This dessert dish calls for Amaretto liquor, thus it is only suitable for adults. A restaurant-like presentation can be achieved by serving it in a shooter glass.
| Prep Time: | 10 mins |
| Cook Time: | 25 mins |
| Total Time: | 35 mins |
| Servings: | 6 |
Ingredients
- 1 (10.5 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup
- 3 ounces processed cheese (i.e. Velveeta®), cubed
- 1 tablespoon real bacon bits
- 1 (4 ounce) can mushroom stems and pieces, drained
- 2 (15 ounce) cans cut green beans, drained
- 1 (2.8 ounce) can French-fried onions
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
- Heat condensed soup in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in processed cheese and bacon bits; continue stirring until completely melted. Remove from heat; stir in mushrooms and green beans until evenly coated.
- Pour mixture into a casserole dish; top with fried onions, leaving a 1-inch border along the sides.
- Bake in the preheated oven until heated through and bubbly, 25 to 30 minutes. Check near the end of cooking to ensure onions aren’t getting too brown.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 204 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 16 g |
| Cholesterol | 12 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 3 g |
| Protein | 5 g |
| Saturated Fat | 5 g |
| Sodium | 1111 mg |
| Sugars | 4 g |
| Fat | 13 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
I’ve made this recipe every year for the last 8 years and my family absolutely LOVES it. Absolutely the best green bean casserole ever.
So good that we have made this every year for YEARS
I read the comments, made the dish and then realized why frozen green beans should not be used. A little too late. Frozen vegetables are fine BUT they have to be fully steamed if not over-steamed until they are very soft like the beans that come out of a can. If you don’t the beans will not fully cook (like canned green beans are) and have that softness you expect in your casserole. So the recipe is good. My approach was bad. I also recommend adding some crumbled bacon bits, don’t use the fake ones use real bacon and a little of the grease from cooking.
I added some fresh ingredients that really make the difference! I use fresh green beans (blanch first). I sautéed mushrooms in some butter with Lawry’s and then cook real bacon to crumble. I melt the soup and the cheese (I used a small jar of Old English sharp cheddar) and then add to the beans, mushrooms and bacon.
Awesome
I made this for my mother in law who demanded green been casserole for thanksgiving. But due to cancer treatments could cook herself. I didn’t know the difference between usual recipes and this. I only made the single batch as again I have no clue when cooking. It was a huge hit and now requested at every event. Now I triple it and it’s always gone. My mother in law favors this recipe over her own. Major brownie points!! I never liked green bean casserole before but this one is so different I look forward to making it every time. So yummy!! ***Update, it’s now a good 6+ years later I’m writing this review. My in-laws are gone. Marriage is done. But this recipe is still around and my kids look forward to it as much as I do. And every year I think about why I started making it. For my cranky mother in law. And smile because now it’s our family recipe. And we love it still!
This was good but I suggest using fresh mushrooms instead of canned. I think it would have been a bigger hit if I used fresh. I also used real sharp cheddar cheese instead of Velveeta which I loved.
Tried this recipe for the first time. Wow, it went over great! Thanksgiving Dinner for 25. I doubled the recipe , had very little left. I’ll definitely be making it more often. Thank You so much!!! From New Mexico
Delicious and simple. Perfect 5 stars
A staple for our holiday meal!! There are never leftovers.
I make this every year. Everyone loves it! I make a double batch and use one cream of chicken and mushroom soup for some extra flavor.
The taste was fantastic, but it’s heavy, a dense feeling food. If you love heavy, gooey comfort food, this is great. I just can’t eat this stuff anymore
It was good but I don’t think I like it better than the traditional version.
I added liquid smoke to the soup plus chive and onion cream cheese it was really good had a light smokey taste.. family loved it .. wish I would of put some aside for me before it was all gone …. next time I will. Add oil to the liquid smoke then it will go a long way . Also put it in when your frying potatos ….Really Good..
So, let’s start on the premise that I HATE traditional Green Bean Casserole! I needed to get this recipe out so those of you who also hate it have an alternative when you’re dealing with family at holiday dinners or whatever. Cutting to the chase, I chopped a large shallot, threw it in a pot with 2 Tbsps (or so) of butter and sautéed it for a few. I added 2 large cloves of garlic, mashed & chopped, a good splash of dry white wine and let all cook for a few minutes (maybe 5). I then added a drained can of French style green beans and 1/2 can of Campbell’s Cream of Chicken soup (undiluted), covered it with Italian 6 Cheese (or whatever # of cheese you have in your deli dept) and crushed 1 or 2 strips of cooked bacon over all. Bake at 350 for 25-30 mins and, by God, it’s really good. I no longer HATE green bean casserole!
This green bean casserole is AMAZING! However, we are a mushroom-hating family, so I substitute the cream of mushroom for cream of chicken soup and omit the mushroom stems, of course. It is a favorite of all who try it!
This is my Goto green bean casserole. I do, however, use fresh green beans and sauteed fresh mushrooms. This is usualy the first bowl to be emptied by my guests.
Good. Had a slightly smoked flavor. Edit: I actually prefer the fake bacos in this. They hold their crunch better.
My brother made this for Thanksgiving dinner several years ago. It is now our families favorite and is requested at all major holidays and even for weeknight suppers. Definitely give this recipe a shot!
I used fresh french green beans and white mushrooms. I added some milk to the soup and velveeta to make it just a bit thinner. I used more fried onions for the top than required (full package). It turned out really yummy. A keeper!
This was a big hit at Thanksgiving dinner-everyone seemed pleasantly surprised at the classic green bean casserole twist.