Holiday Green Beans

First made these for Easter 2023 to accompany my Glazed Ham and Dauphinoise Potatoes.

Couldn’t decide if these or the potatoes were my favorite from that meal! I realized that later these probably *won* as there were no leftovers of this dish (and there were only 3 of us!).

Holiday Green Beans Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 (14.5 oz) cans no salt added cut green beans, drained
• 1 (14.5 oz) can cut green beans with natural sea salt, drained
• 2 cups low-sodium chicken broth
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream
• 3/4 cup sharp cheddar cheese
• 1/3 cup onions, diced
• 3 Tbsp butter
• 1 oz cream cheese, softened
• 1 1/2 Tbsp dried minced onion
• 1 Tbsp grated parmesan cheese
• 2 tsp minced garlic
• 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
• 1/2 tsp freshly ground sea salt
• 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
• extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) spray

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350^◦.
2. Lightly spray a 9″ x 13″ baking dish w/ EVOO.
3. In a large skillet, melt 3 Tbsp butter over medium heat on stovetop
4. Add 1/3 cup diced onion, 2 tsp minced garlic, 1/2 tsp black pepper, 1/2 tsp sea salt, and 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg and sauté until the onions are translucent.
5. Add 2 cups chicken broth, 1 oz softened cream cheese, and 1 cup heavy whipping cream and simmer over medium-high heat until reduces and thickens. This is gonna take at least 25 mins.
6. Add 1 1/2 can green beans to baking dish.
7. Cover with soup mixture.
8. Add remaining 1 1/2 can green beans.
9. Sprinkle with 1 Tbsp parmesan cheese then 1 1/2 Tbsp minced onion.
10. Sprinkle with 3/4 cup cheddar cheese.
11. Bake for 30 mins.
12. After removing from oven, allow to set for 5 mins before serving.
13. Serve with a slotted spoon if you didn’t reduce until sauce was really thick – I promise the flavor will be infused no matter what consistency you brought your sauce to in Step 5!

Nutrition Facts
Servings: 8
Amount per serving
Calories	201
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 15g	19%
Saturated Fat 9.5g	47%
Cholesterol 48mg	16%
Sodium 446mg	19%
Total Carbohydrate 8.3g	3%
Dietary Fiber 1.6g	6%
Total Sugars 1.8g
Protein 8.4g
Vitamin D 12mcg	60%
Calcium 124mg	10%
Iron 1mg	7%
Potassium 52mg	1%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calorie a day is used for general nutrition advice.

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