No holiday party is complete without an easy homemade green bean casserole. This is the perfect side dish to pair up with mashed potatoes, gravy, and turkey. Whether it is a thanksgiving party, Christmas party, or just a dinner with friends, it is a staple dish.
It was created by Dorcas Reilly, Campbell Test Kitchen Manager, in 1955. What makes this dish special is its smooth and creamy sauce with exceptional flavor. The tender green beans in a creamy sauce under a layer of crispy onions is something you don’t want to miss out on. Bake it until it is hot and bubbly.
The green bean casserole was not a big hit when it was first made. It became popular when the recipe was printed on the label of Campbell’s Cream of Mushroom soup. Today it is one of the most-made side dishes on Thanksgiving. This hearty classic will make everyone eat their vegetables. It is one of the cheapest and easiest dishes to make.
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Easy Homemade Green Bean Casserole
At a glance
- Serves: 6
- You’ll need: black pepper, cooked cut green beans, condensed cream of mushroom soup, French fried onions, milk and soy sauce
- Time: quick to stir together, then a short bake until hot and bubbly
Tips
- Fresh, frozen or canned beans all work, as long as they are cooked and well drained. Watery beans make a thin, runny sauce.
- Save some onions for the top. The fried onions go soft inside the sauce, so keep a handful back for the top, where they stay crisp.
- Make it ahead: stir it together the day before and keep it covered in the fridge; add the top layer of onions just before baking.
- Short on oven space on Thanksgiving? It bakes at an ordinary oven temperature, so it can share the oven while the turkey rests. Plan the bird first with our turkey cooking time per pound chart.
- Leftovers: keep it covered in the fridge and eat within 3 to 4 days; see how long Thanksgiving leftovers last.
More for the Thanksgiving table
- Best creamy mashed potatoes
- Sausage and herb stuffing
- Slow cooker mashed sweet potatoes with marshmallows
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Get the recipe: Easy Homemade Green Bean Casserole via Campbell’s Kitchen. (Campbell’s has taken its original page down, so this link goes to the saved copy in the Internet Archive.)
