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Post by Lexica on Nov 21, 2023 17:30:49 GMT
I just saw this on CNN and since we are talking about Thanksgiving traditional dishes, I figured I would post this here too. The inventor of the dish, Dorcas Reilly, was an employee at Campbell’s and in the mid 1950s, the company was trying to push the use of their soups by creating various recipes containing canned soup, including a cake that contained tomato soup. Dorcus was in the department that was tasked with coming up with ways to use canned soups in recipes and she invented the Green Bean Casserole recipe. It became their most popular recipe, selling hundreds of cans of cream of mushroom soup and containers of fried onions. Only Dorcus wasn’t aware of how popular the casserole was for 40 years. She never served it at home to her family because it was just something she did at work. www.cnn.com/videos/us/2023/11/20/green-bean-casserole-dorcas-reilly-thanksgiving-campbell-soup-contd-orig-llr-mc.cnnI see the original recipe contained soy sauce. I have never added that. It is salty enough with those onions on top. We have always added toasted sliced almonds to ours too. Do you serve it, and do you make it the same as the original with green beans, cream of mushroom soup, milk, soy sauce, and fried onions or do you tweak it to suit your family’s preference? For fun, this is a list of state-specific Thanksgiving favorites: www.cnn.com/wbd/top-thanksgiving-recipes-in-every-state/index.html |
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Post by workingclassdog on Nov 21, 2023 17:36:18 GMT
I don't like it but I make it. I use the french cut green beans, the cream of mushroom soup, and I use the biggest size crunchy onions and I use 1/2 and 1/2 for the milk for a richer taste. I don't use soy sauce (never heard of using that)
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Post by Linda on Nov 21, 2023 17:38:15 GMT
It's not a favourite here - I don't like green beans very much and my girls don't like anything with cream of ... soup. So I don't usually make it. I did make it last year for DH's potluck at work - I'm not sure why he signed up for it but he did. I made a fresh green bean casserole houseofnasheats.com/fresh-green-bean-casserole/ and he said it was really good. I've made it once for us since then - and it was really good. I'm not making it for Thanksgiving but I have it tentatively on my New Year's Day menu |
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Post by breetheflea on Nov 21, 2023 17:41:33 GMT
I just saw this on CNN and since we are talking about Thanksgiving traditional dishes, I figured I would post this here too. The inventor of the dish, Dorcas Reilly, was an employee at Campbell’s and in the mid 1950s, the company was trying to push the use of their soups by creating various recipes containing canned soup, including a cake that contained tomato soup. Dorcus was in the department that was tasked with coming up with ways to use canned soups in recipes and she invented the Green Bean Casserole recipe. It became their most popular recipe, selling hundreds of cans of cream of mushroom soup and containers of fried onions. Only Dorcus wasn’t aware of how popular the casserole was for 40 years. She never served it at home to her family because it was just something she did at work. www.cnn.com/videos/us/2023/11/20/green-bean-casserole-dorcas-reilly-thanksgiving-campbell-soup-contd-orig-llr-mc.cnnI see the original recipe contained soy sauce. I have never added that. It is salty enough with those onions on top. We have always added toasted sliced almonds to ours too. Do you serve it, and do you make it the same as the original with green beans, cream of mushroom soup, milk, soy sauce, and fried onions or do you tweak it to suit your family’s preference? For fun, this is a list of state-specific Thanksgiving favorites: www.cnn.com/wbd/top-thanksgiving-recipes-in-every-state/index.htmlWashington got sugar cookies, who eats sugar cookies for Thanksgiving?  ETA: we have only made green bean casserole once for Thanksgiving. DH made it from an Alton Brown recipe (no cream soup.) |
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Post by KelleeM on Nov 21, 2023 17:41:42 GMT
I’ve made it once or twice but that was many years ago. Not something my family would eat.
