Green Bean Casserole

Green Bean Casserole

Serves 6

INGREDIENTS:

6 cups frozen, cut green beans
½ cup GF flour or flour of choice- coconut, almond ect.

2-1/2 cups chicken stock

1 cup half and half or coconut milk from a can

½ cup ghee butter

1 small sweet onion, finely chopped about ¾ cup

½ cup organic mushrooms, finely chopped

1 Tbsp garlic powder

1 tsp onion powder

1 tsp pepper

1 tsp celery seed

1 tsp salt

4 oz dried onion flakes for topping

DIRECTIONS:

Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 425 degrees

1. In a sauce pan add butter,mushrooms and onion and sauté on medium heat, wait until butter bubbles..Cook until onions are translucent, add all seasonings at this time, omit onion flakes.
2. Add ½ cup flour and stir with whisk. About 1-3 min
3. Slowly add the chicken stock and the half and half.
4. Stir every few minutes using a whisk allowing sauce to thicken, about 5 min
5. In a 9x13 pan or a 2-1/2 quart pan place all green beans.
6. Pour thickened cream of mushroom sauce over top of green beans.
7. Sprinkle with onion flakes and bake until top is golden brown and sauce is bubbling around edges, about 15 min, but can take longer. Serve immediately.