Best French Green Bean Casserole Recipe
This Green Bean Casserole is a Thanksgiving classic! Fresh blanched beans in a silky, rich sauce speckled with gruyere and shallots – plus crispy onions on top to boot!
I made this recipe for Thanksgiving, as is, no adjustments and it was a smash hit. People were dipping their rolls in the extra sauce it’s that delicious!
Kicking off our holiday series with this staple that just got an upgrade and we’re here for it. The fresh blanched beans are bright and toothsome and tender but not mush. The sauce is silky and rich, speckled with gruyere and shallot and umami, but not heavy or thick. There is deep rich flavor without any mushrooms involved. And, of course, there are still crispy onions on top because we are not monsters. They are a must.
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Okay, maybe green bean casserole hits the holiday table every year and you are like YES PLEASE, PASS IT HERE. Or maybe you see it and you’re like, hmm, mushy green beans and kinda gloppy gravy bits, NO THANKS (harsh, but we get it). Or maybe you’re not from the Midwest and you’re reading this like, I’m sorry, whaaa??
No matter where you’re at, please forget everything you know (or don’t know) about green bean casserole and get ready for this savory, creamy veg gem.
Though the “Green Bean Bake” was originally developed in the test kitchens at Campbell’s by a woman named Dorcas Reilly, and we are forever prayer hands emoji grateful to her for this treasure, there is a fresher path to glory.
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First, we are dealing with fresh green beans. They are quick-blanched to help hold their texture and color. That’s right! You will see actual bright slivers of green in your casserole and not the well…green-brown that a canned bean brings to the table. We were able to pretty consistently find a package of pre-cut french green beans which was a real bonus and timesaver but, of course, any fresh green bean will do.
And the sauce? Please don’t be mad Dorcas but, we ditched the cream of mushroom soup here. Do not haunt our holiday tables! We wanted to see if we could start from scratch and go mushroom-less. (Though, you KNOW we do truly love those mushrooms, just not here).
We wanted it to be silky and ready to coat each beautiful bean, but not something so thick that your plate is taken up mostly by sauce. We still wanted it to feel like a vegetable! Something more balanced for your dinner plate. Something bright to tuck next to your mashed potatoes and your sweet corn casserole (coming soon!). You’ll start slow and steady with making a roux, peppered with onion and shallot. You’ll kick that up with some white wine (so good!) and broth, and then a splash of soy sauce to keep that umami flavor. Did we mention we sprinkled some gruyere cheese in that sauce as well? Cuz we did. We sure did. And the result is magnificent.
Super Easy Green Bean Casserole (3 Ingredients!)
If you’re doing any other holiday food prep, many of the ingredients are probably already on your lists or in your pantry but here’s some of the extras you need to make this dreamy side dish (or whole meal, we don’t judge) happen.
Even without the added conveniences of canned soup and vegetables, this is still a pretty easy dish to throw together and toss in your oven, probably with an intricately layered oven rack map and precise time schedule…we get how holidays go.
If it’s not already a holiday favorite of yours, we hope you find a new menu staple here. Rich and special and deeply cozy, but still a vegetable that feels like a vegetable, so you can keep passing it round and round your table.
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Here’s how we’d do it. A day before you’re going to be cooking, prep the casserole through step 3 but don’t bake it yet. Just store it in the fridge before you’re ready to bake and it’ll go right into the oven!
Yes! Prep the casserole through step 3, cover with foil, and freeze. When you’re ready to bake, set your oven to 350 and bake as instructed, but for 45 minutes. Prepped casserole will keep in the freeze for two weeks.
We prefer fresh green beans in this, but frozen can work in a pinch! Just thaw and drain the beans to remove excess water.
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This Green Bean Casserole is a Thanksgiving classic! Fresh blanched beans in a silky, rich sauce speckled with gruyere and shallots – plus crispy onions on top to boot!
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