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Healthy Homemade Green Bean Casserole
25 min prep time
7servings
Recipe by
Lara Rondinelli Hamilton, RD, LDN, CDE and Jennifer Bucko Lamplough
Source
The Diabetes Cookbook
Photo by
Adobe Stock
How to Make Healthy Homemade Green Bean Casserole
This classic Thanksgiving side dish gets a diabetes-friendly makeover, without losing any of its rich, savory flavor.
25 min prep time
7servings
1/2 cup
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Step-By-Step Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spray a 1.5 quart baking dish with cooking spray.
- Heat Laughing Cow cheese wedges in microwave for 30 seconds, stir. Set aside.
- In a large sauté pan heat oil over medium heat. Add onions and sauté 2-3 minutes.
- 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.
- In a small bowl, mix together corn starch and water; add to chicken broth and stir for 1 minute.
- Add melted Laughing Cow cheese to pan and mix well. Add milk to pan; stir to incorporate. Cook additional 2-3 minutes until thick.
- Remove from heat and stir in green beans. Pour green bean mixture into baking dish.
- 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.
Nutrition facts
7 Servings
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Serving Size
1/2 cup
- Amount per serving Calories 110
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Total Fat
6g
- Saturated Fat 1.6g
- Trans Fats 0g
- Cholesterol 6mg
- Sodium 260mg
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Total Carbohydrate
11g
- Dietary Fiber 3g
- Total Sugars 4g
- Added Sugars 0g
- Protein 4g
- Potassium 240mg
- Phosphorous 130mg
Ingredients
nonstick cooking spray
1
light creamy swiss cheese wedges
4 wedges
canola oil
1 tbsp
onion(s) (finely diced)
1/2
Smart Balance margarine
1 tsp
white (button) mushrooms (sliced)
8 oz
salt
1/8 tsp
black pepper
1/4 tsp
low sodium vegetable broth
1/2 cup
Cornstarch
2 tsp
cold water
2 tsp
1% milk
1/4 cup
no-salt-added canned cut green beans (drained)
2 (14.5-oz) cans
corn flakes (crushed)
1 cup
Smart Balance margarine (melted)
1
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1 tsp? tbsp? cup?
Instructions are very good except for that one detail which I'm sure is a typing mistake. If anyone can fill in the blank I would appreciate it.