Description
Transform your holiday spread or weeknight dinner with the ultimate comfort food, redefined for modern convenience: the Slow Cooker Green Bean Casserole. This is a symphony of tender-crisp green beans, earthy mushrooms, and a rich, creamy sauce, all topped with perfectly crispy onions.
Ingredients
Scale
2 lbs Fresh Green Beans
8 oz Cremini Mushrooms
1 medium Yellow Onio
3–4 Garlic Cloves
3 tbsp Unsalted Butter
3 tbsp All-Purpose Flour
2 cups Low Sodium Chicken Broth
1 cup Whole Milk
4 oz Cream Cheese
1 tbsp Low Sodium Soy Sauce
½ tsp Black Pepper
Kosher Salt to taste
6 oz Crispy Fried Onions
Instructions
- Prepare Green Beans: Blanch trimmed fresh green beans in boiling salted water for 3-4 minutes, then plunge into an ice bath. Drain and set aside
- Sauté Aromatics: In a skillet, melt butter, then add diced onion and sauté until translucent. Add garlic and mushrooms, cooking until browned
- Make the Roux: Sprinkle flour over the vegetables and stir for 1-2 minutes to remove raw flour taste
- Build the Sauce: Gradually whisk in chicken broth and milk, stirring until thickened. Lower heat
- Finish the Sauce: Add cream cheese and soy sauce, mixing until smooth. Season with pepper and salt to taste
- Combine in Slow Cooker: Stir blanched green beans into the sauce
- Slow Cook: Transfer to a slow cooker and cook on LOW for 3-4 hours or HIGH for 1.5-2 hours
- Serve: Top with crispy fried onions before serving
Notes
For the best flavor, use fresh ingredients where possible.
You can make a dairy-free version by substituting with plant-based ingredients.
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 4 hours
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 280 kcal
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 450mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: n/a
- Trans Fat: n/a
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 10g
- Cholesterol: 40mg