Best 12 Green Bean And Chestnut Casserole Worth The Effort Recipes

CHEESY GREEN BEAN CASSEROLE WITH WATER CHESTNUTS AND MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. In 1 1/2-quart microwave-safe casserole, combine green beans and 2 tablespoons water; cover. Microwave on HIGH for 9 minutes. Drain.
• Meanwhile, melt butter in medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion; cook and stir 3 to 5 minutes or until onion is tender. Stir in flour; cook until mixture is bubbly. Gradually add half-and-half, stirring constantly until mixture boils and thickens. Add cheese; stir until melted. Remove from heat.
• Add cheese sauce, water chestnuts, mushrooms, soy sauce and hot pepper sauce to beans in casserole; mix gently. Sprinkle with almonds.
• Bake at 350°F. For 25 to 30 minutes or until bubbly.

CLASSIC GREEN BEAN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Place the fresh or frozen green beans in a large kettle with enough water to cover and bring to a boil. Cook for 5-6 minutes until the vegetables are bright green in color and slightly tender. Drain well in a colander with ice cold tap water. Remove as much excess water as possible by laying the beans out on a clean towel and blotting dry.
• Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease a 2-quart casserole baking dish with butter or vegetable cooking spray.
• Place ½ of the green beans into the casserole dish. Follow with a layer of ½ the can of water chestnuts.
• Repeat with another layer of green beans and water chestnuts.
• In a separate medium sized mixing bowl, mix the 2 cans of cream of celery soup, milk, and salt and pepper.
• Pour over the green beans and water chestnuts.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.
• Sprinkle the entire can of French fried onions on top the last 10 minutes of baking.
• Bake 10 minutes longer until the onions are golden brown.

GREEN BEAN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium. Line a baking sheet with paper towels. In a large bowl, toss together shallots and 1 1/4 cups flour until shallots are evenly coated. In batches, shake off excess flour from shallots and fry until golden and crisp, about 5 minutes, adjusting heat if shallots are browning too quickly. With a slotted spoon, transfer to sheet and season with salt. Set aside. (Store in an airtight container at room temperature with a layer of paper towels underneath, up to 2 days.)
• In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook green beans until crisp-tender, 6 minutes. Drain and rinse with cold water to stop the cooking. Pat dry. (To store, refrigerate in a resealable plastic bag, up to 1 day.)
• In a large saucepan, melt butter over medium-high. Add mushrooms and cook until liquid has evaporated, about 7 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Add 1/4 cup flour and cook, stirring, until incorporated, about 1 minute. Whisking constantly, gradually add broth, then milk. Bring to a simmer. Cook, stirring occasionally, until sauce thickens, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. (To store, refrigerate with plastic wrap on surface, up to 2 days. Reheat before using.)
• Add green beans to mushroom sauce and toss to coat. Transfer mixture to a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Bake until bubbling around edges, about 15 minutes. Serve topped with fried shallots.

GREEN-BEAN CASSEROLE WITH CHESTNUTS AND BUTTERED BREADCRUMBS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Generously brush a 3-quart baking dish with butter. Prepare a bowl of salted ice water. Cook green beans in a large pot of generously salted boiling water until crisp-tender and dark green, 3 to 4 minutes. Drain; immediately transfer to ice water until thoroughly chilled. Drain and pat dry. Halve beans on the bias and transfer to prepared dish.
• In a bowl, toss breadcrumbs with chestnuts to combine. Melt 6 tablespoons butter; drizzle evenly over breadcrumb mixture, tossing until evenly absorbed. Toss in parsley; season with salt and pepper.
• In a small saucepan, heat milk and cream over medium-low until scalding and bubbles emerge along edges of pan. Remove from heat; cover to keep warm.
• Sprinkle garlic with a pinch of salt; mash into a paste with the side of a knife. In a large straight-sided skillet, melt remaining 6 tablespoons butter over medium heat. Add mixed mushrooms; season with salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until tender and beginning to brown, 15 to 18 minutes. Add onion, season with salt, and cook, stirring often, until onion is translucent but not browning, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in garlic; cook 1 minute more. Sprinkle flour evenly over mixture and cook, stirring, 2 minutes. Slowly add milk mixture, stirring, and bring to a simmer. Cook until thickened slightly, about 3 minutes. Stir in nutmeg; season with salt and pepper. Pour mixture evenly over green beans in dish. Sprinkle breadcrumb mixture evenly over top.
• Bake until bubbly along edges and crisp golden brown on top, about 30 minutes. Meanwhile, toss sliced trumpet mushrooms with enough oil to lightly coat, season with salt and pepper, and arrange in a single layer on a rimmed baking sheet. Roast until tender and golden brown along edges, about 30 minutes. Top casserole with roasted mushrooms and serve warm.

