. TO BAKE RIGHT AWAY Sprinkle panko over top and bake for 30 - 45 minutes until mixture is bubbly and the panko has turned golden. Spread mixture in a two-quart casserole dish. Stir in cheese and pimento stir until cheese melts.ĬOMBINE Stir beans and bacon or ham and onion mixture into the sauce. This will take some time, but doing it carefully means no lumps in the sauce. A tablespoon at a time, add the milk, stirring in each addition before adding another. Transfer mixture to a bowl and set aside.ĬHEESY SAUCE In the same skillet, melt butter, then sprinkle flour over top. If the skillet is a little dry, add a splash of water. Cook until the onions are golden and the ham slightly crispy. Add the onion and garlic as soon as they are prepped. Spread beans in a single layer on two or three layers of thick paper towels, then pat dry with more paper towels.īACON or HAM & ONION In a large skillet, start cooking the bacon until it's crispy or the ham until it begins to brown. Drain beans into a colander, then immerse in the ice water until cool. Drop the beans into the water, cover and cook for 6 minutes or until crisp-tender. GREEN BEANS Bring water and salt to a boil. Serves 16 in smallish servings for a big multi-course meal such as Easter and ThanksgivingĢ - 3 pounds fresh green beans, stem ends snapped off, broken into two or three bite-size lengths (see TIPS)Ĥ slices bacon (PW's choice) or 6 ounces ham (my choice), cut into small pieces (see TIPS)ġ/2 cup (or more or less, depending on the size of your pan) panko bread crumbs I did incorporate the slightly fussy but very worthwhile tricks from that recipe: cooking the beans in a lot of salt shocking them in ice water to stop the cooking drying the beans really, really really well with layers of paper towels. To be clear, I missed the texture contrast that mushrooms bring to the party, also the underlying umami that happens with mushrooms in the oh-such-a-favorite and life-changing World's Best Green Bean Casserole. In fact, I kept wondering how this would taste with broccoli. The sauce is cheesy, PW's recipe has a "mac 'n' cheese meets the green bean casserole" vibe happening. Oh yeah and did I mention her casserole calls for bacon? Yeah, bacon. So if someone in the family hates mushrooms, this is your recipe. It's made from scratch without canned mushroom soup, in fact, it's made without mushrooms. This is Pioneer Woman's holiday-worthy homemade green bean casserole recipe. But Christmas? Easter? 4th of July? and even Labor Day? Yes those too. In fact, green bean casserole is favorite holiday food. Who knew?! Green bean casserole is holiday food. It's made without mushrooms but almost makes up for that with crispy bacon (or ham) and a cheesy sauce. Vegan sour cream for the half-and-half.Today's new holiday recipe, another green bean casserole, this one from Pioneer Woman.Coconut milk plus 1 tablespoon of vinegar for the milk.If you follow commenter ABC's suggestions, keep in mind they have not been tested out. While we've never tried to make this casserole vegan, one of our commenters has. Purchase gluten-free French-fried onions or use gluten-free panko and gluten-free flour to make the onions.If using cornstarch, reduce the amount to 1 1/2 tablespoons. Use gluten-free flour or cornstarch in place of all-purpose flour.Gluten Free Tweaks for Green Bean Casserole If you do skip the mushrooms, add extra green beans. If it's the texture, not the flavor, of mushrooms that's unappealing, use a stick blender to blend the mushrooms into the sauce. In Step 7, add the butter, garlic, and thyme that you would have used in Step 6 to sauté the mushrooms to a pot, add the flour, half and half, and broth and follow the directions to create the sauce. You can omit the mushrooms in this casserole if you want and just use the cream sauce.
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