Green Bean Casserole (vegan)

Ingredients

• ¼ cup nutritional yeast
• ½ tsp red pepper
• 1 red onion
• 1 tbsp coconut oil
• 1 ½ tsp salt
• 1 ½ cups water
• 1 ½ cups mushroom
• 1 ½ lb green beans
• 2 cups parsnips
• 3 cloves garlic

Steps

1. In a wide-bottomed saucepan, add ½ tablespoon of coconut oil and set to low heat.
2. Add the onions and cook for 30 minutes.
3. Stir occasionally to caramelize.
4. If the onions look dry, splash a bit of water into the pan.
5. Put the parsnips in a steamer for about 10 minutes.
6. Set aside and let them cool.
7. Remove the ends of the green beans and cut them into 2-inch (5 cm) pieces.
8. Steam them for 8 minutes.
9. Set them aside in an 8×8-inch (200×200 mm) baking dish.
10. Once the onions have caramelized, set them aside.
11. Sauté the mushrooms in the same pan for one minute.
12. Add the garlic.
13. Stir for 5 minutes.
14. Add half of the garlic and mushroom mixture to the green beans.
15. Preheat the oven to 350 °F.
16. Put the other half of the garlic and mushroom mixture, as well as the steamed parsnips in a blender.
17. Add the nutritional yeast, salt, pepper, and red pepper.
18. Blend until smooth.
19. Pour the blended mixture over the mushrooms and green beans.
20. Stir to coat.
21. Top with the caramelized onions.
22. Bake for 30 minutes.