


He ate THIS! He ate it…and he liked it! And as far as I’m concerned that seals the deal. My brother has hated green beans ever since he was old enough to say the word. Yes, it’s THAT good!Įven passionate green bean and green bean casserole haters have consistently been converted through this recipe. Without exaggeration this green bean casserole has literally become world famous. But most importantly of all, year after year our readers have fallen in love with it. Multiple websites have praised it and online magazines have linked to it. This ultimate, from scratch green bean casserole has since become one our most popular recipes every Thanksgiving and Christmas. The wheels started turning as the blueprint for the ultimate green bean casserole recipe unfolded in my mind. As I browsed through my fridge I also noticed some thawed bacon, a block of white cheddar, and some half-and-half cream. I developed this recipe years ago when I had about two pounds of fresh organic green beans and some fresh mushrooms that I needed to use up. This isn’t your Aunt Betsy’s green bean casserole recipe. If up until now you’ve just been kind of “meh” towards green bean casserole, prepare to experience a major paradigm shift in attitude. Green Bean Casserole: The quintessential American side dish for family gatherings, holidays, church socials, potlucks…the recipe clipping that virtually every American woman has had lying somewhere at some point throughout the past gazillion decades. Featured in magazines across the web and consistently rated THE best green bean casserole recipe EVER, this will convert even the most determined green bean haters! Tender green beans, bacon, cheese, cream, mushrooms and more, this deluxe green bean casserole is made from scratch and is guaranteed to become your go-to from now on! We promise!

At 60 years old and counting, Green Bean Casserole is here to stay.ULTIMATE BEAN GREEN CASSEROLE. So take that, roasted root vegetables and cranberry chutney and all you other sophisticated side dishes. I don't make it myself." So when she sees a casserole on the table, she says, "it's a good sign - like, 'Oh, I'm going to be with people I love.' "Īs for my investigation, the dish came out much like the recipe said it would, "hot and bubbly." It was also creamy and comforting and a little crunchy. "I would associate it with Mom and, well, my family. Yet Ann says she still loves the idea of that communal casserole. Much like Paula, my other sister, Ann Mausbach, also hates Green Bean Casserole and prefers to roast fresh green beans. And some said their foodie families would never stand for such processed food on their plate.

Most of the dozen people I asked about Green Bean Casserole laughed at the dish's enduring popularity. I even found a recipe for a paleo version. The original document from Campbell's test kitchen, written by Dorcas Reilly in 1955. Green Bean Casserole is part of the Midwest's "culinary universe," Long wrote, reflecting industrial agriculture, the bland food of our European ancestors and a fear of Mother Nature. She reported her findings in a 2007 academic paper, "Green Bean Casserole and Midwestern Identity: A Regional Foodways Aesthetic and Ethos." Long, originally from the South, moved to Ohio 30 years ago and began noticing that the dish appeared on most Thanksgiving menus - crossing ethnic, religious and socioeconomic differences. "Green Bean Casserole in the Midwest seems to be, in many contexts, an unintentional performance of identity, but at other times a very purposeful expression of local identity," says Lucy Long, a folklorist, Bowling Green State University research associate and director of the nonprofit Center for Food and Culture. Love it or loathe it, the classic Midwestern casserole has come to mean more than just a mashup of processed food sitting next to the mashed potatoes. Green Bean Casserole, an iconic Thanksgiving dish, turns 60 years old this year, and it's as popular as ever. Love it or loathe it, the dish has come to mean more than just a mashup of processed food. Though it's considered a classic Midwestern dish, Green Bean Casserole was actually born in a Campbell's test kitchen in New Jersey 60 years ago.
