Ever since I made Emily’s Nutritional Yeast Cheese sauce, I have been wanting to try nutritional yeast in a variety of dishes. I have used it over pasta so far, but this time, I thought I would use it to make a Green Bean Casserole. I really like the result.
The Players
2 pounds fresh green beans
1 small onion, diced
2-3 cloves garlic
1 “batch” of Emily’s Nutritional Yeast “Cheese” Sauce
1/4 cup bread crumbs (optional)
The Fun
1. Trim the ends of the beans and cut in to bite sized pieces while heating oven to 350 degrees.
2. Steam beans but don’t cook all the way through. They should still be fairly crisp. While beans are steaming, saute the onion and garlic.
3. Remove beans and place in an oven safe dish. Add in the onions and garlic and top with Nutritional Yeast “Cheese” sauce. Stir together.
4. Top with bread crumbs. Place in oven and bake for approximately 25 minutes.
Emily of the Daily Garnish fame has turned me on to a new ingredient with multiple uses– Nutritional Yeast. First, let me be honest and tell you all that I have a total blog crush on Emily. Someday, I am sure we will meet, and if she is half as cool as she seems on her blog and tweets, it’ll be a blast. Emily is trained in the culinary arts and has some very healthy recipes on her blog. She also runs. Are we not a match made in heaven? Ha ha!
Ok– Nutritional Yeast…it’s good for you. It is a complete protein and full of B vitamins, so I ordered some from Amazon and dove head first in to trying to use it. When I first opened the package I thought it smelled like powdered cheese. I thought this would be perfect considering I wanted to use it as a substitute for cheese in making mac-n-cheese. I have to admit, I made a fatal error. I told TB it would taste like mac-n-cheese. Next time, I’m going going to do that.
I used Emily’s Cheast Sauce recipe with a few modifications– I didn’t have millet flour, so I used whole wheat, and I don’t like margarine, so I used butter. If you wanted it to be completely vegan, you could use margarine. I mixed the sauce with wheat macaroni. I found the recipe to be rich, creamy, and very filling. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!
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