STEP 1: MAKE GLUTEN-FREE FRIED ONIONS

INGREDIENTS:
·         2 White Onions (more if you want to sample as you cook!)
·         Buttermilk (Dairy-Free Alternative, per Silvana Nardone, is Seltzer water)
·         1½ - 2 ½ Cups Gluten-Free All-Purpose Flour or GF Bisquick
·         1 tsp Gluten-Free Baking Powder
·         Cayenne Pepper, Salt & Black Pepper
·         Oil, for frying
·         Cast Iron Skillet or Dutch Oven

• Peel Onions
  
• Slice Onions into Rings – Very thin for traditional topping, thick for onion ring topping
  
• Place onions in a cake pan & cover onions with buttermilk, soak for at least 30 minutes

ALERT!  GLUTENISTA SECRET:  The secret to getting the coating to stay on the onions while frying is to remove the membrane between onion layers.  This step can be icky & time-consuming but will save your gluten-free french fried onions!

• Peel off onion membrane (time to get dirty!) & return to buttermilk
  
• Combine GF All-Purpose Flour, 1 tsp GF Baking Powder, 1 tsp Salt, 1 tsp Black Pepper & ½ tsp Cayenne (more to taste if you like it spicy like Glutenista!)
  
• Remove Onions from Buttermilk, Tap to get excessive buttermilk off and…
  
• Dredge Onions in Gluten-Free Flour Mix. Pick your poison: this can be done 1 at a time, or in a huge bunch
  
• Place Onions on Wire Rack to let dry & remove excess gluten-free flour.  A dry batter stays on better!
  
• Pour ~1 inch of oil into pan, deep enough to cover onion rings, and heat. Use a Candy Thermometer & heat oil to 350 degrees.  

ALERT! GLUTENISTA SECRET:  No candy thermometer at home = no problem! As oil heats up, drop a teeny bit of the gluten-free flour mix in. Once you see it bubbling & turning brown, your onions are ready!

• Place onions in single layer in pan.  Fry until desired crispness, using tongs to move onions. 
  
• Remove onions from pan, lightly salt & cool on paper towels or a wire rack.
  

ENJOY! JUST TRY TO STOP YOURSELF FROM EATING ALL OF THE GLUTEN-FREE FRIED ONIONS!

STEP 2: PREP REMAINING INGREDIENTS

·         4 cups Cooked Green Beans (Canned French Style, Frozen or Fresh)
·         2 boxes of Pacific Natural Foods GF Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup
·         ¼ cup Milk
·         1 tsp Gluten-Free Tamari Sauce
·         Optional: Sliced Portabella Mushrooms
·         Optional: Cheddar Cheese 

Heat oven to 350 degrees. If desired, sauté portabella mushrooms in butter 

STEP 3: ASSEMBLE GLUTEN-FREE GREEN BEAN CASSEROLE DELICIOUSNESS
Combine all ingredients, except onions & cheese, in an oven-safe dish & stir.  For thicker casserole, use only 1 ½ boxes of soup.

STEP 4: BAKE
Bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes

STEP 5: PERSONALIZE THE TOP! 
Remove from oven & sprinkle with cheese if desired.  Top with gluten-free french fried onions (recipe above) and return to oven for 5 minutes, or until hot.  

STEP 6: ENJOY YOUR DELICIOUS GLUTEN-FREE GREEN BEAN CASSEROLE!

SHOPPING & INGREDIENT LIST
2+ White Onions
4 Cups Green Beans
optional - 1 pkg sliced Portabella Mushrooms 
 ½ Gallon Buttermilk
½ c Milk
optional - Shredded Cheddar Cheese
 2 Gluten-Free Cream of Mushroom Condensed Soup 
(Pacific Natural Foods is labeled gluten-free)
1 tsp Gluten-Free Tamari Sauce
 Oil, for frying (use high smoke point oil)
 Gluten-Free All Purpose Flour (1½ - 3 cups)
 GF Baking Powder
Cayenne Pepper
Salt 
Pepper