All the flavors of classic green bean casserole minus the condensed soup! Green Bean Casserole from Scratch is a must-have on your Thanksgiving table.
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Prep Time 30 minutesminutes
Cook Time 1 hourhour
Total Time 1 hourhour30 minutesminutes
Servings 8
Ingredients
2½lbsgreen beans
¼cupunsalted butter
8ozmushroomsfinely diced
1small onionthinly sliced
1clovegarlicminced
2Tball purpose flour
1Cheavy cream
1Cchicken stock
1tspsalt
½tsppepper
1tspthymefresh*
½tspWorcestershire sauce
6ozFrench's Crispy Fried Onions
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Trim the ends off of the green beans and cut into one to two inch pieces. Once the water has reached a rolling boil, add the green beans and boil for 5 minutes. Drain and set aside.
Using the same pot, melt the butter on medium-high heat. Add the mushrooms and stir distribute. Cook for 2-3 minutes or until softened.
Add the onions and garlic and cook for another 4-5 minutes, stirring often, until the onions soften.
Remove the thyme leaves from the sprig, roughly chop, add to the pot, and cook for 30-60 seconds or until aromatic. Add the flour and cook for another 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
Add the chicken stock, heavy cream, salt, pepper, and Worcestershire and stir to combine. Bring the sauce to a low boil and boil for about 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Last, add green beans and stir to combine.
Pour the green bean mixture into a 9" x 13" baking dish. Bake for 45 minutes. Don't add the French's onions yet! They burn quickly and cannot take the long cook time green beans require.
After 45 minutes, remove the casserole from the oven. Scatter the French's onions evenly across the top and bake for another 7 minutes or until golden brown. Let sit for 10 minutes before serving.
Notes
* Dried thyme can be used as a substitute but only use a ½ teaspoon.