Herbed Green Bean Casserole - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/4 cup dried breadcrumbs, divided
2 teaspoons dried basil
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon dried oregano
2 teaspoons parsley
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 cup parmesan cheese, freshly grated
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 lbs fresh green beans (or 2 14-oz cans of drained green beans)

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
If using fresh beans, rinse them & cut them into 3\"-to'4\" pieces, before steaming them for about 15 minutes, or until they are only slightly crisp. Set beans aside.
In a large bowl whisk together breadcrumbs (I use crumbs from winter wheat or cracked wheat bread), basil, salt, pepper, thyme, oregano, parsley, garlic powder & Parmesan cheese.
Add vegetable oil to crumb mixture & stir well, before setting aside 2 tablespoons of the crumb mixture for topping the casserole.
In an ovenproof dish, combine green beans & crumb mixture, then sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture.
Bake about 30 minutes or until top is golden & crispy.