The Best Green Bean Casserole
This Green Bean Casserole Recipe loaded with fresh green beans and sauteed mushrooms smothered in a creamy sauce and with shredded cheese and fried onion.
Ingredients
- 1 lb fresh green beans, trimmed
- 12 oz white mushrooms, trimmed
- 1/2 large onion, finely chopped
- 1 cup Mexican four cheese
- 2 Tbsp olive oil (or canola oil)
- 1 batch of fried onion strings
sauce-
- 21 oz cream of chicken soup
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1/4 cup water
- ¼ tsp salt, or to taste
- ⅛ tsp ground pepper, or to taste
- ¼ tsp ground paprika
Instructions
- Align the green beans with the stem facing in one direction. Cut off the stems. (Green beans may be cut in half if desired.)
- Add green beans to a large pot. Cover completely with water. Bring to a boil and cook until tender, about 15 minutes. Drain beans and transfer to a casserole dish.
- Prepare a batch of the crispy onion rings.
- Clean and slice mushrooms. Finely chop the onion.
- In a skillet, heat 2 Tbsp oil. Saute mushrooms with onions until golden.
- Add the mushrooms/onions to the green beans and mix well. Lightly season with salt and pepper.
- In a small bowl combine all the ingredients for the sauce and add to the casserole dish and mix.
- Sprinkle the cheese on over everything. Add fried onions to the edges of the dish.
- Cover the baking dish with foil.
- Bake covered for 25 minutes in a preheated oven to 375°F. Remove foil, bake uncovered an additional 10 minutes until cream bubbles and cheese completely melts.
- Enjoy!