| Green bean casserole has been a holiday favorite for | | | | make it your own by adding some of your family's |
| years. At its most basic level, green bean casserole is | | | | favorite ingredients make this a fun dish to prepare |
| a combination of green beans, mushroom soup, and | | | | and to eat. |
| French fried onions. Soy sauce and milk are also | | | | For many families, green bean casserole is traditionally |
| generally included in the recipe. More elaborate | | | | part of a certain holidayís menu. It was first |
| recipes, though, might include things like cheese, | | | | invented in 1955. Campbell's soup company |
| garlic, bacon, or canned mushrooms. There are | | | | employees led by Dorcas Reilly, wanted to create a |
| even less traditional green bean casserole recipes | | | | recipe to better promote their companyís product. |
| which will have you add regular onions rather than | | | | Most homes at that time had both green beans and |
| French fried ones or which will have you use fresh | | | | mushroom soup on hand, so creating a recipe that |
| green beans rather than canned ones. | | | | combined to the two was a simple way to promote |
| One of the appeals of green bean casserole is its | | | | Campbell's soup. In 2002, the card with the original |
| simplicity. For most of the recipes, you are just going | | | | green bean casserole recipe was donated by Mrs. |
| to combine all the ingredients together in a casserole | | | | Reilly to the National Inventorís Hall of Fame to be |
| dish, and then you'll put the casserole in the oven | | | | placed in their museum. |
| usually on 350 although some recipes call for other | | | | If you want to make your own green bean |
| baking temperatures such as 400. The majority of | | | | casserole, you can find 25,944 different recipes on |
| green bean casserole recipes take from 20 to 30 | | | | simply by typing the phrase "green bean casserole" |
| minutes to cook. Many recipes will also have you put | | | | into the recipe quick search box. The recipes on |
| some of the French fried onions on the top of the | | | | range from the simple traditional recipes that will only |
| dish. | | | | take a few ingredients, most of which are canned |
| Green bean casserole is a popular dish at events | | | | foods, to the more complex recipes which contain |
| where a person may have to cook for a large | | | | different, less traditional ingredients and may require |
| number of people and where the person might be | | | | more preparation and cooking time. |
| cooking a lot of different dishes such as Christmas, | | | | If you are interested in making your own green bean |
| Easter, and Thanksgiving. Part of the appeal is that | | | | casserole, don't be afraid to experiment a little. If |
| itís an easy recipe. On it's original level, only five | | | | your family loves cheese, add it. Use fresh green |
| ingredients were needed: mushroom soup, green | | | | beans instead of canned ones if you have them at |
| beans, French fried onions, soy sauce, and milk with | | | | home. Make it your own or get ideas and recipes |
| black pepper added as an option for added flavor. | | | | from other people's green bean casseroles. Of |
| The short preparation and cooking times also add to | | | | course, if you haven't already tried the original, that's |
| the appeal, especially when someone is trying to | | | | a good place to start with your understanding of the |
| cook a variety of dishes. Even the fact that you can | | | | appeal of this dish. |