Well anyways, with Thanksgiving around the corner, it's time to start assigning out menu items. If you're the lucky one that gets to bring the green beans, here are a few recipes that may be of interest to you. And yes...some are green bean casseroles. Tee hee hee (It gets me every time!)
Blue Cheese Green Bean Casserole from Closet Cooking
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon butter
1 onion (sliced)
1 tablespoon butter
1 8 ounce package crimini mushrooms (sliced or quartered)
2 cloves garlic (chopped)
1 teaspoon thyme (chopped)
salt and pepper to taste
1 splash sherry (or white wine)
1 pound green beans (trimmed and cut into bite sized pieces)
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons flour
1 cup milk
1/2 cup blue cheese (crumbled)
salt and pepper to taste
1/4 cup panko bread crumbs
1 handful french fried onions (home made or canned)
Directions:
1. Melt the butter in a pan.
1. Melt the butter in a pan.
2. Add the onions and slowly cook until they caramelize, about 20-30 minutes.
3. Add the butter and let it melt.
4. Add the mushrooms and saute until the mushrooms start to caramelize, about 10-15 minutes.
5. Add the garlic, thyme, salt and pepper and saute until fragrant, about a minute.
6. Add the sherry and deglaze the pan.
7. Add the green beans and saute until bright green and just starting to turn tender but still crisp, about 5 minutes.
8. Melt the butter in a small sauce pan.
9. Add the flour and stir until lightly golden brown.
10. Add the milk and simmer until it thickens.
11. Add the blue cheese and simmer until it melts.
12. Add the green beans and mushrooms and toss to coat.
13. Pour the mixture into an 8x8 inch baking dish.
14. Top with the panko bread crumbs and french fried onions.
15. Bake in a preheated 400F oven until the sides are bubbling and the top is golden brown, about 5-10 minutes.
Green Bean Bacon Casserole from SheKnows.com
Ingredients:
- 2 (16 ounce) cans whole green beans, drained
- 1/2 cup French dressing
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 6-9 strips bacon, cooked and crumbled
Directions:
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Mix together the first three ingredients. Spread into a casserole dish and sprinkle the bacon on top.
- Bake for 30 minutes.
Garlic-Roasted Green Beans Recipe with Shallots and Almonds from KalynsKitchen.com
1 lb. fresh green beans (thin beans preferred, but any type will work)
6 shallots, peeled, and cut into thin slivers
5 large cloves garlic, peeled and cut into thin slices
2 T olive oil (original recipe called for 3, but I thought 2 was plenty)
1 tsp. salt (or less)
fresh ground black pepper
1/4 cup flat leaf parsley, very finely chopped
1/4 cup almonds, chopped (I used sliced almonds and only slightly chopped them)
1 tsp. lemon zest
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 450 F. (If you're cooking other things you can use a slightly lower temperature, just increase the time a little.)
Trim ends from green beans. If using thin, long beans, cut in half crosswise into pieces about 2 inches long. Peel and cut shallots and garlic, then place with beans in plastic bowl. Add olive oil, salt, and pepper, and use a wooden spoon to toss until beans, shallots, and garlic are well coated with oil.
Spray roasting pan with nonstick spray or mist with olive oil, then arrange the vegetables in a single layer. (I like to cover the pan with foil, then spray the foil for even easier clean-up.) Roast 12-15 minutes for thin beans, or slightly longer for regular beans, until beans are slightly shriveled, and shallots and garlic are lightly browned.
While beans cook, toss together chopped parsley, chopped almonds and lemon zest. When beans are done, toss hot beans with parsley/lemon/almond mixture and serve immediately.
Sesame Soy Glazed Green Beans from Pen & Fork
For the beans
1 pound green beans
2 teaspoons peanut (or vegetable oil)
1/2 to 1 teaspoon minced garlic
1/2 teaspoon freshly grated ginger
1/4 teaspoon red chile pepper flakes
1 cup sliced red bell pepper (about 1/2 of a large pepper)
1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds*
For the glaze
1/4 cup soy sauce
2 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
1 tablespoon cornstarch whisked together with 1 tablespoon cold water (slurry)
Instructions:
Make the beans
1. Bring a large pot of water to a boil and set up a large bowl of ice water. Drop the beans into the boiling water. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 2 to 4 minutes. Remove beans with tongs or a slotted spoon and plunge into the ice water.
2. Remove the beans from the ice water after a few minutes, when the beans are cool. Pat dry. Slice the beans, at an angle, into 2-inch, bite-size pieces.
Make the glaze
1. Heat a small skillet over medium-high heat for several minutes. Pour in soy sauce (it will sizzle furiously). Stir in honey and vinegar. Stir in slurry. The mixture should quickly thicken, probably in less than a minute. Remove from heat and set aside.
2. Heat the peanut oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the green beans and stir to coat with the oil. Stir in the garlic, ginger and pepper flakes. Saute for another minute or two. Stir in the glaze, tossing to coat and cook just until heated through. Remove from heat.
3. Place the beans on a serving platter and sprinkle with the toasted sesame seeds.
* To toast sesame seeds, heat a small, dry skillet over medium-high heat. Stir in the sesame seeds. Shake the pan occasionally to prevent burning the seeds. The seeds are toasted when they turn a shade darker and smell nutty. It should take about 5 minutes, give or take.
Fried Green Beans from naturallyella.com
Ingredients:
- 2 dozen green beans
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 cup panko
- 1/2 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1/2 tablespoon oregano
- Enough oil to fry beans
Instructions:
- Set-up a breading station ( 1/2 flour, milk, and 1/2 panko.) I pulsed the panko, garlic powder, and oregano together in a food processor so that the panko was fine.
- Start by rolling the bean in flour, dip it in the milk, and roll it in the panko mixture. Place in a bowl. Once all the green beans are through, repeat so that each bean is double breaded.
- Heat oil to 350˚. Place green beans in oil without crowding. Let fry until breading is golden- 3 to 4 minutes. Remove with tongs and place on sheets of paper towels.
Notes:
Would also work to bake.
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