Gluten Free Green Bean Casserole

They totally make gluten free cream of mushroom soups these days (Progresso and Pacific come to mind). But, personally, they’re just not my speed. And anyway if you’re gonna make your own gluten free crispy fried onions, shouldn’t you just go ahead and make a simple gluten free roux and your own cream sauce? It’s so, so easy, and it’s good practice for making gluten free gravy (it’s all basically the same technique). Next week is Thanksgiving! Let’s make the Gluten Free Green Bean Casserole to end all Green Bean Casseroles. We’ve got work to do, friend. Do you know there are people who think that gluten free food SUCKS?! Time to repreSENT.

You don’t really have to make your own gluten free bread crumbs. But I always take the odds and ends of whatever gluten free bread I have lying around (which, in my case, is a lot on account of a certain upcoming Gluten Free Bread Book and all) and make some fresh bread crumbs. They keep so well in the freezer, don’t they? And the price of buying gluten free bread crumbs is an absolute crime. I think, ounce per ounce, it’s more valuable than gold. And for no good reason.

The firm but tender fresh green beans, along with the fresh mushroom cream sauce, topped with easy homemade bread crumbs and, of course, sweet and crunchy fresh gluten free crispy fried onions (the real star of the show), make this the Green Bean Casserole to beat. Happy almost Thanksgiving! (oh, and there are directions below for how to do the real heavy-lifting of this dish 2 to 3 days ahead of time. bonus!)

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