Green Bean & Chile Casserole
Cuisine: Southwestern
Author: Anita
Prep time: 15 mins
Cook time: 15 mins
Total time: 30 mins
Ingredients
  • 1½ lbs fresh green beans
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 1 tbsp all-purpose flour
  • ⅔ cup milk, more as needed
  • ¼ cup Trader Joe's Unexpected Cheddar Cheese Spread w/ Hatch Chile
  • ⅛ tsp salt
  • (optional: ⅛ tsp garlic powder)
  • ~2 cups Crispy Hatch Chiles, coarely crumbled (at bottom of bag)
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
  2. Wash and trim green beans. Place in steamer or in pot with ½ inch water; cover and steam until just tender, about 5 minutes. Set aside.
  3. In the meantime, make the white sauce: melt butter, stir in flour. Then cook for a minute or two and then gradually stir in the milk while cooking. Cook about 5 minutes or until thickened.
  4. Add in the Cheese Spread, stirring well until fully blended.
  5. Stir in salt and, if desired, garlic powder.
  6. Spread beans in 1½ quart rectangular baking dish, pour sauce over, stirring to coat beans if desired. Top evenly with the crumbled Crispy Hatch Chiles.
  7. Bake for 10 minutes and serve hot.
  8. Enjoy!
Recipe by Denver Green Chili at https://denvergreenchili.com/recipes/sides/vegetables/green-bean-chile-casserole/