My grandmother and mother made tomato soup cake and I’ve made it as well. With cream cheese frosting it’s delicious!!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 21, 2023 17:42:56 GMT
I do not care for it. However my family loves the stuff. Like seriously it's my dh's, sister's and dd's favorite Thanksgiving dish. And the rest really like it too besides my nephew who doesn't like much of anything. However if I eat the stuff it will be my version or maybe someone who makes it from scratch (I have but family prefers the crap stuff). Most people don't drain the green beans enough and/or put in too much soup. Once my former sister in law made it without the fried onions on top and so much soup it was just soup with green beans floating in it.  I use very well drained canned green beans, mixed with the soup, but not too much, a little milk, pepper, worstershire sauce and a little chicken seasoning (not poultry seasoning, a specific item from a famous fried chicken restaurant in MI). Bake and then top with the fried onions and cooked until they are lightly browned. I like to crush some of them up first. |
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Post by airforcemomof1 on Nov 21, 2023 17:43:06 GMT
Only had it once. My son’s girlfriend at the time made it and brought to our Thanksgiving meal. I knew ahead of time she was bringing it and I made sure everyone else knew it ahead of time and instructed them to eat some of it. 🤭 None of us like it and never make it.
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Post by sueg on Nov 21, 2023 17:49:03 GMT
American friends of ours here in Munich invited us to their place for Thanksgiving dinner one year while they were living here and green bean casserole was served. I ate it because I am polite and partly because I had heard of it and wanted to try it out. I’m glad I only took a small serve and probably wouldn’t eat it again if I am ever invited to Thanksgiving again.
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Post by quinlove on Nov 21, 2023 17:50:25 GMT
Yes, some of us in my family like it. Me included. In fact, as a young wife in the late 60s, I remember soy sauce being in the recipe. And, I followed the recipe to the t. 😊
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Post by snyder on Nov 21, 2023 18:01:42 GMT
I just saw this on CNN and since we are talking about Thanksgiving traditional dishes, I figured I would post this here too. The inventor of the dish, Dorcas Reilly, was an employee at Campbell’s and in the mid 1950s, the company was trying to push the use of their soups by creating various recipes containing canned soup, including a cake that contained tomato soup. Dorcus was in the department that was tasked with coming up with ways to use canned soups in recipes and she invented the Green Bean Casserole recipe. It became their most popular recipe, selling hundreds of cans of cream of mushroom soup and containers of fried onions. Only Dorcus wasn’t aware of how popular the casserole was for 40 years. She never served it at home to her family because it was just something she did at work. www.cnn.com/videos/us/2023/11/20/green-bean-casserole-dorcas-reilly-thanksgiving-campbell-soup-contd-orig-llr-mc.cnnI see the original recipe contained soy sauce. I have never added that. It is salty enough with those onions on top. We have always added toasted sliced almonds to ours too. Do you serve it, and do you make it the same as the original with green beans, cream of mushroom soup, milk, soy sauce, and fried onions or do you tweak it to suit your family’s preference? For fun, this is a list of state-specific Thanksgiving favorites: www.cnn.com/wbd/top-thanksgiving-recipes-in-every-state/index.htmlWashington got sugar cookies, who eats sugar cookies for Thanksgiving? ETA: we have only made green bean casserole once for Thanksgiving. DH made it from an Alton Brown recipe (no cream soup.) I thought the same thing. And Wyoming must me on crack. Their favorite is a pie crust. lol
Think I have probably had one bit of it in my life time. Yucky. No one in my family makes it. Last year my nephew and his wife hosted and they bought the meal from Kroger. It had greenbean caserole and I noticed it went begging.
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Post by papersilly on Nov 21, 2023 18:03:11 GMT
i have never made it and i have never eaten it. we like green beans but fresh, never frozen and stir fried so they stay crisp.
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Post by rymeswithpurple on Nov 21, 2023 18:07:07 GMT
I never had it at Thanksgiving until I met DH. He and I will even occasionally make it as a side if we're having roast for dinner.
Somehow, his dad's last year at Thanksgiving was 1/4" thick... we're still not sure how that happened (and I don't eat at his dad's for reasons that are not that).
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Post by bbkeef on Nov 21, 2023 18:29:54 GMT
I grew up absolutely loving it (when mom made it). I used soy sauce in the past, but haven't in years. I tolerate green bean casserole now, it's no longer a favorite. I would say most of my family still enjoys it.
