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Green Bean and Chestnut Casserole—Worth the Effort.

Cooks' Note

This dish is a meal in itself. Simply serve with a green salad. For a crispier topping, sprinkle the sliced almonds on top of the casserole rather than mixing them in.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    serves 10 to 12

Ingredients

1 stick butter
Three 9-ounce packages frozen cut green beans, thawed, or three 14 1/2-ounce cans cut green beans, rinsed and drained
1 medium yellow onion, diced
1/2 pound sliced white button mushrooms or two 4-ounce cans mushroom pieces, rinsed and drained
3 cups milk
1/4 cup stone-ground whole-wheat flour
2 teaspoons soy sauce
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4 teaspoon Tabasco or other hot sauce (or to taste)
1 teaspoon seasoned salt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon Acćent (optional)
One 15-ounce can sliced water chestnuts, rinsed and drained
1/4 cup natural sliced almonds

Preparation

  1. 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.

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