Green Bean Casserole

Green Bean Casserole
AuthorKevin Petrizio
RatingDifficultyIntermediate

This is a request from one of my clients and I thought it would be a great Thanksgiving Day side dish. This is a completely new recipe for me and I am pleased with the way it came out. The onions were crunchy, the sauce was creamy and you can taste the green beans! This one is a keeper!

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Yields1 Serving
Prep Time30 minsCook Time45 minsTotal Time1 hr 15 mins
Ingredients
 3 cups Raw green beans
 1 cup Raw onion
 24 Saltines crackers (unsalted tops)
 8 tsp Butter
 Morton’s Lite Salt To Taste
 Ground PepperTo Taste
 Water
 2 cups Home made chicken brothOR Recipe Below
Chicken Broth Ingredients
 1 Skinless, boneless, chicken breastwe will not be using the chicken for this recipe. We are using it to make broth. Save it for another recipe like chicken salad.
 2 cups Water
 ¼ tsp Ground Pepper
 ¼ tsp Morton’s Lite Salt
 ¼ tsp Garlic powder
 ¼ tsp Onion powder
Chicken Broth Directions
1

Heat 2 cups of water to a boil.

2

Add all spices and the chicken breast.

3

Cover and simmer for 15 minutes.

4

Remove chicken and save for another time

5

Should be about 1½ cups of broth. Add enough water to have 2 cups of liquid.

6

Set aside chicken broth for later in the recipe.

Crunchy Onions
7

Pre-heat oven to 475°

8

Slice onion as thin as possible. A V-slicer works great for this if you have one.

9

Crush the saltine crackers into a fine powder. You want them as close to flour as possible. Use a food processor if you like.

10

Break apart the onions and put them and HALF of the crackers into a zip bag. Shake to coat as best as possible.

11

Spray cooking spray on a sheet pan and move the onions to it. Save any extra cracker meal.

12

Place sheet pan in oven and stir the onions every 5-7 minutes.
Onions are done when golden brown. Total cook time should be about 15 minutes. Be careful not to let them burn.

13

Set aside.

Green Beans
14

Cut the stem end off of your green beans and cut them in half

15

Bring a pot of water to a boil.

16

Add 2 teaspoons of Morton’s Lite Salt to the water

17

Blanch the Green beans in the water for 5 minutes

18

After 5 minutes, drain the water and drop the green beans into an ice bath for 5 minutes

19

Drain and set aside.

Main Dish
20

Set oven to 400°

21

In a skillet, melt the butter and add all remaining cracker meal including the half we set aside.

22

Stir until the all the butter is soaked up. Should look like a paste.

23

Using a whisk, slowly add the homemade chicken broth while whisking.

24

Gently stir in the green beans and ½ of the onions until coated.

25

Move mixture into an oven safe casserole dish and top with the remaining onions

26

Cook in the 400° oven for 15 minutes

27

Serve and enjoy!

This recipe makes 4 servings

Count each serving as: 1 veggie - 1 fat - 1 starch

Ingredients

Ingredients
 3 cups Raw green beans
 1 cup Raw onion
 24 Saltines crackers (unsalted tops)
 8 tsp Butter
 Morton’s Lite Salt To Taste
 Ground PepperTo Taste
 Water
 2 cups Home made chicken brothOR Recipe Below
Chicken Broth Ingredients
 1 Skinless, boneless, chicken breastwe will not be using the chicken for this recipe. We are using it to make broth. Save it for another recipe like chicken salad.
 2 cups Water
 ¼ tsp Ground Pepper
 ¼ tsp Morton’s Lite Salt
 ¼ tsp Garlic powder
 ¼ tsp Onion powder

Directions

Chicken Broth Directions
1

Heat 2 cups of water to a boil.

2

Add all spices and the chicken breast.

3

Cover and simmer for 15 minutes.

4

Remove chicken and save for another time

5

Should be about 1½ cups of broth. Add enough water to have 2 cups of liquid.

6

Set aside chicken broth for later in the recipe.

Crunchy Onions
7

Pre-heat oven to 475°

8

Slice onion as thin as possible. A V-slicer works great for this if you have one.

9

Crush the saltine crackers into a fine powder. You want them as close to flour as possible. Use a food processor if you like.

10

Break apart the onions and put them and HALF of the crackers into a zip bag. Shake to coat as best as possible.

11

Spray cooking spray on a sheet pan and move the onions to it. Save any extra cracker meal.

12

Place sheet pan in oven and stir the onions every 5-7 minutes.
Onions are done when golden brown. Total cook time should be about 15 minutes. Be careful not to let them burn.

13

Set aside.

Green Beans
14

Cut the stem end off of your green beans and cut them in half

15

Bring a pot of water to a boil.

16

Add 2 teaspoons of Morton’s Lite Salt to the water

17

Blanch the Green beans in the water for 5 minutes

18

After 5 minutes, drain the water and drop the green beans into an ice bath for 5 minutes

19

Drain and set aside.

Main Dish
20

Set oven to 400°

21

In a skillet, melt the butter and add all remaining cracker meal including the half we set aside.

22

Stir until the all the butter is soaked up. Should look like a paste.

23

Using a whisk, slowly add the homemade chicken broth while whisking.

24

Gently stir in the green beans and ½ of the onions until coated.

25

Move mixture into an oven safe casserole dish and top with the remaining onions

26

Cook in the 400° oven for 15 minutes

27

Serve and enjoy!

This recipe makes 4 servings

Count each serving as: 1 veggie - 1 fat - 1 starch

Green Bean Casserole
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