Green Bean Casserole Without Milk
You won’t miss the dairy in this delicious Green Bean Casserole made without milk. This is a great side dish for your holiday table that is also gluten-free, vegetarian, and vegan-friendly. This recipe is really easy too since it uses frozen green beans.
Green bean casserole is a classic holiday side dish. Tender green beans get cooked in a creamy sauce and then baked with a crunch fried onion topping.
Most traditional recipes use a dairy base like regular cream of chicken or cream of mushroom soup. This version either uses my homemade gluten-free dairy-free cream of chicken soup, or a mixture of coconut milk and broth.
Dairy-Free Green Bean Casserole Benefits
- You can make this recipe vegetarian or even vegan depending on what type of broth you use. It’s perfect for anyone who has a dairy allergy or who can’t tolerate milk.
- This recipe uses frozen green beans and pre-made fried crispy onions to save you time and energy.
- Feel good about serving this holiday recipe to your friends and family. This green bean casserole is nourishing and delicious at the same time. It’s tastes just like a traditional green bean casserole.
Ingredients
- Frozen green beans help save you time. No need to wash or trim them, just open the bag and dump them into your baking dish.
- Broth and coconut milk add the creaminess factor with no dairy. You can use vegetable broth to make this a vegan green bean casserole.
- Mushrooms add an umami flavor to the dish. Seasonings including salt, black pepper and garlic powder add even more flavor.
- Olive oil and flour make a roux to help thicken the dairy-free sauce. Use a gluten-free baking flour like Bob’s 1-to-1 Gluten-Free Baking Flour. You could also use almond flour if you want to make this recipe grain-free as well.
- Store-bought French fried onions add that classic crunchy onion topping that is part of any classic green bean casserole. Look for gluten-free versions if necessary.
Please see the recipe card at the end of this post for the exact ingredients and measurements.
Recipe Steps
Step One
Preheat your oven and pour your bag of frozen green beans into your casserole dish.
Please see the recipe card at the end of this post for the exact ingredients and measurements.
Step Two
Make your mushroom cream sauce to go over the casserole. Use a large skillet over medium heat to sauté the mushrooms.
Step Three
Pour the sauce over the green beans.
Step Four
Top the casserole with your crispy fried onions and bake for 45 minutes.
Let your green bean casserole cool for a few minutes and serve warm.
Whether you’re making this for your Thanksgiving dinner or any other holiday meal, I hope you agree that this healthy green bean casserole tastes like the classic recipe.
Recipe Tips
- If you don’t have my recipe for dairy-free cream of chicken soup on hand, you can replace the coconut milk and chicken broth in this recipe for 1 1/4 cups of the soup. Don’t use the version from the Campbell soup company as it contains dairy.
- Look for packaged French fried onions in the condiments section of most grocery stores. You can even find gluten-free fried onions these days.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container or cover the casserole dish tightly with plastic wrap for up to 4 days. Reheat before serving.
Recipe FAQs
It is as long as the fried onions are gluten-free.
You can prep this recipe ahead of time and then bake it off right before serving.
The leftovers won’t freeze that well because the fried onions will get soggy.
Yes, but you’ll need to cut back on the cooking time to prevent the beans from burning. I have not tested this with fresh green beans. If you try it, let me know!
Yes, you can. The creamy mushroom sauce won’t be as rich though. You can use any kind of dairy free milk including oat milk, but canned coconut milk or cashew cream will give you the best results.
More Dairy-Free Holiday Recipes You Might Like
- Dairy-Free Sugar Cookies
- Vegan Charcuterie Board
- Dairy-Free Pumpkin Pie Pudding
- Gluten-Free & Dairy-Free Pumpkin Pie
- Dairy-Free Scalloped Potatoes
- Rosemary Drop Biscuits
- Dairy-Free Cornbread Dressing
- Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Sweet Potatoes
Or, check out my entire index of Healthy Holiday recipes.
Don’t Miss These Dairy-Free Casseroles!
Green Bean Casserole Without Milk
You won’t miss the dairy in this delicious Dairy-Free Green Bean Casserole. This is a great side dish for your holiday table. This recipe is really easy too since it uses frozen green beans.
- Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
- Yield: 6 1x
Ingredients
- Nonstick cooking spray
- 1 12–ounce bag frozen cut green beans
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 cup sliced button or cremini mushrooms
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour (use gluten-free baking flour if you are on a gluten-free diet)
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/2 cup full-fat canned coconut milk
- 3/4 cup reduced sodium chicken broth (vegetarians or vegans can use vegetable broth)
- 1 cup French fried onions
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400°F. Spray a 2-quart casserole dish with nonstick cooking spray.
- Open the bag of green beans and pour them into the casserole dish. Set the dish aside while you make the sauce.
- In a medium skillet, heat the oil over medium heat.
- Add the mushrooms and cook for 3-4 minutes, or until they start to brown.
- Add the flour, garlic powder, sea salt, black pepper, and coconut milk, and whisk the ingredients until the flour is dissolved.
- Add the broth and stir together with the other ingredients. Turn the heat off the stove and pour the mixture from the skillet over the green beans in the casserole dish.
- Divide the fried onions on top of the casserole and place it in the oven. Bake for 45 minutes, or until the green beans are soft and the filling is bubbling.
- Remove from the oven and let cool for a few minutes before serving hot.
Notes
- If you don’t have my recipe for dairy-free cream of chicken soup on hand, you can replace the coconut milk and chicken broth in this recipe for 1 1/4 cups of the soup.
- Look for packaged French fried onions in the condiments section of most grocery stores. You can even find gluten-free fried onions these days.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Side dish
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: Holiday
- Diet: Low Lactose
Nutrition
- Serving Size:
- Calories: 115
- Sugar: 1.6 g
- Sodium: 292.6 mg
- Fat: 7.7 g
- Saturated Fat: 4.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 9.6 g
- Fiber: 1.9 g
- Protein: 2.8 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
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My husband loves this recipe!