Green Beans with Cheese Sauce

By Dixie8686

Ingredients

• 1 pound green beans, trimmed
• Pinch salt
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon dry mustard
• Pinch ground black pepper
• Pinch cayenne
• 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
• 4 ounces cream cheese, softened

Details

Servings 4
Preparation time 25mins
Cooking time 40mins
Adapted from foodnetwork.com

Preparation

Step 1

Bring 1/4 cup water just to a boil in a large saute pan over medium heat. Add the green beans and salt, cover and cook for 2 minutes. Uncover, raise the heat to high and cook until the water has evaporated, about 1 minute. Stir in 1 tablespoon of the butter and continue cooking until the beans are crisp-tender, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from the heat.

Melt the remaining 3 tablespoons butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the flour and cook, stirring, until golden, about 2 minutes. Whisk in the milk, garlic powder, dry mustard, black pepper and cayenne and cook, whisking continuously, until thickened, about 2 minutes. Stir in the cheddar cheese and cream cheese and heat until melted. Pour the cheese sauce over the green beans, or serve on the side.