Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Green Bean Gratin



Most of us have tried the traditional Green Bean Casserole. You know the one with the Durkee Fried Onions in a can. Don't get me wrong I loooove that casserole. But sometimes it's nice to change things up a bit and this maybe the new green bean dish to serve for the holidays.
Ingredients
1 1/2 lb fresh green beans cleaned
3 oz of blue cheese
1 pt heavy cream
1/2 c plain bread crumbs
1/4 c melted butter
Directions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Bring salted water to a boil and add the green beans and boil for 6 mins.
Drain in a colander lined with a paper towel.
Mix butter and bread crumbs together until crumbley.
In a casserole dish sprinkle about a third of the bread crumb mixture on the bottom of the dish.
Then place the beans on top.
Crumble the blue cheese and add that next.
Pour the cream over the beans and cheese.
Sprinkle the remaining bread crumbs over the top and bake for 15 mins. When you take it out of the oven let it rest until the cream settles. 
For those who just love blue cheese this is a wonderful dish.

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