Green Bean Casserole is a staple on holiday tables everywhere, I know it is on ours! But when you want to skip that age-old canned version and go the from-scratch route, I have just the Fresh Green Bean Casserole Recipe to up your side dish game! My Sophisticated Green Bean Casserole is made with fresh green beans, mushrooms, and bell peppers, coated in a mushroom wine sauce, and topped with crispy pancetta and French fried onions.
Prep Time45 minutesmins
Cook Time15 minutesmins
Total Time1 hourhr
Course: Casserole
Cuisine: American
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. and in a large pan, bring some salted water to a boil. Drop the beans into the water and cook them until they just start to become tender. It'll only take a minute or two.
Transfer the beans to a bowl filled with ice water, cool them one minute and then drain them and set them aside.
In a large skillet over medium-high heat, cook pancetta until crispy. Remove from pan to a plate lined with a paper towel. Reserve the drippings.
Add the mushrooms and peppers to the skillet and cook them until they become slightly soft. Remove them from the skillet and set them aside. Cover them to keep them warm.
To the same skillet add wine and shallots. Bring to a boil and boil for 4-5 minutes or until almost all of the wine evaporates. Reduce heat and add in cream and simmer until slightly reduced. Mix in Dijon mustard, basil and dill. Add the peppers and mushrooms.
Scoop green beans into a 3-quart baking dish. Pour mushroom mixture over the top. Sprinkle with French onions and pancetta.
Bake for about 15 minutes, or until heated through.
Notes
You can use regular green beans, just make sure you snip the ends off and you wil need to boil them for about 10 minutes.