Make-Ahead Green Bean Casserole

Name: Make-Ahead Green Bean Casserole
Yield: Serves 10 to 12
Ingredients: 2 slices, hearty white sandwich bread, torn into pieces; 2 tablespoons, unsalted butter, melted; 1/4 teaspoon, salt; 2 cups, canned fried onions; 3 tablespoons, unsalted butter; 10 ounces, white mushrooms, sliced thin; 1 teaspoon, salt; 1/2 teaspoon, pepper; 6 , garlic cloves, minced; 1/2 teaspoon, dried thyme; 1/4 cup, all-purpose flour; 1/2 cup, white wine; 1 1/2 cups, low-sodium chicken broth; 1 1/2 cups, heavy cream; 2 pounds, green beans, trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces; 1/4 cup, cornstarch

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Appears in Cook's Country October/November 2008

Pulling a green bean casserole from the freezer sounds great around the holidays, but not if the beans are spent and the sauce is watery.

SERVES10 to 12

TIME3 hours

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

To boost the flavor of our Make-Ahead Green Bean Casserole so it could stand up to freezing and baking, we doubled the amount of garlic in the recipe and added white wine and fragrant thyme to the sauce. Preparing the casserole with raw bea...

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