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    Home » Recipes » Vegetables

    Classic Green Bean Casserole

    Published: Nov 6, 2016 · Modified: Dec 8, 2024 by Karin and Ken · This post may contain affiliate links. 26 Comments

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    Classic Green Bean Casserole is made the way my mother and grandmother made it! Green beans, cheese, crispy fried onions and a condensed cream soup. 

    I have made this recipe a lot and my husband and son just love it.  Truth be told, I love it too.  This is a wonderful casserole, made with just a few ingredients.  Easy and delicious.

    Usually, when I make this casserole, I do it all by eye and habit.  I just don't measure a thing!  As a matter of fact it was difficult to write the directions out for this recipe and I had to make it a few times to get the amounts down just right.

    The reality is you can include onions if you want or a can of corn but all you really need are the ingredients listed and you will not disappoint anyone!

    Ingredients in Classic Green Bean Casserole

    • green beans
    • milk
    • condensed cream soup
    • soy sauce or worcestershire sauce
    • broth or water
    • shredded cheese
    • crispy fried onions

    How to make Classic Green Bean Casserole

    Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

    Prepare a casserole dish with butter or non-stick spray, set aside.

    Boil green beans in chicken broth or water until they are bright green, roughly five minutes.

    In a mixing bowl combine the soup, milk, soy sauce, black pepper, and ½ of the shredded cheese.

    Stir in beans and ⅔ cup fried onions.

    Pour mixture into the lightly greased casserole dish.

    Bake for 25 minutes or until the bean mixture is hot and bubbling.

    Remove from oven and set oven temperature to broil.

    Stir bean mixture.

    Sprinkle the top of the casserole with remaining fried onions and then shredded cheese, using more or less as desired.

    Return casserole to the oven, even if not heated fully to broil yet for 5-10 minutes or until the onions and cheese are golden brown.

    Serve and enjoy.

    If you are looking for another green bean recipe for your arsenal, look no further, I have created a list of our favorites below.  I am sure you will find something there.

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    Classic Green Bean Casserole

    Karin and Ken
    Classic Green Bean Casserole is made the way my mother and grandmother made it! Green beans, cheese, crispy fried onions and a condensed cream soup.
    5 from 14 votes
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    Course Salad
    Cuisine American

    Equipment

    • saucepan
    • Casserole Dish Approximately 8 x 8 and 2 inches deep or equivalent

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 can condensed cream soup, mushroom, celery or chicken
    • ½ cup milk
    • 1 tablespoon soy sauce or, Worcestershire sauce
    • 4 cups green beans, fresh, cut (or 3 cans drained)
    • 4 cups chicken broth or water
    • ½-3/4 cup cheese, shredded, divided (optional)
    • ⅔-1 cup French's French Fried Onions
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    Instructions
     

    • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
    • Prepare a casserole dish with butter or non-stick spray, set aside.
    • Boil green beans in chicken broth or water until they are bright green, roughly five minutes.
    • In a mixing bowl combine the soup, milk, soy sauce, black pepper, and ½ of the shredded cheese. Stir in beans and ⅓ cup fried onions. Pour mixture into the lightly greased casserole dish.
    • Bake for 25 minutes or until the bean mixture is hot and bubbling. Remove from oven and set oven temperature to broil. Stir bean mixture. Sprinkle the top of the casserole with remaining fried onions and then shredded cheese, using more or less as desired. Return casserole to the oven, even if not heated fully to broil yet for 5-10 minutes or until the onions and cheese are golden brown. Serve and enjoy. Recipe adapted from Campbells

    Notes

    Keyword casserole, dinner idea, easy recipe, easy side dish, green beans, side dish
    Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

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    Comments

    1. Mary says

      June 01, 2023 at 11:16 am

      5 stars
      These beans are the best. This so easy and totally changes things up for dinner. I could just eat this by itself for lunch or whenever. So good 👍

      Reply
      • Karin and Ken says

        November 18, 2024 at 9:58 pm

        I’m so glad you enjoy this easy casserole. I feel the exact same way. All the best. Karin

    2. Paul Brown says

      December 13, 2022 at 9:15 am

      5 stars
      Loved your green bean casserole and those crispy onions. Yum. Tastes great, I'll be looking forward to making it again. I love getting recipe ideas from you.Thank you for sharing.

      Reply
      • Karin and Ken says

        December 15, 2022 at 6:30 am

        We love all the crispy onions too. Thank you for taking the time to comment and let me know. I’m so happy you enjoyed the recipe. Take care and all the best. Karin

    3. Ashley Jones says

      September 10, 2021 at 10:50 am

      5 stars
      Best green bean casserole I ever ate. Thank you kitchen divas for another incredible dish.

