Easy Green Bean Casserole Recipe | How To Make Green Beans | Holiday Recipe Ideas for Sides

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + cornstarch

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Reduced-fat cheese lowers calories while still melting well.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast adds a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is healthier and can be used for sautéing.

Ensure frozen green beans are completely thawed if baking right away.

Add 2 packages of thawed frozen french cut green beans to a mixing bowl.

Add 2 cans of condensed cream of mushroom soup to the bowl.

Add salt and pepper to taste.

Add between 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon of onion powder to the bowl.

Add 3 tablespoons of real bacon bits (or 10 ounces of sliced bacon, cooked and chopped).

Add 2 cups of whole milk to the mixture.

Combine all ingredients in the bowl until well mixed.

Transfer the mixture to a 9 by 13 baking pan and scrape everything in.

If baking right away, add half of a 6-ounce container of French's crispy fried onions to the mixture before baking.

Cover the baking pan tightly with aluminum foil and place it in a 2.5-gallon jumbo ziplock bag for freezing if not baking immediately.

Label the ziplock bag with contents and baking instructions.

Thaw the casserole in the refrigerator for at least 24 hours before baking.

Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).

Bake the casserole covered for 55 minutes if using frozen green beans, then uncover and add the remaining fried onions on top.

Bake for an additional 5 minutes to brown the onions.

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