Best 9 Blue Cheese Green Bean Gratin Recipes

GREEN BEAN "ALMONDINE" WITH GARLIC AND BLUE CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a baking dish with aluminum foil.
• Cut top 1/3 off garlic heads, exposing the cloves. Place garlic in the prepared baking dish cut side up. Pour olive oil over the garlic and season with salt. Fold up foil and seal to create a tight packet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a paring knife inserts easily into the center of a garlic clove, about 1 hour; set aside to cool. Once cool, remove each garlic clove from the skin. Reserve remaining olive oil.
• Increase oven temperature to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil; add green beans and cook until bright green and nearly tender, 4 to 6 minutes. Drain beans and transfer to a large bowl of ice water to cool completely; drain well and set aside.
• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add almonds; cook and stir until lightly browned, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Toss green beans, roasted garlic and reserved olive oil, toasted almonds, and 1 tablespoon olive oil together in a large bowl; season with cayenne pepper, salt, and black pepper. Transfer to a shallow baking dish and top with blue cheese.7
• Bake until cheese is melted and beans are fully tender, about 15 minutes.

CLASSIC GREEN BEANS AU GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Generously grease a casserole dish with 1 tablespoon butter. Bring a generously salted pot of water to a rolling boil over high heat.
• Remove stems from beans by trimming with a knife or snapping them off with your fingers. Cut beans in half.
• Add beans to the boiling water, stir, and cook until just barely tender, 5 to 6 minutes, testing often to make sure you don't overcook them.
• Remove beans with a strainer and immediately place in a bowl of cold water to stop the cooking process.
• Once beans have cooled to the touch, use your hands to drain and transfer them into the prepared casserole. It's okay if they're still a bit wet.
• Season beans with pepper, kosher salt, and Dijon mustard; mix until beans are well coated. Pour in cream, scatter Comté cheese over top, and sprinkle with Parmigiano-Reggiano.
• Combine melted butter and bread crumbs in a small bowl. Stir until well combined and mixture resembles wet sand. Spoon and sprinkle bread crumbs over the casserole, then dust with cayenne.
• Bake in the center of the preheated oven until browned and bubbly, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Let cool for 10 minutes before serving.

SAUTEED GREEN BEANS WITH LEMON AND BLUE CHEESE

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium-high heat, heat the butter and oil. When hot, add the green beans in one layer. When the beans are just beginning to color, stir them around and add the Worcestershire, sriracha and lemon juice. Cook until the beans are crisp-tender, a few more minutes. Transfer them to a plate, crumble over the blue cheese and serve.

GREEN BEAN GRATIN

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• 2. Bring salted water to a boil and add the green beans and boil for 6 mins.
• 3. Drain in a colander lined with a paper towel.
• 4. Mix butter and bread crumbs together until crumbley.
• 5. In a casserole dish sprinkle about a third of the bread crumb mixture on the bottom of the dish.
• 6. Then place the beans on top.
• 7. Crumble the blue cheese and add that next.
• 8. Pour the cream over the beans and cheese.
• 9. Sprinkle the remaining bread crumbs over the top and bake for 15 mins. When you take it out of the oven let it rest until the cream settles.

BLUE CHEESE GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Using a slotted spoon, remove to paper towels. Drain, reserving 2 tablespoons drippings. , In the drippings, cook and stir the beans for 8-10 minutes or until crisp-tender. Add the blue cheese, pecans, pepper and bacon. Cook for 2 minutes or until heated through.

GREEN BEAN AND BLEU CHEESE GRATIN

Steps:

• Pre cook beans in lightly salted water about 5 to 6 minutes.
• While beans are cooking, mix bread crumbs and butter.
• Drain beans in bowl lined with paper towels to absorb moisture.
• Put about 1/3 of the crumb mixture in bottom of lightly sprayed casserole dish.
• Add green beans, crumbled bleu cheese and heavy cream.
• Add the rest of crumb mixture and season to taste with pepper.
• Bake at 350 for about 15 min.until bubbly.
• Let rest for about 5 minute before serving, as it will be extremely hot and could burn your mouth!

BLUE CHEESE PECAN GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• In 2-quart saucepan, place beans in 1 inch water. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer uncovered 8 to 10 minutes or until beans are crisp-tender; drain. Place in serving bowl; cover to keep warm.
• Meanwhile, in 1-quart saucepan, cook pecans over medium heat 5 to 7 minutes, stirring frequently until nuts begin to brown, then stirring constantly until nuts are golden brown and toasted. Place in small bowl; reserve.
• In same 1-quart saucepan, melt butter over low heat. Heat, stirring constantly about 6 minutes or until butter is golden brown. (Once the butter begins to brown, it browns very quickly and can bum, so use low heat and watch carefully.) Immediately remove from heat. Pour over beans; toss to coat. Sprinkle with cheese and reserved pecans.

GREEN BEAN GRATIN

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Spray 11x7-inch (2-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray. Cook green beans as directed on bag; set aside.
• Meanwhile, in 3-quart saucepan, melt 1/4 cup of the butter over medium-high heat. Cook onion in butter 4 minutes, stirring occasionally, until tender. Reduce heat to medium. Sprinkle onion with flour; cook 3 minutes longer, stirring constantly. Stir in broth. Heat to boiling. Remove from heat. Stir in black pepper, salt, red pepper and sour cream with wire whisk until blended. Stir in green beans. Spoon mixture into baking dish.
• In medium microwavable bowl, microwave remaining 1/4 cup butter uncovered on High until melted. Add bread crumbs and cheese; mix until blended. Sprinkle evenly over green bean mixture.
• Bake uncovered 20 to 23 minutes or until bubbly and topping is golden brown.

GREEN BEANS WITH BLUE CHEESE

Steps:

• Place the first eight ingredients in a blender; cover and process until combined. Gradually add oil in a steady stream, processing until smooth; set aside. , Place the beans in a large saucepan and cover with water; bring to a boil. Cook, uncovered, for 8-10 minutes or until crisp-tender. Drain and place in a serving bowl. Drizzle with the blue cheese mixture and sprinkle with bacon.