Green Bean Casserole with Bacon and Toasted Almonds recipe
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Ingredients
- ¼ cup slivered almonds ½ pound bacon 1 large onion, chopped 2 tablespoons olive oil ¾ cup chopped mushrooms 1 quart water 1 pound fresh green beans, trimmed and cut into 2-inch pieces 2 (10.75 ounce) cans condensed cream of mushroom soup (such as Campbell's®) ½ cup water, or as needed 2 cups French-fried onions (such as French's®), divided 1 (8 ounce) can sliced water chestnuts, drained salt and ground black pepper to taste
Nutrition Info
- 377.1 caloriescarbohydrate: 26.2 gcholesterol: 6.8 mgfat: 27.7 gfiber: 2.2 gprotein: 4.7 gsaturatedFat: 7.3 gservingSize: -sodium: 810.7 mgsugar: 2.4 gtransFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions Green Bean Casserole with Bacon and Toasted Almonds
Directions
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Preheat oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C). Spread almonds on a baking sheet.
Toast almonds in the preheated oven until golden, stirring halfway through, about 13 minutes total. Remove from oven and set aside.
Increase oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease one 9x13-inch casserole dish.
Place bacon and onion in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove bacon and onion with a slotted spoon, set aside. Drain excess bacon fat from the skillet, add olive oil. Add mushrooms and cook, stirring, until soft, about 5 minutes.
Place 1 quart water in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Add green beans and blanch for 2 minutes. Drain in a colander and immediately immerse in ice water for several minutes to stop the cooking process and preserve the bright green color. Drain.
Pour mushroom soup into a large bowl and whisk until smooth, adding up to 1/2 cup water, until soup is the consistency of thick gravy. Stir in almonds, 3/4 of the bacon-onion mixture (reserving the rest for topping), mushrooms, green beans, 1 cup French-fried onions, and water chestnuts. Mix thoroughly to combine and season with salt and black pepper.
Pour green bean mixture into casserole dish. Top with remaining bacon-onion mixture and 1 cup French-fried onions.
Bake in the preheated oven until bubbling and crispy on top, 30 to 45 minutes. Serve hot.