Green Bean Casseroles #TuesdayTip - Caridad Pineiro® Romance Author

This is in honor of Dorcas Reilly, the inventor of the classic Green Bean Casserole, who just recently passed away at the age of 92. Ms. Reilly was a kitchen supervisor at Campbell Soup (right here in Camden, NJ by the way). I don’t know about you, but a Green Bean Casserole is a staple at our Thanksgiving table. Today I’m sharing my variation for this classic dish as well as some links to other variations!

Caridad’s Green Bean Casserole

Ingredients:

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
If using fresh green beans, wash and cut into 2 inch pieces.
Steam/Microwave green beans until just tender. Set aside to cool in a large mixing bowl.
Saute onion and garlic in the butter over low heat until they are caramelized.
Add 1/2 cup milk/half & half and scrape all the brown bits off the bottom of the pan (this is much easier to do if you are using a non-stick pan.)
Add mushroom soup mix and stir until creamy.
Add onion/mushroom soup mixture to the green beans and toss. Then add 3/4 cups of both the parmesan and cheddar cheeses and toss. Also add about 1/2 cup of the French’s Fried Onions and toss.
Lightly grease 2 quart casserole dish. Place green bean mixture into casserole and top with the remaining French’s Fried Onions, parmesan and cheddar cheeses.
Bake in 350 degree oven for about 30 minutes or until bubbly.

For another variation, fry up some chopped red peppers and add to the mixture! Or try out these other recipes: