Greek Green Bean Casserole

Greek Green Bean Casserole sides This Greek style green bean casserole is so flavorful and made with simple pantry ingredients. Unlike a creamy classic green bean casserole this one is a tomato forward version casseroles Greek Green Bean Casserole Greek, beans

This Greek style green bean casserole is so flavorful and made with simple pantry ingredients. Unlike a creamy classic green bean casserole this one is a tomato forward version. We love Greek Green Beans (fasolakia yiahni) so we decided a simple casserole version would make for a great side dish for any occasion. The green beans simmer in a light tomato sauce flavoured with shallots, carrots, garlic and herbs and spices until cooked and the sauce has reduced then topped with a panko cheese topping and they finished off in the oven until sauce is bubbling, green beans are tender and oh so flavorful!

Greek Green Bean Casserole

Green Bean Tomato Casserole Recipe Ingredients

  • GREEN BEANS: We use fresh green beans for this recipe but using frozen greens beans will work in a pinch you may just need to simmer them a little longer to cook off any extra moisture they may have when they thaw and cook.
  • OLIVE OIL: We use olive oil to saute the shallots, carrots and aromatics plus we use a little to moisten the bread crumb topping mixture.
  • SHALLOTS & GARLIC: We like to use shallot but yellow onions are just fine here. We use 4 cloves of garlic but you can adjust amounts to taste.
  • HERBS & SPICES: We use fresh parsley for the beans and we also like to garnish with more fresh parsley or even a combination of fresh dill, parsley and mint. For dried herbs and spices we use dried oregano, paprika, red pepper flakes/ chili flakes, bay leaf and of course we season with salt and black pepper.
  • TOMATO PASTE & TOMATOES: We use tomato paste to build the sauce for the beans and give it more flavor and canned cherry tomatoes for the sauce. If you don’t have canned cherry tomatoes feel free to use canned finely diced or diced tomatoes and their juices
  • WINE: We like to deglaze the pan with a little red wine or white wine. This is optional and adds loads of flavour. Use extra broth in its place if omitting.
  • BROTH: We like to use chicken broth or vegetable broth for the cooking liquid in the sauce that the green beans cook in because it gives them way more flavor than simply using water.
  • PANKO BREAD CRUMBS: The panko bread crumbs are for the topping. We like the kind of texture that panko bread crumbs give as opposed to regular bread crumbs.
  • CHEESE: We like to grate some Kefalotyri or Parmesan cheese for the topping and extra for serving if you wish.

Greek Green Bean Casserole

How To Make Green Bean Tomato Casserole

  1. Saute Aromatics: Saute the shallots, carrot, garlic in olive oil with the seasonings until softened. Stir in the tomato paste then deglaze with wine.
  2. Simmer Green Beans: Add green beans, broth and tomatoes and simmer until sauce has reduced and green beans are quite tender.
  3. Sprinkle over Topping: Toss together the topping ingredients and sprinkle topping over green beans.
  4. Bake: Transfer the dish to preheated oven and bake for 10-15 mins until sauce is bubbling and topping is golden.
  5. Enjoy: Enjoy warm garnished with fresh herbs and extra grated cheese if desired.

Greek Green Bean Casserole

Greek Green Bean Casserole

Green Bean Tomato Casserole Make Ahead, Storage & Re-Heating

  • MAKE AHEAD: In order to prepare ahead of time, wash and cut the fresh veggies. Just store them in an airtight container for up to one day in the refrigerator until you’re ready to cook. You can prepare the topping and keep in a ziplock bag in the fridge until ready to sprinkle it over the green beans.
  • STORAGE: You can store leftovers refrigerated in an airtight container for up to 3-4 days.
  • RE-HEATING: To reheat, there are a few options. Bake in the oven at 350°F for 15 minutes. You can also heat in a skillet over medium heat until hot. Or, microwave in a microwave safe dish in 30 second intervals until warm.

Greek Green Bean Casserole

Recipe

Servings: 6-8
Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 45 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins

Ingredients

For the Green Beans

  • 2 pounds green beans, trimmed and halved
  • 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 2 shallots, diced
  • 1 carrot, peeled and minced
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • Pinch of red pepper flakes
  • 1 teaspoon Paprika
  • 1 teaspoon oregano
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh parsley
  • ¼ cup wine
  • 1 (14-ounce) can cherry tomatoes or Finley diced
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1¾ cups chicken broth or vegetable broth

For the Topping

  • ¾ cup panko breadcrumbs
  • ¼ cup grated Kefalotyri or parmesan cheese
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh mint /parsley
  • Pinch of salt and pepper

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 425°F.
  2. Heat olive oil in a large pot or oven safe Dutch oven over medium-heat. Add the shallots, carrots, garlic, chili flakes, oregano, paprika, salt and pepper and cook stirring until softened, approximately 5-7 minutes
  3. Stir in the tomato paste and cook, stirring, until slightly darkened, 1 minute.
  4. Deglaze with wine if using, stir and simmer until reduced, 1 min
  5. Add the green beans, cherry tomatoes and their liquid, broth, parsley, and bay leaf to the pot. Partially cover and cook on a gentle continuous simmer, stirring occasionally, until the green beans are tender and the liquid is slightly thickened, 20 to 25 minutes.
  6. Transfer to a 3-quart baking dish or if you are using an oven safe pan leave them in the pan.
  7. Mix the panko, Parmesan, parsley and 1 tablespoons olive oil in a medium size bowl; season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle over the green bean mixture.
  8. Transfer pan to preheated oven and bake until the sauce is bubbling and the topping is browned, about 10-15 minutes.
  9. Remove from oven and serve warm garnished with more fresh herbs if desired.

Greek Green Bean Casserole