Best Ever Green Bean Casserole

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 1/2 pounds fresh green beans
• 1 pound mushrooms

  sliced
• 1 medium onion

  diced
• 1 medium red bell pepper

  diced
• 6 tablespoons butter
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• 6 tablespoons all purpose flour
• 2 cups milk
• pinch cayenne pepper
• pinch nutmeg
• 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 1/4 cup bread crumbs
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil

  for deep frying shallots
• 4-6 shallots

  sliced thin

Instructions

• 1 Prepare the green beans. Bring a large saucepan of water to a boil. Add the
  green beans and cook just until tender. (3-4 minutes)
• 2 Fill a large bowl with ice water. Remove green beans from the cooking pot and
  immediately plunge into ice bath to stop the cooking process. Drain, set aside.
• 3 Melt 2 tablespoons of butter in a large skillet, add onion and sauté until
  softened. (about 5 minutes)
• 4 Add red bell pepper and mushrooms. Season with salt and pepper. Cook until
  softened and liquid has evaporated.
• 5 Stir the red peppers and mushrooms into the green beans. Set aside.
• 6 Melt 4 tablespoons of butter in a medium saucepan.
• 7 Whisk in 4 tablespoons of flour. Whisk constantly until mixture begins to turn
  golden brown, about 2 minutes.
• 8 Slowly pour in the milk while continually whisking. Cook medium heat until
  mixture has thickened. Constantly whisking.
• 9 Stir in cayenne pepper and nutmeg.
• 10 Remove from heat and let cool to room temperature, stir occasionally.
• 11 Pour sauce over the green bean- mushroom mixture. Toss to combine.
• 12 Grease a 2 litre casserole dish with butter. Spread half of the green bean
  mixture in the baking pan.
• 13 Sprinkle 1/2 cup grated parmesan on top. Top with the remaining green bean
  mixture.
• 14 Combine together 1/2 cup parmesan cheese and bread crumbs.
• 15 Sprinkle over top of the casserole.
• 16 Cover with foil. Bake in oven at 350º Fahrenheit for 20-30 minutes until
  casserole is bubbly and heated through.
• 17 Uncover casserole and bake under broiler until top is golden brown.
• 18 Prepare the crispy shallots. Heat vegetable oil in medium skillet, toss the
  shallots with 2 tablespoons of flour. Fry in oil until golden brown.
• 19 Sprinkle the casserole with crispy shallots and serve.

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