Cheesy Green Beans

Name: Cheesy Green Beans
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4-6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 lbs fresh green beans (snapped and cleaned); 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 dash paprika (or cayenne pepper); 1 -2 cup of shredded cheddar cheese; 4 tablespoons butter, cut into small pieces; 1 pint heavy cream

Submitted by greyghost

"This recipe came from Southern Cuisine on About.com - but I modified it a little to suit my taste. Huge hit at my family's Christmas dinner."

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Ready In:: 40mins
Ingredients:: 6
Serves:: 4-6

ingredients

2 lbs fresh green beans (snapped and cleaned)
¹⁄₄ teaspoon salt
1 dash paprika (or cayenne pepper)
1 -2 cup of shredded cheddar cheese
4 tablespoons butter, cut into small pieces
1 pint heavy cream

directions

Butter baking dish (I used a 9 x 13 baking dish).
Boil water with dash of salt.
Cook green beans until tender - about 10-15 minutes.
Place green beans in baking dish.
Sprinkle salt and paprika over beans.
Add 1/2 the cheese over top of beans.
Dot with butter half of required butter.
Pour cream over beans.
Add remaining cheese and butter.
Bake at 400°F for 20 minutes.

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Reviews

This is the BEST recipe for green beans. I will not go one holiday without making these. I doubled the recipe and still ran out!!

moosejcc
This is now the only way my kids want beans served up. Thanks for a great recipe!

Krsi Sue