Spiced Green Bean Casserole
An exemplary dish that showcases the combination of fresh ingredients with store-bought ones, in synchrony, creating a divine, bubbly, creamy casserole like no other. Spiced with some cayenne pepper and seasoned with garlic powder + lemon pepper. Pristine white mushrooms and fresh cream incorporated into classic canned Campbell's Cream of Mushroom Soup + traditional French's fried onions mixed in the sauce, simmered, topped with more fried onions and baked to ooey gooey crunchy, creamy, spicy, indulgent, polished perfection. (Did I leave out any other descriptive term?!)
Servings: 10
Ingredients
- 32 oz fresh green beans
- 2 tbsp butter *unsalted
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 10 oz white mushrooms
- 1 tsp cayenne pepper
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp lemon pepper seasoning
- ½ tsp black pepper *freshly ground
- 1 tsp Kosher salt
- 2 cans cream of mushroom soup *21 oz total
- 1 cup vegetable stock
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 6 oz crispy fried onions *French's brand
Instructions
- In a large pot, boil water, add green beans and cook until tender (10-12 minutes). Strain and set aside.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Heat a large skillet on medium high heat. Melt butter and vegetable oil. Add sliced white mushrooms and sauté for 5 minutes. Cover, turn heat to medium low and cook mushrooms until softened and liquid is released, about 10 minutes. Uncover, turn heat to medium high, add spices (lemon pepper + cayenne powder + garlic powder, Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper). Mix well and continue to cook, uncovered for 5 minutes. Now add cream of mushroom cans and vegetable stock and cook for an additional 15 minutes, mix well and bring to a boil. Now turn heat to medium and cook until slightly thickened. Add ¾ of the crispy fried onions and mix to combine.
- Now add cooled green beans to mushroom mixture. Toss to combine. Place in large baking dish and top with remaining crispy fried onions. Cover dish with aluminum foil and bake for 40 minutes until bubbly. Carefully remove aluminum foil and bake for a final 5 minutes, uncovered.
- Delicious, creamy and indulgent Spiced Green Bean Casserole is now ready to serve. The perfect side dish on any dinner table or a part of any holiday menu. Enjoy! Nosh Farma'aiye.