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in Recipes, Dinner, Meal
, photo by Emma Shevtzoff
, nutritional review by Franziska Spritzler, RD, CDE
in Recipes, Dinner, Meal Keto blue cheese casserole
In this next-generation dish, green beans, ground beef and blue cheese come together to create keto comfort food at its best! Warm, creamy, and richly flavored.
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Ingredients
- 1 oz. 28 g butter
- 1 lb 450 g ground beef or ground turkey
- 1 (4 oz.) 1 (110 g) yellow onion, finely choppedyellow onions, finely chopped
- 7 oz. 200 g fresh green beans, trimmed and cut into 1" (1 1|2 cm) pieces
- 5 oz. 140 g blue cheese
- 1 cup 240 ml heavy whipping cream
- 1 cup (4 oz.) 240 ml (110 g) shredded cheddar cheese
- salt and pepper
Serving
- 5 oz. (2½ cups) 140 g (600 ml) leafy greens
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Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C). Brown onion and meat in butter over medium-high heat until the meat is fully cooked through.
- Add the beans towards the end. Add crumbles of blue cheese and stir.
- Add the heavy whipping cream and bring to a simmer for 5-10 minutes until the sauce thickens. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Pour into a baking dish. Add shredded cheese on top. Bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.
- Serve with leafy greens.
Tip!
Frozen or canned green beans work too. Just defrost and drain well before adding.
That should be OK.
I always drain my beef as I use 85/15. If you use a leaner beef, you may not need to drain.