Thanksgiving Favorite Green Bean Casserole

cream of mushroom soup

🥗Healthier: homemade mushroom sauce

💰Cheaper: canned cream of celery soup

Homemade sauce can be lower in sodium and preservatives.

fried onions

🥗Healthier: baked onions

💰Cheaper: store-bought onion rings

Baked onions are lower in fat.

Open 5 cans of French style green beans and drain the liquid.

Wash and slice fresh mushrooms, removing the stems.

Pound a clove of garlic with the side of a knife to peel it, then chop it finely.

In a frying pan, add the chopped garlic and sliced mushrooms.

Turn the heat to medium-high and cook until the mushrooms are golden brown and the garlic is fragrant.

In a 12 by 9 inch baking dish, add the drained green beans.

Add the cooked garlic and mushrooms to the green beans.

Stir in 2 cans of cream of mushroom soup, 1/4 cup of mayonnaise, and some milk.

Add Worcestershire sauce, black pepper, garlic powder, and salt to taste, mixing everything well.

Top the mixture with French's fried onions.

Bake in the oven until heated through and the top is golden brown.

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