This isn’t quite a “duh” moment although it may be a bit close. Going back to some previous posts, I embrace the classic green bean casserole for holidays and we are big on using leftovers. So, the heavy cream I had from the last time we did steak au poivre was about to expire. Then I remembered I used only half a bag of frozen greens beans at Thanksgiving for the casserole. The remaining Durkees fried onions were in the pantry. Hubby prefers bone-in chicken breasts for grilling, but they are large and we always have a second meal – usually chicken Alfredo or cacciatore.  The classic casserole is actually high in carbs because of the amount of onions used and the cream soup. There weren’t that many onions left in the container and the cream itself is not high in carbs. Adding cheese to it would give extra body and also no carbs. Yes, I know calories and fat are in both ingredients, but that wasn’t my objective.

So, oven at 350; cut the chicken into bite-size pieces; added salt and pepper. Hubby had bought some extra shallots for some reason. Diced two of those. I was a little pressed for time since I promised to set the casserole up before I left for an afternoon event, or I would have sauteed the shallots to give them extra flavor. As it was, I put them in with the frozen green beans, used chicken broth instead of water, and cooked them in the microwave. I used a Pyrex covered dish which would then go into the oven. I used the cooking time on the bag for the green beans. Added salt and pepper, stirred everything around. Put the chicken in, poured the cream over everything – it was a little over a cup left in the box and there was some liquid in the beans from cooking, and I added shredded cheese. This was the four-cheese Italian blend I had in the fridge. I used 2/3 thirds of the bag. Since there was some extra liquid, I told Hubby to bake it uncovered for 30 minutes, then add the Durkee onions as a topping and bake for about 10 more minutes. I got home in time to manage the last part and it all worked well.