Creamy Vegan Green Bean Casserole

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Creamy Vegan Green Bean Casserole
Serving Size:8-10|Prep Time:30minutes|Cook Time:30-35minutes
Creamy Vegan Green Bean Casserole

Ingredients

Mushroom Cashew Cream Sauce
  • 1 cup blanched whole cashews
  • 1 1/2 cups boiling water for soaking cashews
  • 1 cup unsweetened coconut milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • Scant 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
Green Beans
  • 5 cups trimmed green beans cut into inch long sections
  • 4 cups low sodium vegetable broth
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 garlic cloves minced
  • 1/4 cup onion finely chopped
  • 6 ounces small cremini mushrooms
  • 1 pinch salt
Onion Rings
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose gluten free flour
  • 1/4 cup cornstarch
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper optional
  • 1 small onion or half of large onion thinly sliced into rings
  • 2/3 cup avocado oil
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened coconut milk

Directions

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Cashew Cream Sauce
  1. Place whole cashews in a small mixing bowl.
  2. Boil 2 cups of water and pour into mixing bowl with cashews. Allow to soak for 20-30 min until softened, then remove from water, drain, and place into a blender.
  3. Add coconut milk, salt, black pepper, and nutmeg to blender with cashews. Blend on high for 1 minute, until smooth and creamy.
Green Beans
  1. Place green beans in medium sauce pan add low sodium vegetable broth. Place on medium heat and let simmer for 20-25 minutes, until green beans are fork tender. Remove beans.
  2. In a large skillet with high sides, place olive oil, garlic, and onion over medium heat, and cook for about 2 minutes.
  3. Add sliced mushrooms, sprinkle with salt and allow mushrooms, onions, and garlic to cook for about 5 more minutes.
  4. Add cashew cream sauce and turn heat to low.
  5. Add cooked green beans, remove from heat and set aside.
Gluten Free Onion Rings
  1. In a small mixing bowl, whisk together gluten-free flour, cornstarch, salt, black pepper, garlic powder and cayenne pepper. Add unsweetened coconut milk and whisk to combine.
  2. In a medium sauce pan, heat avocado oil on medium/high heat until it registers 375F on a stem thermometer.
  3. Add sliced onion rings into bowl and coat evenly with mixture.
  4. Drop one to two hands full of battered onion rings into the hot oil. Cook for one minute on each per side.
  5. Remove onion rings onto paper towels or cookie rack to drain.
Casserole Assembly
  1. Place green bean and cream mixture in serving dish and top with crunchy fried onion rings.

Chef's Narrative

Hands down, this recipe can compete with any traditional green bean casserole! With its decadent mushroom cashew cream sauce and crispy homemade gluten-free fried onion rings, your guests will definitely ask for more!

Recipe Substitutions

In place of store-bought vegetable broth, you can use the cooking liquid from the green beans.
Nutrition Facts:
Total Calories Per Serving: 250, Total Fat: 18g, Saturated: 3g, Trans Fat: 0g, Sodium: 230mg, Potassium: 261mg, Carbohydrate: 20g, Dietary Fiber: 3g, Protein: 5g
Allergens:
N/A

Directions

Print Recipe
Cashew Cream Sauce
  1. Place whole cashews in a small mixing bowl.
  2. Boil 2 cups of water and pour into mixing bowl with cashews. Allow to soak for 20-30 min until softened, then remove from water, drain, and place into a blender.
  3. Add coconut milk, salt, black pepper, and nutmeg to blender with cashews. Blend on high for 1 minute, until smooth and creamy.
Green Beans
  1. Place green beans in medium sauce pan add low sodium vegetable broth. Place on medium heat and let simmer for 20-25 minutes, until green beans are fork tender. Remove beans.
  2. In a large skillet with high sides, place olive oil, garlic, and onion over medium heat, and cook for about 2 minutes.
  3. Add sliced mushrooms, sprinkle with salt and allow mushrooms, onions, and garlic to cook for about 5 more minutes.
  4. Add cashew cream sauce and turn heat to low.
  5. Add cooked green beans, remove from heat and set aside.
Gluten Free Onion Rings
  1. In a small mixing bowl, whisk together gluten-free flour, cornstarch, salt, black pepper, garlic powder and cayenne pepper. Add unsweetened coconut milk and whisk to combine.
  2. In a medium sauce pan, heat avocado oil on medium/high heat until it registers 375F on a stem thermometer.
  3. Add sliced onion rings into bowl and coat evenly with mixture.
  4. Drop one to two hands full of battered onion rings into the hot oil. Cook for one minute on each per side.
  5. Remove onion rings onto paper towels or cookie rack to drain.
Casserole Assembly
  1. Place green bean and cream mixture in serving dish and top with crunchy fried onion rings.

Chef's Narrative

Hands down, this recipe can compete with any traditional green bean casserole! With its decadent mushroom cashew cream sauce and crispy homemade gluten-free fried onion rings, your guests will definitely ask for more!

Recipe Substitutions

In place of store-bought vegetable broth, you can use the cooking liquid from the green beans.
Nutrition Facts:
Total Calories Per Serving: 250, Total Fat: 18g, Saturated: 3g, Trans Fat: 0g, Sodium: 230mg, Potassium: 261mg, Carbohydrate: 20g, Dietary Fiber: 3g, Protein: 5g
Allergens:
N/A

Ingredients

Mushroom Cashew Cream Sauce
  • 1 cup blanched whole cashews
  • 1 1/2 cups boiling water for soaking cashews
  • 1 cup unsweetened coconut milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • Scant 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
Green Beans
  • 5 cups trimmed green beans cut into inch long sections
  • 4 cups low sodium vegetable broth
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 garlic cloves minced
  • 1/4 cup onion finely chopped
  • 6 ounces small cremini mushrooms
  • 1 pinch salt
Onion Rings
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose gluten free flour
  • 1/4 cup cornstarch
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper optional
  • 1 small onion or half of large onion thinly sliced into rings
  • 2/3 cup avocado oil
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened coconut milk
 

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