Green Bean Casserole

Ingredients

• 4 cups fresh green beans
• 2 tablespoons dried mushrooms
• 1 cup soymilk or cow milk
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 tablespoons crushed garlic
• 1 quart vegetarian broth or chicken broth
• 2 ounces of good cheddar cheese (I used white cheddar with truffles)
• 1 tablespoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon seasoning salt (I used creole salt)
• 1 cup crushed cracker

Directions

1. 1

   1. Boil green beans in broth until tender but still crisp.

2. 2

   2. in a small sauce pan melt butter with olive oil and add flour wisk into a paste.

3. 3

   3. add half the milk to the paste a little at a time this is your sauce base.

4. 4

   4. add dried mushrooms and garlic and half the salt and pepper.

5. 5

   5. add cheese to sauce and slowly wisk in the rest of the milk.

6. 6

   6 drain green beans and save broth for another use.

7. 7

   7. taste sauce and add more salt and pepper to taste.

8. 8

   8 pour green beans into casserole dish pour sauce over and mix well.

9. 9

   9 top with crushed crackers and a little drizzle of olive oil.

10. 10

    10. bake at 350 for about 30 min until golden and bubbling.