Aunt Lynn's Green Bean Casserole

Name: Aunt Lynn's Green Bean Casserole
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 10 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons butter; 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon white sugar; 1/4 cup onion, diced; 1 cup sour cream; 3 (14 1/2 ounce) cans French style green beans, drained; 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese; 1 can French-fried onions (a.k.a fried onion crisps); 1 tablespoon butter, melted; 1 (4 ounce) can chopped water chestnuts; 1/4 cup chopped pecans; 1 (4 ounce) can chopped mushrooms

Submitted by Smilynn

"I tested this on my family last Thanksgiving. They have requested it this year too. I got the base recipe from another website but added and deleted some of the ingredients to my taste. I like it because it's a bit different from the traditional casserole."

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Ready In:: 45mins
Ingredients:: 13
Serves:: 10

ingredients

2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon white sugar
¹⁄₄ cup onion, diced
1 cup sour cream
3 (14 1/2 ounce) cans French style green beans, drained
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
1 can French-fried onions (a.k.a fried onion crisps)
1 tablespoon butter, melted
1 (4 ounce) can chopped water chestnuts
¹⁄₄ cup chopped pecans
1 (4 ounce) can chopped mushrooms

directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees (175 degrees C).
Melt 2 T butter in large skillet over medium heat.
Stir in flour until smooth and cook for one minute.
Stir in salt, sugar, onion, water chestnuts, pecans, mushrooms and sour cream.
Add green beans and stir until coated.
Transfer mixture to a 2 1/2 quart casserole dish.
Spread cheese over top.
In a small bowl toss taste toppers and butter and sprinkle over the cheese.
Bake for 30 minutes or until top is golden brown and cheese is bubbly.

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Reviews

excellent..we were tiring of the tradional recipe....this was very good

mrwillard
Lynn13, My gosh this is so good,I made it just as written except I left out the water chestnuts, (we just aren't wild about them) But this was really Good.I usually make the traditional Green bean casserole,which we all love,but I will definantly make this one again. Thanks so much, Darlene Summers

Darlene Summers
Found out too late I didn't have enough fried onions - still the BEST greenie beanie casserole I've EVER had!

Stacey in BG!!!
This has been my "go to" green bean casserole recipe for about 4 years now. I grew up eating the Campbell's soup version, which I (used to) love, but my husband doesn't like mushrooms. One year I went so far as to run the mushroom soup through a blender hoping he wouldn't detect that there were still mushrooms in it. Then, a few years ago, tired of his complaining, I decided to try to seek out an alternative. I mostly follow this recipe with a few exceptions. I leave out the mushrooms, water chestnuts and pecans, and I replace the cheese with Swiss. I love this so much I have zero desire to return to the old recipe. I just asked my husband if he had any requests for Thanksgiving - "deviled eggs and lots of your cheesy green bean casserole" was his response! I think I'll double the recipe this year to make sure there's enough for me!

juliepeck79
Sorry we didn't really like it. It lacked the creaminess of the traditional green bean cassserole

Haileyjm

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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY

Smilynn

Prattville, AL

I love to cook with friends. Grilling out by the pool is one of our favorite pastimes. One of my passions is surfing for new recipes. I love to travel. If had a carefree free month off I would propably start my travels by driving up the east and west coasts visiting winerys and looking for great local restaurants. My pet peeves are people that talk with food in their mouths, or eat while talking on the phone and double dipping breadsticks or chips.

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