Best Ever Green Bean Casserole - Fresh!

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• kosher salt
• 1 1/2 lbs fresh french beans, ends trimmed (green beans)
• 4 tablespoons butter, divided
• 2 tablespoons vidalia onions, finely chopped
• 4 ounces baby portabella mushrooms, cleaned and finely chopped (about 2 tablespoons)
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 cup sour cream
• fresh ground black pepper
• 1 1/2 cups corn flakes cereal (recommended ( corn flakes)
• 1/2 lb mozzarella cheese, grated

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 400 degrees f.
• 2 bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over medium heat then add the beans and cook until just tender (but still firm), about 5 to 7 minutes. remove the beans from the water to a large bowl of ice water to preserve color and stop the cooking then drain the beans and set aside.
• 3 melt 2 tablespoons of the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat; add the onions and saute until translucent.
• 4 stir in the mushrooms, season with salt and pepper to taste, saute about 3 to 5 minutes.
• 5 add the flour and stir for another minute, to cook out the raw flour taste, and then whisk in the sour cream.
• 6 simmer for just a couple of minutes to bring the flavors together and taste for seasoning.
• 7 cut the green beans into 2-inch pieces.
• 8 melt the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter in a small pan. crush the cereal flakes in a resealable plastic bag and add them to the pan with the butter, tossing to coat.
• 9 spread the green beans over the bottom of a 9-inch casserole dish and pour all of the mushroom sauce mixture over the beans topping with the grated cheese.
• 10 sprinkle with the buttered cereal flakes and bake in the preheated 400 degree f oven, until light golden brown and bubbly, approximately 20 minutes.
• 11 remove from the oven and serve.