I love green bean casserole around the holidays, but I am usually running a little low on oven space :). This is a really great casserole using your crock pot. As an added bonus, it can be made a day or two before the holiday as well.
Slow-Cooker Green Bean Casserole
Servings: Serves 10 |
Ingredients:
- 1 cup canned fried onions
- 2 tablespoons salted butter
- 8 ounces baby bella mushrooms, cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices
- Salt and pepper
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 1/4 cups low-sodium chicken broth
- 1 1/4 cups heavy cream
- 2 pounds green beans, trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces
- 2 slices hearty white sandwich bread, torn into pieces
- 2 tablespoons salted butter, melted
- 2 cups canned fried onions
Directions:
1. MAKE SAUCE Pulse canned fried onions in food processor until finely ground; set aside. Melt butter in large skillet over medium heat. Add mushrooms, ¾ teaspoon salt, and ½ teaspoon pepper and cook until mushrooms release their liquid, about 5 minutes. Increase heat to medium-high and cook until liquid has evaporated, about 5 minutes. Stir in garlic and thyme and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add flour and ground onions and cook until golden, about 1 minute. Stir in broth and cream and bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, stirring occasionally, until sauce is very thick and creamy, about 10 minutes.2. SLOW-COOK Combine sauce and green beans in slow cooker. Cover and cook on low until beans are tender, 4 to 5 hours.
3. TOAST TOPPING Meanwhile, pulse bread and butter in food processor until coarsely ground. Toast bread crumbs and onions in clean skillet over medium-high heat until golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes. Top green beans with bread-crumb mixture. Serve.
MAKE AHEAD: Sauce and topping can be refrigerated in separate airtight containers for 2 days. To finish, microwave sauce, covered, for 1 minute before proceeding with step 2. Crisp bread-crumb mixture in skillet before topping beans.
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