How to Make Green Bean Casserole

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Guide Note: This page gives you step by step instructions on How to Make Green Bean Casserole, a classic side dish traditionally served at Thanksgiving.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction: How to Make Green Bean Casserole
• What You'll Need
• Making Green Bean Casserole
• Green Bean Casserole Variations
• Resources For How to Make Green Bean Casserole

Introduction: How to Make Green Bean Casserole

• Green bean casserole is a tasty, healthy, and simple side dish that has become a staple of Thanksgiving Dinner. The vegetarian-friendly food can, however, be an excellent addition to any meal or potluck year-round.

What You'll Need

Green bean casserole can be an essential part of the Thanksgiving spread (Creative Commons photo by Ben Brown)

Ingredients

• 2 Cans or 2 Frozen Packages (about 30 oz.) of Green Beans
• 3/4 Cup Milk (skim milk has no fat, but whole milk will be creamier)
• 1 Can (about 10 oz.) Cream of Mushroom Soup
• 1 1/3 Cups French Fried Onions
• 1/8 Tsp. Pepper

Equipment

• 1½ Quart Baking Dish or Casserole
• Potholders or Oven Mitts
• A Mixing Spoon
• An Oven

Making Green Bean Casserole

1. Pre-heat the oven to 350º F.
2. If the green beans are frozen, thaw them out.
3. If the green beans are canned, open cans and drain liquid from inside.
4. Combine green beans, milk, soup, pepper, and half of the fried onions.
5. Bake uncovered for a half hour.
6. Remove from oven and top with remaining fried onions.
7. Return to oven until onion topping is crispy and brown (5 to 10 minutes).
8. Enjoy!

Green Bean Casserole Variations

Many recipes suggest diced onions in your casserole (Creative Commons photo by Mike Colvin)

• With such a simple and fool-proof recipe such as this one, you may want to kick it up a notch with some extra ingredients and variations.

Additional Ingredients

• Try adding grated cheddar cheese to the casserole topping, or mixing any of these ingredients into the recipe above in step 4:
  • Red Bell Pepper (1 tbsp. - 1 cup, diced)
  • Onions (1/2 cup, diced)
  • Salt (1 tsp.)
  • Mushrooms (1/2 cup, sliced)
  • Crumbled Bacon
  • Butter or Margarine (2 tbsp.)
  • Sour Cream (1 cup)
  • Almonds (1/2 cup, slivered)
  • Chopped parsley (1 tbsp.)
  • Dried sage (1 tsp.)

Alternative Recipes

• Although this is the most popular recipe for green bean casserole, there are also many more advanced variations you can try:
  • The Food Network has a more complicated recipe that tells you how to make your own onion straws.
  • Allrecipes has many great recipes to sift through, including a crunchy green bean casserole with bacon and grandma's green bean casserole.
  • The Howstuffworks recipe is similar to the classic method. It has more spices and ingredients, though, including parsley, sage, nutmeg and almonds.
  • About.com's recipe includes diced pimiento and a bread crumb, parmesan and butter topping, complete with video instructions (the recipe is below the video).

Resources for How to Make Green Bean Casserole

• Google Recipe Search: Geen Bean Casserole
• eHow.com: How to Make Green Bean Casserole
• Food Network: Green Bean Casserole Recipes 
• About.com: Green Bean Casserole Recipes 
• Howstuffworks: Green Bean Casserole
• Allrecipes: Crunchy Green Bean Casserole | Green Bean Casserole Recipe Search
• Martha Stewart: Green Bean Casserole
• A Veggie Venture: World's Best Green Bean Casserole
• Associated Content: How to Make Green Bean Casserole 
• Fatfree Vegan Kitchen: The Best Vegan Green Bean Casserole
• Epicurious: Green Bean And Lemon Casserole
• Eating Well: Green Bean Casserole
• Coconut & Lime Blog Post: Asian Inspired Green Bean Casserole
• Recipezaar: Green Bean Casserole
• French's Foods: Festive Green Bean Casserole

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