GREEN BEAN CASSEROLE

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, here is my second attempt at a dairy-free, soy-free, must-have side dish.  My first attempt was stuffing, as shown here.  Green bean casserole is one of those dishes that I like to eat two or three times a year (plus leftovers).  I don't honestly think I'd enjoy making and eating this as a regular dinner side.  Anyhow, I found this recipe for dairy-free, soy-free green bean casserole and thought I'd give it a whirl.

First of all, let me just start by saying this:  I hate mushrooms.  Yuck.  I usually pick the little mushroom turds out of this casserole, but I thought I'd try to make it sans mushrooms.  This recipe may have turned out better if I wouldn't have chosen to omit them.  That being said, I am not going to make it again.  If you decide to make it with the mushrooms, let me know how it turns out!

Why I am not going to make it again:
1.  It is ridiculously onion-y.  As in, you're going to wake up at 2am and wish you wouldn't have eaten all of those onions at dinner.  Then you're going to wake up at 5am and think, "seriously?  still with the onions?"  Trust me on this...
2.  It is ridiculously peppery.   Perhaps 1 teaspoon of pepper is a 1/2 teaspoon too much.  Just my thoughts.

If I do decide to make it again, I'll probably cut down on the onion a little bit, cut the pepper to a 1/2 teaspoon, and add in those darn mushrooms.  It wasn't a bad recipe... just not exactly what I was looking for.

Until then, I'm going to try a different recipe that I found (thanks, Pinterest!) on how to make soy-free, dairy-free cream of mushroom soup and then go the regular route on this silly holiday casserole.

Here's a picture of my finished product: