Prepped Cheesy Green Bean Casserole

Cheesy Green Bean Casserole

Last weekend I had a few friends over for an early Friendsgiving.  If your not familiar, Friendsgiving is a made up holiday where you gather all of your friends together and eat Thanksgiving like food since you all might be spending actual Thanksgiving with relatives. This time last year I wasn’t on keto so I really wanted to go all out for my Friendsgiving celebration.  The first thing I needed to get together was a solid side.  So, I decided to make a super cheesy green bean casserole!

Cheesy Green Bean CasseroleHere is the finished, plated product.  It was sooo good, I think this might turn into my preferred keto side.

Sliced OnionsStart by slicing an onion really thin. Cut the onion in half and then slice as shown above as thin as you can.

Chopped CeleryDo the same with four stalks of celery.

Cooking VegetablesNext cook all of the vegetable until soft and translucent.  I used presliced mushrooms but if you use whole mushrooms, slice them before this step.

Ingredients in the casserole dishNext take all of the vegetables, the fried ones and the drained green beans, and combine it with the mayo and heavy cream.  Mix it together. Since I was making food for a lot of people, I used my huge 10″x15″ casserole dish.

Assorted CheeseNow for the cheese!  You can use any sort of cheese you want, but I chose a sharp cheddar and a Monterey Jack.

Cheese CutterThe key to getting the cheese right in this recipe is a wire cheese slicer. These things make quick work of cheese and allow you to make fine dices.

Diced CheeseHere are the diced cheeses.  Try to make the pieces pretty small so that it spreads out evenly.

Prepped Cheesy Green Bean CasseroleHere is the prepped Cheesy Green Bean Casserole!  Throw that bad boy in the oven and you’ve got yourself a party!

Finished Cheesy Green Bean CasseroleHere is the finished Cheesy Green Bean Casserole plated with some fried turkey and kale!

Cheesy Green Bean Casserole
 
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Nutrition Information
  • Serves: 12
  • Serving size: 1/12th
  • Calories: 300
  • Fat: 26
  • Carbohydrates: 7
  • Fiber: 2
  • Protein: 11
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Ingredients
  • 4 Cans French Cut Green Beans
  • 1 medium Onion
  • 4 Stalks Celery
  • 8 oz Sliced Mushrooms
  • 1 Cup Heavy Cream
  • ½ Cup Mayo
  • 8 oz Monterey Jack Cheese
  • 8 oz Cheddar Cheese
  • To Taste Salt and Pepper
Instructions
  1. Thinly slice the onion and the celery
  2. Saute the onion, celery and mushrooms over medium heat with either butter, lard or olive oil until translucent
  3. Finely dice the cheeses
  4. Drain the green beans and pour into a greased casserole dish
  5. Add the sauteed vegetables, cream, and mayo, stir to combine
  6. Add salt and pepper to taste
  7. Add in the cheese and do a final mix
  8. Cook @ 350 degrees for 35 minutes

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