Green Bean Casserole

Name: Green Bean Casserole
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 slices Bacon, Cut Into 1/4 Inch Pieces; 8 servings Freshly Ground Black Pepper, To Taste; 4 Tbsps Butter; 0 teaspoons Cayenne Pepper; 4 Tbsps All-purpose Flour; 907 grams Fresh Green Beans, Ends Cut Off; 3 cloves Garlic, Minced; 118 milliliters Half-and-half; 8 servings Extra Milk For Thinning If Necessary; 1 whole Large Onion, Chopped; 237 milliliters Panko Bread Crumbs; 1 teaspoon Salt, More To Taste; 237 milliliters Grated Sharp Cheddar Cheese; 473 milliliters Whole Milk

The recipe Green Bean Casserole could satisfy your American craving in about 50 minutes. This recipe serves 8. This main course has 442 calories, 19g of protein, and 27g of fat per serving. Thanksgiving will be even more special with this recipe. Head to the store and pick up bacon, pepper, salt, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the milk you could follow this main course with the Milky Way Brownie Bites as a dessert.

Instructions

Cut green beans in half if you like pieces to be a little smaller. Blanch the green beans: drop them into lightly salted boiling water and allow green beans to cook for about 3 to 4 minutes.

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Green Beans

Water

Remove them from the boiling water with a slotted spoon and immediately plunge them into a bowl of ice cold water to stop the cooking process.

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Water

Ice

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Slotted Spoon

Bowl

Drain beans once they're cool and set aside.

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Beans

Add bacon pieces to a skillet over medium heat. Cook bacon for two minutes, then add diced onion and garlic and continue cooking for 3 to 5 minutes, or until bacon is done (but not crisp) and onions are golden brown.

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Real Bacon Pieces

Garlic

Onion

Bacon

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Frying Pan

Remove from heat and set aside.In a separate skillet or saucepan, melt butter over medium heat.

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Butter

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Sauce Pan

Frying Pan

Sprinkle flour into the pan and whisk immediately to evenly mix it into the butter. Cook for a minute or two, then pour in milk and half and half. Continue cooking, whisking constantly, while sauce thickens, about 2 minutes.

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Half And Half