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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 55 Minutes |
Ready In: 70 Minutes Servings: 1 |
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This was in today's Richmond Times Dispatch in the food section. I really want to make this one so I'm posting it so that I can put the paper into the recycle bin. Ingredients:
1 lb green beans, washed and ends snipped off |
2 leeks, cleaned and cut into thin rings |
canola oil for frying leek |
2 tablespoons butter |
8 ounces mushrooms, sliced |
1/2 teaspoon thyme leaves, chopped |
2 garlic cloves |
2 tablespoons flour |
1 cup chicken stock |
1 cup half-and-half |
salt |
pepper |
1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded |
1/4 cup panko breadcrumbs |
Directions:
1. Heat oven to 400.
2. Bring a large pot of water to a boil with several pinches of salt. Add green beans and cook for about 5 minutes, until they turn bright green. Once cooked, drain and rinse the beans until they are cooled. Set aside.
3. In a medium skillet, add canola oil to a depth of about one inch and heat. Add the leeks and cook until they are crisp. Remove from oil and put onto a paper towel lined baking sheet. Sprinkle with salt.
4. Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat and add mushrooms and thyme. Cook until mushrooms are soft and begin to take on color. Add garlic and cook for a minute or less, being careful not to let garlic burn.
5. Add flour and cook for about a minute, stirring the whole time. Add stock and half-and-half and stir. Cook for 5 minutes, or until the mixture thickens and no longer tastes of flour, stirring frequently. Season with salt and pepper.
6. Mix green beans into the mushroom sauce and transfer to a casserole dish. Top with cheese, breadcrumbs and fried leeks.
7. Bake for 10 minutes or until cheese is melted, breadcrumbs brown and sauce is bubbling.
8. NOTE: I guessed at prep and cook time as I haven't actually made this yet and the recipe doesn't say.
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