      Reply
      • Karin and Ken says

        September 16, 2021 at 1:01 pm

        As always you are most welcome. I happen to love this casserole too! It's an oldie and a goodie! Enjoy your day. Karin

    4. Kelly Hubbard says

      August 28, 2021 at 2:14 am

      5 stars
      Made this casserole and LOVED it. Thank you for sharing this AMAZING RECIPE! You da best Karin!!! Keep it up.

      Reply
      • Karin and Ken says

        August 28, 2021 at 2:31 pm

        Can't thank you enough for taking the time to comment! I'm so happy you enjoyed one of our most favorite casseroles! Hopefully you find some other recipes on our site that you enjoy just as much! All the best. Karin 💕

    5. Joseph Donahue says

      July 11, 2021 at 9:22 am

      I just made this casserole and it was absolutely wonderful. Thank you for sharing

      Reply
      • Karin and Ken says

        July 21, 2021 at 1:03 pm

        It's a favorite of mine too! Glad you enjoyed it as well. Hopefully you find some other recipes on this site that you enjoy just as much! All the best. Karin

    6. Harold Burton says

      June 14, 2021 at 8:30 am

      5 stars
      I made this last night and it is delicious! Thank you!

      Reply
      • Karin and Ken says

        June 15, 2021 at 8:03 am

        Thank you for your kind words! Glad you enjoyed this casserole as much as we do! All the best. Karin

    7. Hannah Flack says

      June 01, 2020 at 1:08 am

      5 stars
      this is so delicious! Thank you for sharing.

      Reply
      • Karin and Ken says

        June 01, 2020 at 9:06 am

        As always you are most welcome! I love this casserole too! Thank you for taking the time to let me know! All the best. Karin

    8. Hannah Flack says

      March 23, 2020 at 5:41 am

      5 stars
      This was awesome! Can’t thank you enough for sharing!

      Reply
      • Karin and Ken says

        March 23, 2020 at 8:24 am

        As always you are most welcome! Glad to hear you enjoy this recipe as much as we do! All the best. Karin

    9. Rose Martine says

      January 18, 2020 at 4:47 am

      5 stars
      I like the way you serve vegetables. They look cool, thanks for sharing. your morocan chicken is excellent too. thanks for sharing

      Reply
      • Karin and Ken says

        January 18, 2020 at 4:58 am

        Well thank you for all of your kind words! You made my day! All the best. Karin

    10. Alisha Ross says

      January 14, 2020 at 11:05 pm

      5 stars
      Looks beautiful and delicious! I do some prep ahead meals but not that many. I think this is very worthwhile and nice to know you always have a meal on hand!

      Reply
      • Karin and Ken says

        January 15, 2020 at 11:44 am

        This casserole is an oldie but a goodie and definitely worth a try! It is so true that it is wonderful to have enough in your pantry to put this and other meals together whenever you want. Take care and all the best. Karin

      • Renee says

        November 09, 2024 at 1:53 pm

        Sounds like a great recipe but do you drain the chicken broth out or keep the broth and mix it with everything? Also if it is canned greens beans do you still need to boil in the broth/water?

      • Karin and Ken says

        November 18, 2024 at 9:57 pm

        This recipe is delicious! I apologize for the delay in my response I’ve been in hospital. If you’re using canned beans no boiling or broth is necessary. Simply skip that step. I apologize the recipe isn’t clearer. Hope you still try these green beans. All the best. Karin

    11. Alisha Ross says

      August 10, 2019 at 2:04 am

      5 stars
      YUM! I made this last night and it's fantastic! I used both green and yellow beans because I didn't have enough green, and it worked out great. Thank you!

      Reply
      • Karin and Ken says

        August 11, 2019 at 2:49 pm

        Happy everything worked out great! I still love this casserole after all of these years myself! Can't thank you enough for taking the time to let me know! You made my day! Take care and be well. Karin

    12. Moses Brodin says

      August 07, 2019 at 1:28 am

      5 stars
      I will share one of my family's favorites- Scrambled hamburg and gravy over mashed potatoes-- Scramble your hamburger in the skillet (I used cast iron) add some Lipton's Onion Soup or my favorite- Watkin's Onion Soup Mix- and water to the level you need gravy- to thicken you can use either corn starch and water or flour and water that were mixed together before adding to the watered (now simmering boiling) scrambled hamburg and soup mix and water-- thicken to your family's liking. We used Instant Potatoes when I was tired or fresh from the garden potatoes that had been cooked and mashed when I wasn't! It is super easy and well liked! I hope you will like trying it!

      Reply
      • Karin and Ken says

        August 07, 2019 at 7:18 am

        Sounds like a wonderful and super easy weeknight dinner! I will definitely try it! We make what my grandma called hamburger gravy and she did and now we do everything the same except we don’t add the soup mix. Next time I will definitely add the soup mix! I can’t thank you enough for the suggestion. I have enjoyed this recipe all my life and it never occurred to me to add anything or change it. I thank you again! Together we can all be better in the kitchen! Take care and enjoy your day! Be well. Karin

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