Green Bean Casserole

Ingredients
  • Onion Topping Ingredients:
  • 2 large onions, cut into 1/4-inch thick slices
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup panko breadcrumbs
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • Cooking spray
  • Casserole Ingredients:
  • 1 cup Shamrock Farms® Half and Half
  • 2 Tbs butter
  • ½ cup onion, diced
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 8 oz mushrooms, sliced
  • 1 tsp dried thyme
  • Salt and pepper
  • 4 cups (20oz) frozen green beans
  • ¼ cup flour
  • 1 cup chicken stock
Cooking instructions
  1. Onion Topping Cooking Instructions: Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
  2. Grease a baking sheet with cooking spray.
  3. Cut onions into 1/4-inch thick slices.
  4. In a large bowl, add the flour, panko breadcrumbs, and salt.
  5. Add the onion to a large mixing bowl and mix to evenly coat the onions.
  6. Turn out onions (and any excess flour/breadcrumbs mixture) onto the prepared baking sheet and separate as best you can.
  7. Generously spray the onions with olive oil cooking spray, or drizzle with olive oil.
  8. Bake for 20 minutes, or until golden brown, stirring every 4-5 minutes.
  9. Remove from oven and let stand 2 to 3 minutes, or until ready to use.
  10. Casserole Cooking Instructions: Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
  11. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
  12. Add onions and cook for 4 minutes, or until softened.
  13. Stir in garlic and continue to cook for 1 minute.
  14. Add mushrooms and season with thyme, salt and pepper.
  15. Cook until the mushrooms soften.
  16. Sprinkle the flour over the top and stir until combined.
  17. Stir in the chicken stock and bring to a simmer.
  18. Reduce the heat to medium and add Shamrock Farms Half and Half.
  19. Cook, stirring until the mixture has thickened.
  20. Remove from the heat and add the green beans. Mix well to combine.
  21. Place skillet (if oven proof) in the oven or pour the mixture into a baking dish and top with the fried onions (along with the crumbs) and bake for 15 minutes, or until bubbling.
  22. Remove from oven and allow to cool (about 5 mins).