Name: Recipe for Classic Holiday Green Beans
Cuisine: Appetizers and Sides
Ingredients: 1 green beans, trimmed; 12 crimini mushrooms, sliced; 1 garlic, minced; 1 yellow onion, diced; 1 fat-free half and half, divided; 1 ½ black pepper; ½ salt; ¼ nutmeg; 1 cornstarch; 1 butter (or water)

Recipe courtesy of

Chef Edwin Cabrera

Prep Instructions

Yield: 8 (¾ cup) servings

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 10-15 minutes

Total Time: 20-25 minutes

Recipe Ingredients

1 pound green beans, trimmed
12 ounces crimini mushrooms, sliced
1 tablespoon garlic, minced
1 cup yellow onion, diced
1 cup fat-free half and half, divided
1 ½ teaspoons black pepper
½ teaspoons salt
¼ teaspoons nutmeg
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 tablespoon butter (or water)

Vegetables

Wash and prepare vegetables as instructed above.
In a medium pot, steam green beans in water for 6-8 minutes.
In a separate pan while the green beans are cooking, sauté the mushrooms in butter or water until soft.
Add the onions and garlic to mushrooms. Continue sautéing until softened.

Sauce

In a small bowl, make a slurry mixture using 3 tablespoons of half and half with the cornstarch. Stir well to combine and set aside.
Pour the remaining half and half into a small saucepan and heat on medium-low.
Add black pepper, salt and nutmeg.
Bring sauce to a simmer and add the cornstarch slurry to thicken.

To serve, place cooked green beans and mushrooms in a serving dish and pour sauce over to combine.