Recipes Green Bean Casserole with Caramelized Shallots Be the first to rate & review! Taking a little extra time to slowly brown the shallots adds a lot of extra flavor to this green bean dish. This recipe also works well with caramelized onions if you have even more time to spare. Slideshow: More Satisfying Casseroles By Phoebe Lapine Phoebe Lapine F&W Digital Food Awards Winner Website Feed Me Phoebe Profile Phoebe Lapine is an amazing self-taught cook who creates healthy takes on comfort food in her tiny Manhattan apartment. For a quesadilla, she sandwiches a small amount of cheddar cheese with melted leeks and grated carrots; for tacos, she blends avocado with nonfat Greek yogurt to make a healthier version of crema. "My philosophy is to eat a lot of good with a little bad," she says. A private chef and culinary instructor, she always teaches her students how to dice an onion properly. "The better they do it, the less they'll cry," she says. "I save people from a lot of tears." Food & Wine's Editorial Guidelines Published on January 29, 2014 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: © Phoebe Lapine Active Time: 15 mins Total Time: 35 mins Yield: 4 Ingredients 1 1/2 pound green beans, ends trimmed 2 tablespoons butter 4 large shallots, thinly sliced 2 tablespoons flour 2 cups milk 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg Sea salt Pepper 1/2 cup bread crumbs Directions Preheat the oven to 400°. In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook the beans until tender, about 4 minutes. Drain in a colander. In a large nonstick skillet, heat the butter. Sauté the shallots over medium-high heat until golden brown and caramelized, about 8 minutes. Sprinkle the flour over the shallots and cook for 1 minute, until incorporated. Whisk in the milk until smooth. Simmer until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes. Season with the nutmeg, 1 teaspoon salt and pepper. Add the beans and toss to coast. Transfer the mixture to a 3-quart ceramic baking dish and sprinkle the breadcrumbs over the top. Bake for 15 minutes, until heated through and the top is lightly golden brown. Rate it Print