Healthy Homemade Green Bean Casserole

25 min prep time
15 min cook time
7servings
Recipe by Lara Rondinelli Hamilton, RD, LDN, CDE and Jennifer Bucko Lamplough Source The Diabetes Cookbook Photo by Adobe Stock
Healthy Homemade Green Bean Casserole

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
15 min cook time
7servings
1/2 cup
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Step-By-Step Instructions:

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spray a 1.5 quart baking dish with cooking spray.

  2. Heat cheese wedges in microwave for 30 seconds, stir. Set aside.

  3. In a large sauté pan heat oil over medium heat. Add onions and sauté 2-3 minutes.

  4. 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.

  5. In a small bowl, mix together corn starch and water; add to chicken broth and stir for 1 minute.

  6. Add melted cheese wedges to pan and mix well. Add milk to pan; stir to incorporate. Cook additional 2-3 minutes until thick.

  7. Remove from heat and stir in green beans. Pour green bean mixture into baking dish.

  8. 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.

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Nutrition facts

7 Servings

  • Serving Size
    1/2 cup
  • Amount per serving Calories 130
  • Total Fat 6g
    • Saturated Fat 1g
  • Cholesterol 5mg
  • Sodium 240mg
  • Total Carbohydrate 15g
    • Dietary Fiber 3g
    • Total Sugars 4g
  • Protein 4g
  • Potassium 280mg
Ingredients
nonstick cooking spray
1
light creamy swiss cheese wedges
4 wedges
canola oil
1 tbsp
onion(s) (finely diced)
1/2
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
margarine (melted)
1 2/3 tbsp

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Made this for the first time today on Thanksgiving, really liked it as a healthy alternative to the high fat Green Bean casserole. Will be sure to make this on Christmas too. Thank you. Also, could someone update the recipe so we know how much Smart Balance to add to the corn flakes topping as it only says 1…1 what?

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This is very good tasting but it does not state how much melted margarine to mix with the cornflakes. It just says 1.
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.