Healthy Paleo Green Bean Casserole with Bacon

A healthy paleo green bean casserole is perfect for sharing at all your holiday gatherings. It’s dairy-free, gluten-free, and low-carb.

With the holidays quickly approaching, you’ll be wanting to make healthier alternatives for your annual family gathering!

This dairy free version of the popular green bean side dish recipe is a better option for your Thanksgiving dinner.

If you’ve always made the casserole relying on canned products, then you’ll be proud to be able to make it more nutritious and low-carb from scratch using our recipe!

A healthy paleo green bean casserole can be part of your special occasions and regular family dinners. And you don’t have to wait for November to make this delicious casserole.

This dish will always be welcome at your table any day!

Ingredients for this dairy free green bean casserole

Rather than using processed ingredients that you buy in a can, this version is done completely with wholesome foods.

We use fresh fried onions and a homemade cream of mushroom soup. And once you taste the difference, you’ll never want to go back to the conventional recipe.

Our fried onions are made with the following ingredients:

• yellow onion slices
• almond flour
• garlic powder
• salt
• paprika
• black pepper
• whole eggs

For the casserole, we use the following:

• coconut oil
• chicken stock
• fresh green beans
• no nitrate paleo bacon without sugar
• homemade cream of mushroom soup

How to make healthy green bean casserole with bacon

The prep time is a little bit longer for this paleo green bean casserole, but you can do it in stages. The fried onions, mushroom soup, and cooked bacon can be made in advanced.

When you are ready to assemble the casserole, go ahead and preheat the oven to 350°F.

Then, in a large skillet, heat up the coconut oil. Meanwhile, whisk the eggs in a shallow dish.

In a second shallow dish, place almond flour, garlic powder, salt, paprika and pepper. Whisk together.

Dip onions into eggs, toss in low carb flour mixture and place into skillet.

Fry the coated onions for 2-3 minutes per side, flipping to other side until browned.

Remove from skillet and allow to dry on paper towel, sprinkle with salt.

Once all onions have been made, deglaze pan with chicken stock.

Place green beans in large bowl then add in cream of mushroom soup and season with salt and pepper (photo 1). Add in the chicken stock and toss to coat (photo 3).

If not prepared in advanced, fry the bacon bits until fully cooked and crispy (photo 2).

In 9×13 casserole dish, place green beans and top with bacon (photos 4 & 5).

Place fried onions on top of even layer and bake for 20-25 minutes (photo 6).

A Whole30 green bean casserole that works!

Gluten-free almond flour makes sure you have the healthiest fried onions ever. Now you can have them without the guilt!

Green beans are a fresh addition to this casserole packed with vitamins.

Crispy bacon gives that extra crunch and delicious flavor everybody loves!

Cream of mushroom soup blankets this casserole in creamy goodness without the dairy.

Healthy Paleo Green Bean Casserole Recipe Variations

If you love Brussels Sprouts, then you’ll like to add them into this healthy green bean casserole. It’s a perfect opportunity to amp up everybody’s greens!

If you’re having a party, you can also serve this in low-carb pastry cups. Your guests will be coming back to the table for more!

You can also opt to not add in the cream of mushroom soup and add in cheddar cheese and pecans instead. They are delicious either way!

This is also a fantastic dish to serve with keto sour cream parmesan chicken or any other low carb main dish.

Cook’s Tips

Make sure to whisk the dry ingredients for the fried onions together well so that the flavor comes out even on all the onion slices.