STRING BEAN CASSEROLE

This dish is great for Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Last Christmas, I hosted my first non-traditional Christmas dinner. We invited any local family and friends with no plans, packing 16 guests into my apartment. It was a multi-cultural group of people, including some vegetarians.
I made salmon and lamb instead of the usual turkey and ham. With a small New York kitchen like mine, we decided on a potluck format for the rest of the dishes. People brought an array of food – mostly non-traditional, generally healthy, and insanely good.

One standout brought by my friend Jennifer, was her Grandma Ardyth’s signature string bean casserole. It’s a traditional dish, and I didn’t get the exact recipe, but the following is my take on the dish.

String bean casserole

2014-01-30 17:21:44

Serves 4

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221 calories

25 g

0 g

12 g

6 g

2 g

342 g

396 g

8 g

0 g

10 g

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size

342g

Servings

4

Amount Per Serving

Calories 221

Calories from Fat 104

% Daily Value *

Total Fat 12g

18%

Saturated Fat 2g

9%

Trans Fat 0g

Polyunsaturated Fat 2g

Monounsaturated Fat 8g

Cholesterol 0mg

0%

Sodium 396mg

16%

Total Carbohydrates 25g

8%

Dietary Fiber 6g

25%

Sugars 8g

Protein 6g

Vitamin A

28%

Vitamin C

40%

Calcium

11%

Iron

18%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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Ingredients

1. • Handful ( about 400 grams) of green beans, end trimmed and cut into 1 ½” pieces
2. • 3 tablespoons olive oil
3. • 8 oz. (225 grams) white button mushrooms, sliced
4. • 4 tomatoes, diced
5. • 1 onion, cut into thin wedges
6. • 1 dash of Tabasco sauce
7. • Salt & pepper
8. • 1 teaspoon oregano
9. • 1 teaspoon basil
10. • 1 teaspoon thyme
11. • 1 teaspoon rosemary
12. • ½ cup breadcrumbs (see homemade recipe under another post)
13. • ¼ cup fried onions (French’s (brand), or equivalent)

Instructions

1. 1. Preheat the oven to 400 deg F (205 deg C)
2. 2. Boil the string beans in a pot with salt until cooked, about 10 min. Drain the string beans and pour them in a casserole dish.
3. 3. Pour the diced tomatoes over the string beans and drizzle with salt, pepper, Tabasco, and dried herbs.
4. 4. Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a pan over high-heat, and then sauté the mushrooms, adding salt and pepper, until browned. Pour the mushrooms over the tomatoes.
5. 5. Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a pan over medium heat, sauté the onions until softened and lightly browned, and then add on top of the mushrooms.
6. 6. Melt butter and mix with the breadcrumbs, and then sprinkle the casserole with the breadcrumbs and French fried onions.
7. 6. Bake for 20 min or until warm and crisp on top.
8. 7. Serve immediately.

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calories

221

fat

12g

protein

6g

carbs

25g

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