Pop’s Green Bean Casserole

Ingredients

• 1/2 lb fresh organic green beans
• 1 medium shallot, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, sliced thin
• 6 mushrooms, sliced
• 1 Tbs butter
• 14oz can cream of mushroom soup, opened
• 1/2 c heavy cream
• 3 sprigs fresh thyme, minced
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1/2 c french fried onions

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees
• Blanch green beans for 5 minutes, drain and cool
• French cut green beans
• In a medium dutch oven, saute shallot and garlic over medium heat about 4 minutes, until shallots are clear
• Add cream of mushroom soup, heavy cream, stir until smooth
• Stir in mushrooms, green beans, thyme, salt and pepper
• Bake uncovered for 25 minutes
• Sprinkle french fried onions over top, increase oven temp to 400 degrees
• Bake 5 more minutes and serve