Green Beans with Mushrooms & Onions
Green beans with mushrooms and onions come together in one skillet in about 35 minutes. Caramelized onions and cremini mushrooms cook in ghee, then fresh green beans steam in vegetable stock for a simple mushroom pan gravy. This is a Whole30 and dairy-free green bean side dish for weeknights or Thanksgiving.
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Green bean casserole was never absent from my childhood Thanksgiving table, and that tradition has continued most years into adulthood. While I love the nostalgia of the dish made famous by Campbell’s, I wanted a healthier, Whole30-friendly version for my holiday table.
These Green Beans with Mushrooms and Onions are a one-skillet, stovetop take on the classic casserole. Caramelized onions and cremini mushrooms build the flavor, then the green beans steam in vegetable stock that turns into a light mushroom pan gravy.
It’s the ideal green veggie side dish to balance all the carb-heavy options on the rest of my menu.
Green Beans with Mushrooms & Onions
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons ghee
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 large onion, very thinly sliced
- 10 ounces cremini mushrooms, thinly sliced
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt, divided
- 1 tablespoon fresh thyme
- 1½ pounds green beans, washed and trimmed
- 1 cup vegetable stock
- ½ teaspoon cracked black pepper
Instructions
- Heat ghee and olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat, until hot. Add onion and stir to coat.
- Cook onion for 3 to 5 minutes, until it begins to turn translucent. Add sliced mushrooms.
- Continue cooking mushrooms and onions until liquid has evaporated, about 10 minutes. Add ½ teaspoon kosher salt and continue cooking for an additional 7 to 10 minutes, until everything begins to caramelize.
- Add fresh thyme to the skillet, along with green beans and vegetable broth. Stir to combine and cover with a lid.
- Let cook, untouched for 10 minutes, until green beans are steamed. Stir, add the other ½ teaspoon salt and ½ teaspoon pepper and transfer to a rimmed platter.
- Pour over stock from the pan, which will have created a thin mushroom gravy. Serve.
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