The best Vegan Green Bean Casserole recipe from scratch, made with a healthy easy and creamy cashew mushroom gravy, fresh green beans and wild chanterelles with just a touch of nutritional yeast.
Ultimate Vegan Green Bean Casserole!
The perfect savory side dish to make not only at Thanksgiving and Christmas but all year round. So good it could really be the main dish.
You can add the traditional crispy fried onions on top if you like ( see instructions below), but If you want to keep it extra healthy, oil-free and whole foods plant-based compliant just skip them and use crispy bread crumbs or some crushed whole grain crackers instead.
The Mushrooms:
- I’ve made this casserole with every available mushroom out there and the flavor will be determined by the mushroom variety you use.
- Wild chanterelles and shiitakes are absolutely my favorites with the chanterelles coming it at #1 forever and ever. You should be able to find them all over your local farmers markets this time of the year, and If you have a Costco store close by they always bring them in for the holidays.
The Green Beans:
Please use fresh or frozen beans here. It only takes a few minutes to steam them to a perfect al dente texture and the flavor is undeniable. Forget overcooked canned green beans at least for Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner, you’ll be happy you did.
The Creamy Mushroom Sauce:
- Amazing cashew cream based sauce, so good you could eat it with a spoon when nobody’s watching. No canned cream of mushroom soup allowed here. You’ll notice in my photos that the sauce looks different when made with wild mushrooms versus the brown button mushrooms below.
- So if you want a light creamy sauce use light colored mushrooms like the chanterelles, oysters, shiitakes or the white baby bellas. If using brown mushrooms and/or adding paprika your gravy will become dark brown.
Can Green Bean Casserole Be Made Ahead of Time?
Absolutely! You can prepare this casserole the night before but only add the crispy onions on top before reheating in the oven at 350”F for about 25 to 30 minutes until hot through.
How to Make Vegan Green Bean Casserole:
- Cook your green beans by steaming or boiling until perfectly al dente, not mushy. To stop the cooking process you can add them to a bowl filled with ice water for a few minutes if needed.
- Make the dairy-free cashew cream gravy using the best shrooms you can get your hands on this time of the year.
- Combine the cooked green beans and gravy and sprinkle with crispy onions.
- Broil your casserole for a minute or so just until the onion toppings gets extra crispy and hot.
Simply the Best Thanksgiving Casserole:
Healthy & Protein Loaded
Lusciously Creamy & Comforting
Can Be Made Without Oil or Fat
Perfect for Thanksgiving & Christmas
Quick + Easy to Make
Savory Crunchy Onion Topping
From Scratch
Dairy Free – Pure Vegetarian Recipe.
What Goes with Vegan Green Bean Casserole:
P.S. As always, If you make this casserole recipe please come back here to rate it, snap a photo and tag me with #VeggieSociety on Instagram. It would totally make my day ~ Florentina Xo’s
Easy Vegan Green Bean Casserole
The best and easy Vegan Green Bean casserole recipe from scratch, made with creamy but healthy mushroom gravy, fresh green beans and all under 30 minutes.
Servings 6 people
Calories 87kcal
Ingredients
- 1 lb green beans (cut into bite size pieces)
- 1 lb wild chanterelles, shiitakes or baby bella mushrooms - sliced or chopped
- 1 yellow onion - chopped
- 8 sprigs thyme - leaves only
- 6 sprigs fresh marjoram or oregano - leaves only
- 2 cups almond or cashew milk ( plain, your favorite kind )
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 2 tsp onion powder
- 1 pinch red pepper flakes
- 1 tbsp nutritional yeast
- 1/3 cup dry white wine
- 1/2 tsp sea salt - or to taste
- 2.5 tbsp whole wheat pastry flour (or all purpose flour)
- 1/2 cup crispy fried onions or Panko bread crumbs (OPTIONAL- omit for WFPB & Plantricious Diets)
Instructions
- Prepare a double boiler with a couple of inches of water and bring to a simmer. Add the fresh green beans to the top basket making sure it doesn’t touch the water below it. Cover with lid and steam for about 10 minutes until the beans are tender to your liking. Make sure not to overcook them, you want a nice al dente texture not puree. Check after 5 minutes and keep a close eye on them. (Alternatively you can boil the beans until desired texture is achieved, drain and add to a bowl filled with ice water to stop the cooking process).
Make the Mushroom Gravy:
- Heat a large skillet over medium low flame. Add a drizzle of olive oil (or a splash of water or veggie stock for WFPB Plantricious diets) then add the onion and a tiny pinch of sea salt. Saute for a few minutes until the onion is wilted and translucent and starts to get a little color, about 5 minutes.
- Stir in the mushrooms, thyme and marjoram leaves and cook another 5 minutes or so until they have wilted. Add the white wine and let everything simmer until the wine has evaporated almost completely.
- In a separate bowl whisk together the cashew milk with the flour, onion and garlic powders, nutritional yeast and sea salt. Add the mixture to the skillet with the mushrooms.
- Bring the gravy to a gentle simmer and cook for a couple of minutes until thickened up to your liking. Adjust seasonings to your taste.
- Add the cooked green beans to the mushroom gravy and toss to combine well. Serve hot!
Optional:
- At this point you can transfer the beans to a broiler proof dish, sprinkle with panko bread crumbs or store bought crispy onions and broil for a few minutes until golden on top.
Alternately preheat your oven to 400 “F. Top the green bean casserole with the panko or the onions and bake for 15 minutes until golden brown on top to your liking.
WFPB + Plantricious
- To keep the recipe WFPB oil free and Plantricious compliant make sure to saute in water, wine or veggie broth, use whole wheat pastry flour instead of all purpose flour and omit the crispy fried onion topping.
Notes
- You can add 2 teaspoons of sweet or smoked paprika to the gravy if desired. However, I only recommend doing this if using brown baby bella mushrooms. When using wild chanterelles or shiitakes please omit as it would overpower their beautiful delicate flavors.
- You can use any plant milk you choose, cashew, almond, oat, just make sure it is plain and unsweetened.
- To keep the recipe WFPB oil free and Plantricious compliant make sure to saute in water, wine or veggie broth, use whole wheat pastry flour instead of all purpose flour and omit the crispy fried onions.
Nutrition
Calories: 87kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 261mg | Potassium: 619mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 648IU | Vitamin C: 14mg | Calcium: 51mg | Iron: 4mg
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