Work Christmas Party Pot Luck:

[Dive Bar Casanova]

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Staff at the wifes hospital does a Christmas Eve Pot luck and of course with the ugly sweater tradition.

Wife drew the bring a vegetable slip so she"asked" me to come up with a Green Bean Casserole.
I found and made this one and it's really good:




I used fresh green beans and cream and avoided the boring mushroom soup as recommended.


PREP TIME 20 minutes
TOTAL TIME 50minutes
I made double the below, should serve 16:

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• INGREDIENTS
  
  2 lbs. fresh green beans or frozen​

• 6 slices bacon thinly sliced and chopped
• 1 white onion thinly sliced
• 1 cup diced mushrooms
• 4 garlic cloves minced
• 1/2 stick butter divided
• 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 1/2 cups heavy cream
• 1 ½ cups shredded pepper jack cheese
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 2 ounce jar diced pimentos
• ¾ cup bread crumbs
• ½ cup fried onions

INSTRUCTIONS​

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• If using fresh green beans, blanch in boiling water for 3 to 4 minutes, then remove from the pot and cover with ice water and set aside.
• In a large cast iron skillet over medium high heat add the bacon and cook for about 2 minutes, then add the onions, continue to cook until the onions are soft, stirring occasionally. Strain the contents of the skillet in a bowl and set aside.
• Return to the skillet with the left over bacon grease over medium low heat. Stir in the mushrooms and cook until they are brown, about 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in the garlic and cook for an additional 2 minutes. Add the contents of the skillet to the bacon and onions bowl.
• Return to the skillet and melt the ½ stick of butter over low heat. Whisk in the flour and whisk constantly until smooth. Cook for about 3 minutes, or until it thickens.
• Stir in the cream and the bacon mixture. Stir in the cheese and Worcestershire sauce. Cook for about 3 minutes or until the cheese is melted and smooth. The mixture should be the consistency of a thick gravy. If the mixture is too thick, you can add a little more cream or chicken broth to thin if needed.
• Stir the bacon and mushroom mixture and pimentos into the sauce and mix well.
• Place the green beans in 9x11-inch inch casserole dish and pour the contents of the skillet over the top and smooth it out with a spoon.
• Sprinkle the top with the bread crumbs and fried onions. Bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees F or until bubbling. Serve warm.
  
  

 

[chopsaw]

Nice ! Looks like a great spread too . I don't think you can go wrong with Kent Rollins .

 

[JLeonard]

Great looking spread. And Kent does have some great recipes!

Jim

 

[Fueling Around]

Nice job.
I miss the holiday potluck parties

 

[Brokenhandle]

Looks really good! Might have to go check out more of his recipes again... like I need more food to eat!

Ryan

 

[chilerelleno]

Good looking recipe and finished dish.
Way to take care of the wife.

I too tried a new fresh made Green Bean Casserole recipe this year.
Not Kent's but it got good reviews from some otherwise picky family members.