Name: Green Bean Casserole with From-Scratch Mushroom Sauce

Ingredients:

• 2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 pound fresh green beans, rinsed, trimmed and halved
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 12 ounces mushrooms (aim for a mix, such as white, shiitake and cremini), trimmed and cut into ½-inch pieces
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 cup no-salt-added chicken broth
• 1 cup half-and-half
• 1 1/3 cups French’s Crispy Fried Onions (To make your own fried onions from scratch, go here.)

Instructions:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees with the rack in the middle.
• Bring a large pot of water and 2 tablespoons salt to a boil in a large saucepan or Dutch oven.
• Meanwhile, prepare an ice bath in a large bowl.
• Add the green beans to the boiling water and cook until crisp-tender, about 5 minutes.
• Drain in a colander and transfer to the immediately ice bath until completely cool, then drain.
• In a 12-inch cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat, melt the butter.
• Add the mushrooms, 1 teaspoon salt and the pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until the mushrooms begin to give up some of their liquid, 4 to 5 minutes.
• Add the garlic and continue to cook, stirring, for an additional 1 to 2 minutes.
• Sprinkle the flour over the mixture and stir to combine.
• Cook, stirring, for 1 minute.
• Add the broth and simmer for 1 minute.
• Decrease the heat to medium and add the half-and-half.
• Cook until the mixture thickens, stirring occasionally, 6 to 8 minutes.
• Reduce the heat as needed to prevent the mixture from scorching or bubbling too vigorously.
• Remove from the heat and stir in 1/3-cup fried onions and the green beans.
• Top with the remaining onions.
• Transfer the skillet to the oven and bake for about 15 minutes, until the sauce is bubbling and the onions are crisp and dark golden brown.

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Source: Washington Post recipe, November 2019, adapted from an Alton Brown recipe on foodnetwork.com and a recipe on the French’s Crispy Fried Onions label.

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