This Easy Classic Green Bean Casserole is the BEST from-scratch traditional green bean casserole you’ll ever taste, with a vegan option! There’s no canned soup and in this classic Thanksgiving or Christmas side dish and it’s easy to make with no dairy (vegan)! 
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Happy Monday friends! I’m so excited to be sharing this Easy Classic Green Bean Casserole with you today – our favourite classic green bean casserole with a healthy vegan, dairy-free twist!! It’s the perfect addition to your Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner table, and it’s made FROM SCRATCH with no cream soup!! And don’t worry, if you’re not vegan you can make it with your favourite milk-ingredients and it will taste amazing!
The holiday season is the perfect time for fall comfort food dishes like this Easy Classic Green Bean Casserole, but attending holiday family feasts can be really difficult if you’re following any kind of special diet or deal with food allergies. Almost all the classic holiday dishes are laden with all kinds of food allergens and animal products so I’m always trying to come up with ways to re-create my husband’s favourite holiday dishes, minus the dairy (he has a dairy allergy).
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Our favourite ingredient to make dishes like this Green Bean Casserole dairy-free (and vegan) is the oat cream from Oatly brand (not sponsored, just sharing a product we love!). I’m a purist when in comes to dairy and most dairy-free milk products taste awful to me. Our favourite Oatly Oat Cream behaves just like half and half in recipes and when added to sauces, like in this Vegan Green Bean Casserole, tastes just like real dairy! It contains only unsaturated fat, making it a much healthier and cholesterol-friendly ingredient than dairy cream. It’s become one of my favourite ingredients, and I know you’ll love it too!
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I hope you love this Easy Vegan Green Bean Casserole as much as we do! Let me know in the comments below, what’s your favourite healthy holiday side dish? I’d love to know!!
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Easy Classic Green Bean Casserole
Recipe: Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons butter or vegan butter
- 6-7 cups canned or frozen cut green beans (if using fresh green beans, blanch in boiling water first)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 large onion, finely diced
- 3 cloves garlic, finely minced
- 3/4 teaspoon dried thyme
- 3 tablespoons butter or vegan butter
- 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
- a pinch of ground nutmeg
- salt and black pepper (to taste)
- 1/2 cup dry white wine
- 1 cup half and half cream use oat cream for vegan option
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 1/2 cups crispy fried onions (the French's brand is free of animal products)
Recipe: Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit and grease a 9-inch by 9-inch baking dish (or roughly equivalent size) with 2 teaspoons butter.
- Add the green beans to the baking dish and set aside.
- Heat a large saucepan over medium heat and add the olive oil, onions, garlic, and thyme. Saute until the mixture is fragrant and the onions are very soft.
- Add the butter and when it's melted, add the all purpose flour and whisk until the mixture becomes thick.
- Add the white wine and continue whisking until the liquid evaporates, about 3 minutes.
- Add the cream (or oat cream) and water and stir to combine. Add the nutmeg and salt & pepper and stir.
- Turn the heat to low and stir the mixture regularly until a thick sauce forms (this will take a few minutes).
- Pour the sauce over the green beans in the baking dish and toss gently, just to make sure the sauce is evenly distributed.
- Smooth out the top and sprinkle the crispy fried onions over the top.
- Bake at 325 degrees until the sauce is bubbly and the top is golden brown (about 20 minutes).
Recipe: Notes
Recipe: Nutrition
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Would you recommend using a white or yellow onion for this recipe? I usually use a white onion but wanted to check since the recipe doesn’t clarify.
P.S. This has been my go-to recipe for years & it is great every time. Even my non-vegan friends & family enjoy it!
This recipe will work with both yellow and white onions. We’re so happy to hear you are enjoying our recipe!
I love this recipe so much! It is creamy and delicious with great flavor!
I’m happy you enjoy it! Thank you for taking the time to leave your feedback!
This looks amazing 😀 what kind of wine did you use 🤩 thank you 🙏
I typically use a Sauvignon Blanc for this but any dry white wine would do! Happy cooking ☺️
Is there something I can substitute for the wine?
This dish was easy to make! I used frozen green beans. I didn’t thaw them and just cooked the dish longer. The wine adds great flavour, the beans are not mushy, and the onions give it a great texture.
So glad you liked it Jason! Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment! 🙂
This did not turn out and was basically liquid when done. Would not make again.
Sounds like you probably didn’t thicken the sauce enough by reducing it on the stove.
If I am using frozen green beans, do I need to branch them? Or just defrost them? Or throw them in frozen?
I defrost them slightly, drain any excess water and just use them in the recipe. Happy cooking!☺️
Looks great! Instead of using half and half could you use fat free half and half or milk if you need to watch your fat intake?
Sure, you could use fat free half and half. If you want to use milk i suggest you leave the 1/2 cup water out. Happy cooking! ☺️
Really tasty! I made it for Christmas dinner and its was a hit! I was pleasantly surprised with how much flavor there was in this dish as it is what I call white people food. Thank you so much for sharing 🙂 Will definitely be making this again
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks! 🙂
Can a use coconut cream instead of oat cream?
Yes!
Where can I find the Oatly Oat Cream?? I can get the Oatly milks, but have never seen the cream.
Check your local health food store (in the refrigerated section).
Looks delicious! I will be making it this Thanksgiving. Can the sauce be made a day in advance? Will it keep well in the fridge a day before (vegan version)? Thank you!
Yes, absolutely! I hope you enjoy! 🙂
This needs to happen at my house very soon!! So hungry for this!
I hope you give it a try! You’ll like it! 🙂
This is one of my favorite holiday sides! Love the vegan option!
Thanks!Glad you like this recipe!
I’m going to have to try this. Get in my belly! This looks so good.
Thanks!
This needs to happen at my house very soon!!
I know, right!? I hope you give it a try!
I’m not a vegan but this looks delicious!
Thanks!