Hello everyone,

It’s 6:30pm on a weeknight. You got stuck at work, and then in traffic. You’re tired, you’re hungry, but not to worry—dinner is already done! Casserole is a perfect goto meal for busy weeknights. You can make it in advance and simply reheat and serve on the spot.

Growing up, I know that green bean casserole was a popular staple at family get together and holiday events. However, I just couldn’t get excited about the dish. It’s soggy. I don’t like mushrooms. The list goes on.

I finally decided to give traditional green bean casserole a vegan twist, using vegetable broth and nutritional yeast instead of cream of mushroom soup! Check out the step by step pictures below.

What’s your favorite weeknight recipe?

Cheers!

Jocelyn

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Homestyle Green Bean Casserole Prep Time: ~10 minutes; Cook Time: 25 minutes ***Please feel free to share widely, just give me some credit or a link back Ingredients/ Shopping List:

½ stick Earth Balance

¼ cup flour

¼ cup nutritional yeast

1 cup vegetable broth

½ plain, unsweetened soy milk

1 tbsp soy/ tamari sauce

½ tsp. garlic powder

¼ tsp. salt

2 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil

1 sweet onion

3 garlic cloves

2 14.5-oz. cans green beans, drained

1/2 cup or more fried onions

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Chop a sweet onion into 2-3 in’ slices and finely mince the garlic.

In a small saucepan, sauté 3 cloves of garlic over low heat until just golden brown.

In a medium sauce pan, melt half the Earth Balance over low heat. Sauté the onion until almost caramelized with a nice brown color. About 4 minutes. Set the onions aside in a bowl.

In the same sauce pan, add the minced garlic, soy milk, vegetable broth, soy sauce and spices.

Whisk the ingredients over low heat. Add the nutritional yeast and continue stirring for 1-2 minutes. Slowly add the flour until the mixture thickens almost like a roux.

Place the green beans into an 8 x 8 casserole dish.

Pour the sauce over the green beans. Top with the caramelized onions. Bake for 20 minutes.

Top with the fried onions and a sprinkling of nutritional yeast.

Bake for another 5 minutes until browned.

Enjoy!

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