Delicious Gluten Free Green Bean Casserole!

It’s the week of Thanksgiving and the hustle and bustle of cooking and baking has begun. As you approach this holiday, that’s centered around food, you might feel a little overwhelmed that there will be dishes you can’t enjoy. Please don’t be! This gluten free green bean casserole is the perfect side dish to share at your holiday table!

As you begin to think of all the foods that are shared around a Thanksgiving table, you start to wonder if you will be able to eat any of it.

But I am here to say you certainly can! There just may be some adjustments you need to make so that they are a gluten-free version of your favorite foods.

Finding the right recipes for your holiday dishes, like this from scratch gluten free pumpkin pie recipe, is key to getting a good dish that you can serve to everyone. You don’t have to miss out on all your favorite recipes and you only have to make one dish that pleases the whole table!

A holiday meal should be about family and togetherness, you should not have to worry about dietary restrictions.

Adjustments to make to your traditional Thanksgiving dishes so everyone can eat it.

In my family there is more or at least half of us that have to eat gluten free. So it only makes sense to create a meal that everyone can eat! Here are a few adjustments we have done to make sure everyone can eat at our Thanksgiving table.

1. Stuff your turkey with fruits and veggies instead of stuffing! We have been doing this in my family since I was diagnosed at 5 years old with celiac disease. Instead of putting your stuffing in the turkey, cook your stuffing in a crockpot and stuff your turkey with onions, apples, oranges, garlic, and celery. It keeps your turkey moist and tastes just as good.
2. Use cornstarch or a gluten-free all purpose flour to thicken your gravy. Once you get all your drippings from the turkey, simply make one little adjustment to how you thicken your gravy. You can’t taste the difference and you have a delicious gluten-free gravy that everyone can enjoy!
3. If you need to make any side dishes with a cream of mushroom soup or cream of chicken soup, try using this homemade cream of anything soup mix recipe instead or you can use the Pacific Brand that makes a gluten free option, I have found it in my local grocery store. I use my homemade cream of anything soup powder in my green bean casserole dish and serve it to everyone! No one can tell the difference!

Does it taste like traditional green bean casserole?

If I am being completely honest, I have never really tasted a traditional green bean casserole that I can remember. I was diagnosed with celiac at 5 years old and for so many years I just missed out on certain traditional holiday dishes.

But my husband is a huge fan of green bean casserole. It was a staple at his Thanksgiving table growing up. So I knew I had big shoes to fill when I decided to strike out and make a from scratch version that was gluten-free.

According to him, this casserole tastes just as good!

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Ingredients:

Green Bean Mixture:

• 2 cans of canned green beans or 4 cups of fresh green beans
• 1 batch of my homemade cream of mushroom soup mix or 1 can of Pacific Brand gluten free cream of mushroom soup
• splash of milk

Onion Crusted Topping:

• 3 TBSP Butter, melted
• 1 Cup Gluten Free Bread Crumbs or you can buy gluten-free breadcrumbs
• 2 TBSP Minced Onions, if you don’t have minced onions you can use onion powder but I would only use 1 TBSP if using powder. It will be a more powerful taste.
• 1/2 tsp Garlic Salt
• 1/4 tsp Black Pepper

Directions to make this gluten-free green bean casserole recipe:

• Make up a batch of your cream of anything soup mix if using it.
• Grease a 8×8 baking dish.
• Drain your green beans and pour into your prepared baking dish. Pour your gluten-free cream of mushroom soup over the top with a splash of milk if needed. Mix until all the green beans are coated.
• In a small bowl, combine melted butter and breadcrumbs. Mix until evenly coated. Add in minced onions, garlic salt, and black pepper. Stir to combine well. 
• Sprinkle the breadcrumb mixture over the top of the green beans. 
• Bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until the edges start to get crispy and golden brown. You may have to bake for 2-3 minutes longer if you doubled or tripled this recipe.
• This recipe doubles or even triples well!

If you just want to watch the you tube video, you can find that here.

Store leftover gluten free green bean casserole in an airtight container in the fridge. My husband will re-heat this casserole and eat it as leftovers for days!

No Crispy fried onions?

Now I know what you are thinking…. bread crumbs instead of the crispy onion topping I am used to? How can this be just as good?

I know that this isn’t the traditional green bean casserole that you grew up with but I will say it is a close second! Now you can sit and fry up onions with batter in olive oil or avocado oil until you have a bunch of little crispy fried onions to top it with… but this is faster, easier, and tastes just as good!

So for the sake of time and all the other dishes that you need to make, this is a perfect alternative to this holiday classic. It’s a perfect gluten-free side dish that will please everyone!

Let’s go into this holiday season making the small changes to our traditional holiday meals so that everyone can enjoy them. Sitting around the table with family and friends is what’s most important and food should never stand in the way of that.

I pray everyone have a very Happy Thanksgiving this year!

Other recipes you may need for Thanksgiving:

Gluten Free Pumpkin Pie

Chicken Bone Broth

Gluten Free Dinner Rolls