A vegan green bean casserole, a dairy-free holiday side that replaces canned soup with a mushroom-cashew sauce, cannot cook in 60 seconds. For Thanksgiving, the fastest from-scratch version needs 30 minutes total. A representative recipe serves 6 as a Thanksgiving or Christmas side, according to Live Eat Learn. It uses 2 lb trimmed green beans, 16 oz sliced mushrooms, 1 cup raw cashews, 3 cups vegetable broth and fried onions.
Table of Contents
- What Makes It Vegan?
- How Long Does It Really Take?
- How Do You Cook It?
- How Do You Store Leftovers Safely?
What Makes It Vegan?
Vegan green bean casserole skips milk, butter and canned condensed soup. Live Eat Learn describes a blended sauce of soaked raw cashews, vegetable broth and sauteed mushrooms, onion and garlic in the mushroom-cashew sauce recipe. That sauce coats the beans and bakes thick and creamy.
Fried onions on top add crunch without dairy. The swap keeps the dish dairy-free and vegan. It still suits a mixed holiday table.
How Long Does It Really Take?
The fastest scratch version needs 10 minutes prep plus 20 minutes cook. Veggie Society reports that 30-minute total with 87 kcal per serving in the 30-minute vegan casserole recipe. Another scratch version needs more time.
Sweet and Saucy by Alex Raeburn reports 30 minutes prep plus 40 minutes cook for a 70-minute total at 198 kcal per serving in the 70-minute vegan casserole recipe. Holiday cooks should plan 30 to 70 minutes. Sixty seconds can only describe a short video, not actual cooking.
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How Do You Cook It?
Fresh beans need a quick blanch before baking. Live Eat Learn boils them 5 to 7 minutes until bright green but still crisp.
The dish bakes for hands-off finishing. Live Eat Learn bakes it at 350°F for 20 minutes, adds remaining fried onions, then bakes 10 more minutes until the sauce bubbles at the edges.
- Drain the beans and rinse under cold water to stop cooking.
- Mix the beans with the mushroom-cashew sauce.
- Spread the mix in a baking dish for even heating.
How Do You Store Leftovers Safely?
Thanksgiving hosts often serve vegans and other guests from the same dish. The U.S.
Department of Agriculture advises refrigerating leftover casserole within 2 hours in the leftovers food safety guide. Keep the chilled casserole 3 to 4 days. Reheat leftovers to 165°F before serving again.
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