Crowd Cooking -- Fresh Green Bean Casserole for 12

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Fresh Green Bean Casserole

 

1-1/2 lb. fresh green beans, trimmed

 

~~~Whte Sauce~~~

2 TB butter or margarine

3 TB all purpose flour

1 TB dry Ranch salad dressing mix

1/4 tsp. ground white pepper

1-1/2 cups fat free milk

 

Nonstick cooking spray

1 cup onion, chopped

2 cloves garlic, minced

1-1/2 cups sliced fresh mushrooms

1 cup soft whole wheat or white bread crumbs (1-1/3 slices bread)  

 

Preheat oven to 375º F.

 

In a covered sauce pan, cook green beans in a small amount of boiling water

for 10 to 15 minutes

or until crisp-tender; drain and set aside.

 

to make White Sauce: In a medium sauce pan, melt butter. Stir in flour, dry

dressing mix, and white

pepper until combined. Stir in milk. Cook and stir over medium heat until

thickened and bubbly; remove

from heat.

 

Coat an unheated medium nonstick skillet with nonstick cooking spray. Preheat

over medium heat. Add

onion and garlic; sauté for 2 to 3 minutes or until tender. Remove half of

the onion mixture; set aside.

 

Add mushrooms to skillet and cook about 5 minutes or until tender. In a

1-1/2-quart casserole, combine

mushroom mixture, beans, and white sauce.

 

In a small bowl, stir together reserved onion mixture and bread crumbs.

Sprinkle bread crumb mixture over

bean mixture in casserole. Bake, uncovered, for 25 to 30 minutes or until

heated through.

 

Makes 10 (1/2 cup) side dish servings.