My kids do not like cream of mushroom soup, and to be completely honest they’ll totally pick the mushrooms out of this casserole too, but because I use fresh sliced mushrooms it’s so much easier to do. The best part about this green bean casserole, besides using fresh produce and no cream of mushroom soup, is that you can make it gluten-free too. It’s as simple as making your own fried onions to go on top.
How to make fried onions for green bean casserole
This recipe calls for one onion. You really don’t need that much though, except once you taste these fried onion rings you won’t be able to stop snacking on them. We actually cut up two onions, made one batch gluten-free, and the other with gluten.
In one bowl add one egg and 1/2 a cup of whole milk. In a second bowl add seasoned flour. This is where you can use regular seasoned flour or gluten-free seasoned flour. We tried both and they were both delicious. Slice your onions and then dip them first into the seasoned flour, then into the egg, and then back into the seasoned flour. This helps the flour to stick a little better. Place the onion rings on a wax-lined cookie sheet, and once the deep fryer is heated up, cook them for 2-3 minutes. Chop them up into smaller pieces for when you are ready to put them onto the green bean casserole.
Fresh green beans or canned green beans
Personally, I’m not a fan of canned green beans so I prefer my green bean casserole with fresh beans. Fresh beans take longer to cook through and you don’t want your green bean casserole to have crunchy beans in it.
This is an easy fix though. Once you’ve cut off the ends of your green beans and then cut them in half, put them into a pot with water and chicken broth to boil for about 5 minutes. This will soften them enough before adding them to the rest of the ingredients.
How to make green bean casserole without mushroom soup
It’s easier than you think to make this green bean dish without mushroom soup or a flour mixture.
As an alternative to mushroom soup, I whisk together fresh garlic, cream cheese, shredded Parmesan cheese, sour cream, and milk in a pan. This makes a delicious base for your mushrooms and green beans.
Spray a casserole dish with non-stick spray, add your casserole ingredients, and then top with the chopped fried onions.
Put your casserole into the oven for about 20 minutes. You don’t want it in there too long or your onions will burn.
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