CHEESY GREEN BEAN DISH

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Green beans are baked in a rich sauce of mozzarella cheese, cottage cheese and milk, and topped with a seasoned bread crumb crust.

Provided by sal

Categories Side Dish Vegetables Green Beans

Time 45m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 onion, chopped
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 cup milk
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
½ cup cottage cheese
1 teaspoon white sugar
1 teaspoon salt
2 (9 ounce) packages frozen green beans, thawed
2 cups seasoned bread crumbs
1 egg, beaten

Steps:

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
In a medium saucepan over medium heat, saute onion until translucent. Stir in flour, milk, mozzarella cheese, cottage cheese, sugar and salt; cook, stirring, until thickened.
Place green beans in a 9x13 inch baking dish; pour cheese sauce over green beans.
In a small bowl combine bread crumbs and egg. Spread over green beans.
Bake in preheated oven for 40 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 242.6 calories, Carbohydrate 30.8 g, Cholesterol 37.1 mg, Fat 7.5 g, Fiber 3.4 g, Protein 12.5 g, SaturatedFat 3.1 g, Sodium 984.5 mg, Sugar 6.4 g