Green Bean Casserole Recipe Without Mushroom Soup
This green bean casserole recipe is made with a simple homemade sourdough white sauce and topped with crispy, sourdough French-fried onions. Unlike the traditional green bean casserole, this one doesn’t have cream of mushroom soup in it, making it healthy, fresh, and flavorful. The creamy sauce with a sourdough tang, tender green beans, and crispy sourdough onions all come together to make an irresistible dish for your holiday table.
I have always loved the classic green bean casserole. It’s the perfect side dish for any occasion, and an excellent addition to any holiday meal. But I didn’t like always having to buy canned cream of mushroom soup because it’s expensive and unhealthy. So I came up with a way to make this easy green bean casserole with ingredients I can produce on my own homestead. The green beans we grow in the garden, preserve them by canning them and then store them in our homestead pantry. The white sauce is made with cream from our Jersey cows and a few spices we store in bulk. And the onions we grow in the garden too. So simple and delicious!
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Easy to make – this dish comes together quite easily. The cooking process includes french frying a few onions while mixing up a simple white sauce. Just add in some green beans, cover with the onion topping, and toast it all in the oven.
- Delicious – I love the fresh flavors in this dish! Everything is made with sourdough, so it has an added depth of flavor that you will love.
- Healthy – if you are diabetic or gluten intolerant, this dish is for you. The white sauce and the french onions are both made with sourdough discard, so all of the phytic acid and most of the gluten has been broken down in the flour, making it very easy for your body to digest.
- Perfect for your Thanksgiving dinner – I love this green bean casserole dish made completely from scratch. It is perfect for Thanksgiving dinner and can be made with food produced on my own homestead.
- The best way to use green beans – this easy homemade green bean casserole recipe is my family’s favorite way to use home-canned green beans.
Ingredients
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How to Make This Green Bean Casserole with Sourdough French Onions
Prepare the Sourdough French Onions:
In a small saucepan, heat 2-3″ of melted beef tallow or oil over medium heat.
In a small bowl, mix sourdough discard and seasonings.
Add thinly sliced onions and toss to coat.
Fry in small batches in the oil. Don’t add too many at once because the steam from the onions cooking can overflow the pot.
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Flip once during cooking and cook until golden brown.
Remove from the oil using a slotted spoon and place on a plate to cool.
Make the green bean dish:
In a 12″ cast iron skillet, saute diced onions and garlic in butter until soft.
Add sourdough discard and stir.
Then add broth, milk, salt, and pepper to the skillet and cook until thick.
Add green beans and heat through.
Crumble up the french onions. Stir some into the green beans and place the rest on top of the casserole.
Bake at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes.
Serve: Serve immediately with mashed potatoes, sweet potato casserole, sourdough stuffing, and sourdough turkey gravy. Leftover green bean casserole can be stored in an airtight container for up to a week.
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Tips For Making The Best Green Bean Casserole
- I always use my home-canned green beans for this casserole, but you can use fresh green beans as well. You’ll want to blanch the green beans to soften them a bit if they are fresh.
- Use any leftover onion pieces you may have in your refrigerator to make the french onions. Just dip them in a little bit of sourdough discard and fry in some melted beef tallow or oil.
- I suggest making the homemade creamy sauce first in a large pan, and then adding the green beans to it. This will save you from making extra dishes.
- You can also add fresh mushrooms to the white sauce along with the sauteed onions and garlic, to make a creamy mushroom sauce.
- You can make this casserole ahead of time but leave the french onions off until just before serving so they maintain their crispy texture.
- If you don’t want to make your own crispy fried onions, you can always buy french fried onions from the store.
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Green Bean Casserole Recipe Without Mushroom Soup
Equipment
- 1 12" Cast-iron skillet or 9" x 13" baking dish
- 1 Small saucepan or skillet for frying the onions
- 1 cutting board
- 1 Knife
- 1 measuring cups and spoons
Ingredients
- 6 Tbl. butter
- 1 onion, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic,chopped
- 1 cup sourdough discard
- 2 cups chicken or turkey broth
- 2 cups cream or milk
- 2 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. black pepper
- 3 quarts canned green beans
Sourdough French Onions:
- 1 cup sourdough discard
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp. pepper
Instructions
Prepare the Sourdough French Onions:
- In a small saucepan, heat 2-3" of melted beef tallow or oil over medium heat.
- In a small bowl, mix sourdough discard and seasonings.
- Add thinly sliced onions and toss to coat.
- Fry in small batches in the oil. Don’t add too many at once because the steam from the onions cooking can overflow the pot.
- Flip once during cooking and cook until golden brown.
- Remove from the oil using a slotted spoon and place on a plate to cool.
Make the green bean dish:
- In a 12" cast iron skillet, saute diced onions and garlic in butter until soft.
- Add sourdough discard and stir.
- Add broth, milk, salt, and pepper and cook until thick.
- Add green beans and heat through.
- Crumble up the french onions and stir some into the green beans and place the rest on top of the casserole.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes.
