Green Bean Recipe

How about a green bean recipe with onions and mushrooms that is delicious, but low in fat, and without the dairy, MSG and partially hydrogenated oil.

The Infamous Green Bean Casserole

The traditional holiday green bean casserole recipe is so famous that in the weeks before Thanksgiving, grocery stores line up the processed ingredients by the check out. Don't worry, you can find the mushroom soup and french fried onions in a jiffy.

Look at the ingredients of these popular items

French fried onions:
Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (Soybean, Cottonseed), Wheat Flour, Onions, Soy Flour, Dextrose, Salt, TBHQ and Citric Acid in Propylene Glycol (to protect flavor).

Propylene glycol is used to de-ice the wings of airplanes.
TBHQ is an antioxident derived from petroleum - a brief internet search will tell you all you need to know.

Cream of Mushroom Soup:
Water, Mushrooms, Vegetable Oil, Corn Oil, Cottonseed Oil, Canola Oil, Soybean Oil, Modified Food Starch, Wheat Flour , Cream , Salt Less Than 2%, Dried Whey Less Than 2%, Monosodium Glutamate Less Than 2%, Soy Protein Concentrate Less Than 2%, Dried Dairy Blend Less Than 2%, Whey Less Than 2%, Calcium Caseinate Less Than 2%, Yeast Extract Less Than 2%, Spice Extract Less Than 2%, Dehydrated Garlic Less Than 2%

Healthy Cooking Recipe Alternative to Green Bean Casserole

Green Bean Recipe with Mushrooms and Roasted Onions

Green Beans with Roasted Onions

2-1/4 lb medium red onions (about 5)
1/4 cup olive oil
2 Tbs balsamic vinegar
1 tsp sea salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
1/4 cup water
6-8 medium mushrooms, cut in half
1-1/2 lb green beans, trimmed and cut diagonally into 2-inch pieces.

Preheat oven to 450° F. Oil a 13 x 9 inch baking pan. After peeling onions, trim root ends, leaving onions whole. Then quarter onions lengthwise. Put onions in baking pan, then drizzle with oil and vinegar, tossing to coat. Sprinkle with salt & pepper.

Roast, uncovered, turning over once and basting with pan juices twice during baking, until deep golden, about 30 minutes. Add water to pan. Add mushrooms and stir. Continue roasting until onions are tender and caramelized, about 20 minutes more.

While onions are roasting, cook beans in a 5-6 qt pot of boiling, salted water, uncovered, until crisp-tender, about 5 minutes. Drain beans and add to onions & mushrooms. Mix to mingle the flavors with the green beans.

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