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Never Enough Green Bean Casserole

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"This is NOT your usual plain green bean casserole. This is a recipe that started with my great-aunt and has been passed around our family for years. People tasting it for the first time ALWAYS want the recipe!" — Deb Dessaint

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1 (10 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup
3 ounces processed cheese (i.e. Velveeta®), cubed
1 tablespoon real bacon bits

1 (4 ounce) can mushroom stems and pieces, drained
2 (15 ounce) cans cut green beans, drained
1 (2.8 ounce) can French-fried onions

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Directions

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
Heat the undiluted cream of mushroom soup in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the processed cheese and bacon, and continue stirring until completely melted. Remove from the heat, stir in the mushrooms, then the green beans until evenly coated. Pour the mixture into a casserole dish, and top with the fried onions, leaving a 1 inch margin around the sides.
Bake for 25 to 30 minutes in the preheated oven, until heated through and bubbly. Check near the end of cooking to make sure the onions aren't getting too brown.

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This recipe uses the submitter's substitution in place of a bacon cheese spread, as it is not widely available. If the bacon cheese spread is available, use 1 (5 ounce) jar in place of the processed cheese and bacon in this recipe.

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Most Helpful Positive Review

May 20, 2006

If I could give this 1000 stars, I would!!! This recipe is so fantastic. I made it differently, though... I didn't make mine in the oven, I made mine in the crock pot (a double batch fits well in a 3-quart cooker, if you have an army to feed! lol!) basically just mixing everything together (softening the cream of mushroom soup just for about 30 seconds in the micro to make it easier to stir.) I cooked it on low for about 3 hours, stirred it, and let simmer until I was ready for it. Then, right before serving, I stirred some of the FF Onions in with the beans, then sprinkled some on the top as well. I had a few people at Thanksgiving with an aversion to not only green bean casserole but to mushrooms as well, but they tried it and LOVED IT!!! I guess you could leave out the mushrooms if you have a lot of protesters! :) I WILL be making this again! I will try to add a bit more cheese next time, I like stuff very cheesy! Oh, I also used the "Real Bacon Bits" instead of frying up bacon and crumbling it myself (I'm a lazy cook, I look for shortcuts where I can, heh heh) and it tasted just wonderful! Turkey bacon might be good, too!!! Play around with it, have fun!

—SLOOPY1975

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Most Helpful Critical Review

Jan 07, 2006

Not much flavor. I did use french cut green beans which added a little visual to the recipe. I felt as if this recipe was lacking something. We all ate it but no one was blown away.

—david4ania

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Feb 11, 2009

The original recipe called for a jar of Kraft Bacon cheese spread. It comes in a small, 5 oz. glass jar (with a metal pry-off lid). It also comes in other flavors. Old English is the one I use when I can't find the Bacon (as a last resort Velveeta-type)and add 1 to 2 T. finely minced cooked bacon. Obviously, the bigger the chop, the less bacon there will be in 1 T. This recipe doubles or triples nicely. I have also doubled the amount of green beans without changing the other ingredients and this works well too in a pinch. Hope this helps ~Deb

—Deb Dessaint

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Dec 01, 2006

I chose to do this in a crockpot over Thanksgiving, do to the oven being overused as it was. I doubled the recipe and used the kraft old english substitute, frozen greenbeans and no extra mushrooms (also sub cream of celery). I let cook about 4 hours on low. If doing in a crockpot, in the future i would recommend turning off to let the sauce set up (was a little runny.) Also the cheese added a little too much salt, so i just added pepper. I like this recipe and will use again for Christmas.

—PlainLaine

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Nov 11, 2006

This was a nice change from the usual green bean cassarole. I used frozen greenbeans like others have suggested and I really liked them better than the canned ones. I also used some fresh mushrooms instead of canned ones. My only dissappointment is that it was a little too cheezy for my tastes. I think I would prefer about half the amount of cheeze next time.

—grandma_beth

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Dec 08, 2012

This is my go to recipe for all pitch-ins and family functions. I omit the bacon pieces to make it vegetarian. As seen in the italics at the bottom, the velveeta is a substitution and not in the original recipe. I use kraft old english cheese spread. It is in a little glass container that looks like a juice glass almost. I've tried to make this in a crockpot, but it doesn't get the same flavor. I've found that baking it as normal (without adding the french onions) and then transferring it over to a crockpot to keep warm works okay. I do bake the french onions separately to get them crispy, but I serve them in a dish on the side. I do not put them in the crockpot.

—Lainey Dru

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Nov 26, 2006

Yum! This was my first Thanksgiving as hostess, and this recipe definitely helped me through it! I put it together the nigt before (all but the fried onions) and kept it in the fridge to make things easier the day of the big meal. I used Kraft Old English Cheese for the processed cheese, made my own real bacon (instead of bacon bits), and used fresh baby portabella mushrooms (instead of canned). All of the leftovers are gone and I'm ready to make this again! This recipe will be a staple for years to come!

—Kristen

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Dec 28, 2006

This was not only delicious, but versatile! We enjoyed the casserole on Christmas, and then I added some more veggies, chicken, velveeta, french fried onions, and cream of chicken soup together to the leftovers, topped it with a pie crust and had the BEST POT PIE ever. This was a HUGE hit on Christmas!

—AMYLYNN6841

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Nutrition

Calories
204 kcal
10%

Carbohydrates
15.6 g
5%

Cholesterol
12 mg
4%

Fat
13.3 g
20%

Fiber
2.8 g
11%

Protein
5.4 g
11%

Sodium
1110 mg
44%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Nutritional Information

Never Enough Green Bean Casserole

Serving Size: 1/6 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 6
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 204
Calories from Fat: 120

% Daily Value *
Total Fat 13.3g 20 %
Saturated Fat 4.7g 24 %
Cholesterol 12mg 4 %
Sodium 1110mg 44 %
** Potassium 95mg 3 %
Total Carbohydrates 15.6g 5 %
Dietary Fiber 2.8g 11 %
Protein 5.4g 11 %
Sugars 4.4g
** Vitamin A 9 %
** Vitamin C 2 %
** Calcium 14 %
** Iron 16 %
** Thiamin 3 %
** Niacin 11 %
** Vitamin B6 1 %
** Magnesium 3 %
** Folate 2 %

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.