Green Bean And Bleu Cheese Gratin Recipes

CLASSIC GREEN BEANS AU GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Generously grease a casserole dish with 1 tablespoon butter. Bring a generously salted pot of water to a rolling boil over high heat.
• Remove stems from beans by trimming with a knife or snapping them off with your fingers. Cut beans in half.
• Add beans to the boiling water, stir, and cook until just barely tender, 5 to 6 minutes, testing often to make sure you don't overcook them.
• Remove beans with a strainer and immediately place in a bowl of cold water to stop the cooking process.
• Once beans have cooled to the touch, use your hands to drain and transfer them into the prepared casserole. It's okay if they're still a bit wet.
• Season beans with pepper, kosher salt, and Dijon mustard; mix until beans are well coated. Pour in cream, scatter Comté cheese over top, and sprinkle with Parmigiano-Reggiano.
• Combine melted butter and bread crumbs in a small bowl. Stir until well combined and mixture resembles wet sand. Spoon and sprinkle bread crumbs over the casserole, then dust with cayenne.
• Bake in the center of the preheated oven until browned and bubbly, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Let cool for 10 minutes before serving.

EASY GREEN BEAN CASSEROLE WITH BLUE CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400F.
• Drain green beans in a colander. Allow to drain thoroughly.
• Heat EVOO in a large skillet. Add onions and cook over medium heat until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add garlic, cook one minute more. Add 1/4 cup butter to pan, melt and stir into onions. Sprinkle flour over butter mixture, stir and cook flour for another 1-2 minutes. Slowly stir in heavy cream. Bring to a simmer, add blue cheese and turn off heat. Stir until blue cheese is incorporated (small pieces are okay). Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Gently add green beans to skillet and mix until well-coated. Pour mixture into a baking dish.
• In a small bowl, melt remaining butter in microwave. Add chopped french fried onions and breadcrumbs, mix thoroughly. Sprinkle mixture over casserole.
• Bake for 10-15 minutes or until hot and bubbly and topping is nicely browned. Serve immediately.

GREEN BEANS WITH BLUE CHEESE

Steps:

• Place the first eight ingredients in a blender; cover and process until combined. Gradually add oil in a steady stream, processing until smooth; set aside. , Place the beans in a large saucepan and cover with water; bring to a boil. Cook, uncovered, for 8-10 minutes or until crisp-tender. Drain and place in a serving bowl. Drizzle with the blue cheese mixture and sprinkle with bacon.

SAUTEED GREEN BEANS WITH LEMON AND BLUE CHEESE

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium-high heat, heat the butter and oil. When hot, add the green beans in one layer. When the beans are just beginning to color, stir them around and add the Worcestershire, sriracha and lemon juice. Cook until the beans are crisp-tender, a few more minutes. Transfer them to a plate, crumble over the blue cheese and serve.

GREEN BEAN AND BLEU CHEESE GRATIN

Steps:

• Pre cook beans in lightly salted water about 5 to 6 minutes.
• While beans are cooking, mix bread crumbs and butter.
• Drain beans in bowl lined with paper towels to absorb moisture.
• Put about 1/3 of the crumb mixture in bottom of lightly sprayed casserole dish.
• Add green beans, crumbled bleu cheese and heavy cream.
• Add the rest of crumb mixture and season to taste with pepper.
• Bake at 350 for about 15 min.until bubbly.
• Let rest for about 5 minute before serving, as it will be extremely hot and could burn your mouth!

GREEN BEAN GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a casserole dish.
• Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, bring water to a simmer. Add green beans and cook until tender, 5 to 10 minutes. Drain beans, reserving cooking liquid. Drain bacon slices on paper towels, reserving grease in the skillet. Crumble bacon.
• Heat 3 tablespoons of the reserved grease. Stir in flour until blended and nutty in color. Add reserved cooking liquid and cream, whisking constantly until smooth and thick, about 5 minutes. Fold in beans and Cheddar cheese. Pour into the prepared baking dish. Cover with bread crumbs.
• Bake in the preheated oven, uncovered, until hot and bubbling, 30 to 35 minutes. Sprinkle bacon on top before serving.

GREEN BEAN GRATIN

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• 2. Bring salted water to a boil and add the green beans and boil for 6 mins.
• 3. Drain in a colander lined with a paper towel.
• 4. Mix butter and bread crumbs together until crumbley.
• 5. In a casserole dish sprinkle about a third of the bread crumb mixture on the bottom of the dish.
• 6. Then place the beans on top.
• 7. Crumble the blue cheese and add that next.
• 8. Pour the cream over the beans and cheese.
• 9. 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.

BLUE CHEESE GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Using a slotted spoon, remove to paper towels. Drain, reserving 2 tablespoons drippings. , In the drippings, cook and stir the beans for 8-10 minutes or until crisp-tender. Add the blue cheese, pecans, pepper and bacon. Cook for 2 minutes or until heated through.

GREEN BEAN GRATIN

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Spray 11x7-inch (2-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray. Cook green beans as directed on bag; set aside.
• Meanwhile, in 3-quart saucepan, melt 1/4 cup of the butter over medium-high heat. Cook onion in butter 4 minutes, stirring occasionally, until tender. Reduce heat to medium. Sprinkle onion with flour; cook 3 minutes longer, stirring constantly. Stir in broth. Heat to boiling. Remove from heat. Stir in black pepper, salt, red pepper and sour cream with wire whisk until blended. Stir in green beans. Spoon mixture into baking dish.
• In medium microwavable bowl, microwave remaining 1/4 cup butter uncovered on High until melted. Add bread crumbs and cheese; mix until blended. Sprinkle evenly over green bean mixture.
• Bake uncovered 20 to 23 minutes or until bubbly and topping is golden brown.

ITALIAN GREEN BEANS WITH BLUE CHEESE

Steps:

• Combine beans, olive oil, garlic, oregano, thyme, and salt in a microwave-safe dish.
• Cover and cook in the microwave on high, stirring twice, until beans are tender, 7 to 9 minutes. Stir in blue cheese. Serve immediately.

EASY GREEN BEANS WITH CREAM CHEESE

Steps:

• Drain most of the water from the green beans and add the beans to a saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes.
• Add butter and cream cheese to the saucepan with the green beans. Stir until melted and well incorporated, 3 to 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.