GREEN BEAN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat 1 tbsp of the butter and the oil in a large pan and fry the mushrooms for 10-15 mins until golden. Stir in the green beans and cook for another 3-4 mins until the beans turn bright green. Scoop out the veg onto a plate.
• Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Melt the remaining butter in the pan until foaming. Remove from the heat briefly and sprinkle over the flour, stirring into the butter to make a golden brown paste. Return to the heat and add the milk, a splash at a time, continually stirring until all the milk has been added and you get a smooth, thick white sauce. Season well. Stir the beans and mushrooms into the white sauce, and spoon into a medium ovenproof dish.
• Scatter over the crispy onions, then bake for 20-30 mins until bubbling and golden, covering if the onions brown too quickly.

ELEGANT GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a small skillet, saute water chestnuts, onion and mushrooms in 2 tablespoons butter until onion is crisp-tender, 4-5 minutes; set aside. , In large skillet, melt remaining 4 tablespoons butter; stir in flour until smooth. Stir in milk, broth, soy sauce, pepper sauce and salt. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until thickened, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in green beans and cheese. , Spoon half of the bean mixture into a greased 1-1/2-qt. baking dish. Layer with water chestnut mixture and remaining bean mixture. , Bake, uncovered, 45 minutes. Top with french-fried onions. Bake until heated through, about 5 minutes longer.

CRUNCHY GREEN BEAN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain, crumble and set aside.
• In a 1-1/2 quart casserole dish, mix together the bacon, soup, water chestnuts, milk, green beans and pinch of black pepper.
• Bake for 30 minutes or until heated through.
• Stir and top with French fried onions. Bake for 5 additional minutes or until onions are golden brown.

JAZZED-UP GREEN BEAN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a 4-qt. slow cooker, combine the green beans, soup, water chestnuts, milk, bacon, pepper and paprika. Cover and cook on low for 5-6 hours or until beans are tender; stir in cheese. Cover and cook for 30 minutes or until cheese is melted. Sprinkle with onions.

A+ GREEN BEAN AND WALNUT CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Melt spread in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add mushrooms and onion; cook, stirring frequently, for 10 minutes. Stir in flour; cook and stir for 5 minutes more. Slowly add stock and bring mixture to a boil; reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Stir in half & half and season with salt and pepper; set aside.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Cook beans in boiling water for 5 minutes. Drain well then add to mushroom sauce; toss to coat with mixture. Transfer to an 11 x 7-inch baking dish.
• Stir together all topping ingredients until well blended and sprinkle around the edge of the beans.
• Bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown on top.

DAWN HORNSBY'S UNUSUAL GREEN BEAN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Combine water, beans and salt. Bring to a quick boil.
• Reduce heat until it has thawed and slightly crisp. **About 4 minutes** Drain them.
• In a 2 quart casserole dish, layer the beans and chestnuts.
• Next, mix the milk and soup into a separate bowl. Add pepper.
• Pour this over the beans and chestnuts. Bake at 350* for 25 minutes.
• Remove from oven and top with the onion rings and bake again until they are a golden brown.

GREEN BEAN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Blanch the green beans: in a large pot, bring a lot of water to boil. Once the water is at a full boil, add 1 teaspoon salt, if desired. Add the green beans, and start timing immediately - do not wait for the water to return to a boil. Leave the green beans in the water for 5 minutes, keeping the heat on high.
• While the green beans are cooking, put a large amount of heavily iced water in a large pot or bowl.
• Drain the green beans, and put immediately in the iced water to stop the cooking.
• Preheat the oven to 350º.
• Sauté the onions and mushrooms in the butter for 10 minutes over medium heat.
• Add the flour, using a whisk to combine it with the butter, onions, & mushrooms. Add milk and whisk in, stirring over medium heat until the sauce begins to thicken.
• Add the cheese and whisk until it melts into the sauce. Add the Tabasco, soy sauce, pepper and salt.
• Drain the green beans.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine the green beans, water chestnuts, one can of the French's Fried Onions, and the sauce. Combine well.
• Place the green bean mixture in a large casserole dish.
• Bake at 350º for one hour - top the casserole with the remaining can of fried onions after 45 minutes.

GREEN BEAN AND CHESTNUT CASSEROLE-WORTH THE EFFORT.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees. Melt 1/2 stick of the butter in a medium nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the beans, onion, and mushrooms. Sauté until the vegetables are soft, about 8 minutes. In a bowl, whisk together the milk, flour, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, seasoned salt, pepper, and Acćent, if desired. Pour the mixture into the skillet, add the remaining 1/2 stick butter, and stir until well blended. Add the water chestnuts and almonds. Transfer to a 2-quart ovenproof casserole dish and bake until bubbly and lightly browned, about 30 minutes.