Green Beans Supreme
As Heather Campbell puts it, “Here’s a nice substitute to plain green bean casserole.” The Lawrence, Kansas field editor prepares a well-seasoned cheese sauce to add zip to this familiar dish.12-16 ServingsPrep/Total Time: 25 min.
Ingredients
- 4 packages (16 ounces each) frozen cut green beans
- 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
- 1/4 cup butter, cubed
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon ground mustard
- 2 cups evaporated milk
- 8 ounces process cheese (Velveeta), shredded
- TOPPING:
- 1/4 cup dry bread crumbs
- 2 teaspoons butter, melted
Directions
- Cook green beans according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a
- Dutch oven, saute onion in butter until tender. Remove from the
- heat; whisk in the flour, salt, paprika, Worcestershire sauce and
- mustard until blended.
- Gradually stir in milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes
- or until thickened and bubbly. Remove from the heat; stir in cheese.
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- Drain beans; gently fold into cheese sauce. Transfer to a large
- serving bowl. Toss bread crumbs and butter; sprinkle over beans.