Green bean casserole!!!!

cream of mushroom soup

🥗Healthier: homemade mushroom sauce

💰Cheaper: cream of celery soup

Homemade sauce can reduce preservatives, while cream of celery is often less expensive.

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: American cheese

Reduced-fat cheese lowers calories, while American cheese is often more affordable.

Start with fresh green beans and wash them down.

Brown bacon in a pan, then add garlic and another stick of butter.

Melt the butter into the mixture.

Mix in some flour to thicken it up.

Add half and half and whole milk to the mixture and stir.

Add canned green beans to the mixture and combine well.

Transfer the mixture to a baking pan.

Top with cheese and crushed Ritz crackers instead of fried onions.

Bake in the oven.

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