Healthy Homemade Green Bean Casserole
This is a delicious lower-calorie version of traditional green bean casserole.
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- Prep time
- 25 min
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- Servings
- 7 Servings
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- Serving size
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1/2 cup
Ingredients
- nonstick cooking spray
- 1
- 1
- Laughing Cow (LIGHT French Onion cheese wedges)
- 4
- 4
- canola oil
- 1 tbsp
- 1 tbsp
- onion(s) (finely diced)
- 1/2
- 1/2
- Smart Balance margarine
- 1 tsp
- 1 tsp
- white (button) mushrooms (diced, sliced)
- 8 oz
- 227 g
- salt (optional)
- 1/4 tsp
- 1/4 tsp
- black pepper
- 1/4 tsp
- 1/4 tsp
- low sodium chicken broth (fat-free, reduced-sodium)
- 1/2 cup
- 1/2 cup
- corn starch
- 2 tsp
- 2 tsp
- cold water
- 2 tsp
- 2 tsp
- 1% milk
- 1/4 cup
- 1/4 cup
- cut green beans (14.5 ounce cans, no-salt added, drained)
- 2 can
- 2 can
- corn flakes (crushed)
- 1 cup
- 1 cup
- Smart Balance margarine (melted)
- 1
- 1
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Directions
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Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spray a 1.5 quart baking dish with cooking spray.
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Heat Laughing Cow cheese wedges in microwave for 30 seconds, stir. Set aside.
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In a large sauté pan heat oil over medium heat. Add onions and sauté 2-3 minutes.
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Add margarine to pan and melt. Add mushrooms, salt and pepper and cook for 4-5 minutes. Pour chicken broth into pan and simmer for 1 minute.
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In a small bowl, mix together corn starch and water; add to chicken broth and stir for 1 minute.
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Add melted Laughing Cow cheese to pan and mix well. Add milk to pan; stir to incorporate. Cook additional 2-3 minutes until thick.
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Remove from heat and stir in green beans. Pour green bean mixture into baking dish.
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In a small bowl prepare corn flake topping by, mixing together corn flakes and margarine. Spread corn flake mixture on top of green beans. Bake 15-20 minutes.