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Not Quite Green Bean Casserole

A THM S recipe where YOU control the ratio of green beans to sauce.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Servings: 4 people
Author: Nicole

Equipment

  • air fryer optional, for cooking the onions

Ingredients

  • 1 lb bacon
  • 1 lb green beans fresh
  • 3 tbsp bacon fat (reserved) or butter, salted
  • 6 baby bella, white or button mushrooms sliced
  • 1 tbsp garlic minced
  • 1 tsp Italian seasoning
  • 2 tbsp oat fiber NOT interchangeable with oat flour
  • 2 tbsp rice wine vinegar
  • 1/4 c beef broth
  • 1 c sour cream
  • 1 c Parmesan cheese finely grated
  • Parmesan cheese, for topping optional
  • thinly sliced onions, air fried until crispy optional
  • coconut oil spray if air frying onions

Instructions

  • Cook bacon in oven until very crispy but not burned, according to package directions (or personal doneness preference).
  • Meanwhile, remove both ends of the fresh green beans, and without cutting the beans smaller, steam or boil the beans in water until they are your preferred doneness. I like mine soft, but not falling apart. This took me roughly 5-10 minutes of boiling.
  • Check your bacon if using the oven. Do NOT drain the bacon grease unless using butter.
  • Once you have the green beans and bacon situated (or while cooking them if you are more multi-talented than I am), heat your butter or bacon fat in a medium skillet for sautéing.
  • Stir the sliced mushrooms into the heated butter or bacon fat. Stir frequently.
  • When the mushrooms have shrunk, add the Italian seasoning and minced garlic. Mix well.
  • There should be a little bit of liquid in the skillet at this point. Sprinkle in your oat FIBER, and stir until there are no lumps.
  • Add the rice wine vinegar, and stir until thoroughly combined.
  • Add the beef broth and sour cream. Stir well.
  • Once small bubbles start rising in the mixture, add the cheese and stir until the cheese is melted. Stir in bacon.
  • Remove from heat, but put a lid or tray over the skillet to keep it warm if air frying the onions.
  • Using very thinly sliced onions (consider using a mandoline slicer) spread the onions out in the air fryer and lightly spray with oil. Air fry for a few minutes, stopping and stirring frequently to check for doneness. Remove when browned and crispy, but not burnt.

To Serve

  • Plate desired helping of cooked green beans. Top with desired amount of sauce from the skillet, and then with extra Parmesan and air fried onions, if desired.
  • Enjoy!!

Notes

  1. Personally, I like to cook my bacon in the oven so it can be mostly hands off while I work on the other components of the recipe. You could also purchased pre-cooked bacon, and skip this step entirely.
  2. Instead of rice wine vinegar, I have also used a cheap off-dry white wine, such as Pinot Grigio. 
  3. As noted in the recipe, oat FIBER and oat FLOUR are NOT the same thing, and are not (usually) interchangeable.