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Post by scrappert on Nov 21, 2023 18:37:22 GMT
Do you serve it, and do you make it the same as the original with green beans, cream of mushroom soup, milk, soy sauce, and fried onions or do you tweak it to suit your family’s preference? My mom would serve it, we added cubed up Velveeta cheese in there, no soy sauce. Loved it. SO's family uses cheddar cheese soup instead of cream of mushroom, no soy sauce. This is how I make it now since no one likes the cream of mushroom version. I also stir in some of the onions as well as put them on top. Wisconsin: Baked Acorn Squash with Brown Sugar and Butter - Meh, I don't think that fits. I would think mashed potatoes with cheese and butter would be the one for Wisconsin! |
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Post by epeanymous on Nov 21, 2023 18:46:15 GMT
I only had it once; it was fine, but I wasn't itching to have it again. I do love those fried onions; I like to put them on top of soup, so I guess it's the casserole minus the beans |
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Post by smartypants71 on Nov 21, 2023 18:50:48 GMT
My family doesn't make it, and I find it pretty gross.
I do make what i call a green bean casserole but it's more of a stuffing/dressing with french-style green beans, artichokes, bread crumbs, and parmesan.
Also, the cranberry concoction for Kansas is interesting. Not sure I could get into that one either!
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Post by craftymom101 on Nov 21, 2023 18:54:02 GMT
I make green bean casserole every year, but never with cream-of-anything soup (or soy sauce!). I use the Pioneer Woman recipe and we all love it. The recipe calls for bacon, onions, garlic, a little cayenne, cheddar cheese, and panko breadcrumbs on top. I swap out the panko breadcrumbs for French's crispy fried onions. Pioneer Woman Green Bean Casserole |
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Post by peano on Nov 21, 2023 19:00:23 GMT
Ordinarily I turn up my nose at Campbell’s cream of anything soups, but I love the traditional green bean casserole at Thanksgiving. Mushy green beans are a comfort food for me and I prefer them soft to crispy, except maybe in a salade Niçoise.
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Post by padresfan619 on Nov 21, 2023 19:02:18 GMT
I never had it until I was in college and spent Thanksgiving with my ex-boyfriend’s family. I LOVE it but no one in my family does so I don’t make it. Trader Joe’s had a green bean casserole bite snack thing in the frozen section a few years ago so I’d get my fix there.
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Post by Lexica on Nov 21, 2023 19:20:57 GMT
I only had it once; it was fine, but I wasn't itching to have it again. I do love those fried onions; I like to put them on top of soup, so I guess it's the casserole minus the beans I love the onions too. I no longer allow myself to get onion rings so this is my compromise. There was a place not too far from my California house, The Hat, that sold an order of onion rings that would take me several sittings to finish, the order was so huge. And their BBQ sauce for dipping them made it perfection. Fortunately, I haven’t noticed many fast food places around my new house and definitely no Hat. I don’t eat beef anymore and I don’t like the taste of turkey burgers. So every so often, I make a Beyond Burger, (or Impossible Burger, I like both brands) I always put some BBQ sauce on it simply to help hold on a bit of Frenches onions. It is much better for me than that giant order of onion rings and still tastes similar. Oh, and I like the casserole, but I either use fresh green beans or the Costco here sells a big bag of frozen green beans that are actually quite good. I have never liked any canned vegetable. They just taste really salty and mushy to me. |
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Post by Lexica on Nov 21, 2023 19:25:35 GMT
I make green bean casserole every year, but never with cream-of-anything soup (or soy sauce!). I use the Pioneer Woman recipe and we all love it. The recipe calls for bacon, onions, garlic, a little cayenne, cheddar cheese, and panko breadcrumbs on top. I swap out the panko breadcrumbs for French's crispy fried onions. Pioneer Woman Green Bean Casserole Oh, some crispy bacon added would be a nice treat. I’ll have to try that some time. |
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Post by Zee on Nov 21, 2023 19:40:39 GMT
I didn't grow up with it, but tried some at a friend's house one year and fell in love. It has to have canned green beans though, it's not good with fresh or frozen.
Love it, love it.
Never made it with soy sauce though.
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Post by craftymom101 on Nov 21, 2023 19:42:38 GMT
I make green bean casserole every year, but never with cream-of-anything soup (or soy sauce!). I use the Pioneer Woman recipe and we all love it. The recipe calls for bacon, onions, garlic, a little cayenne, cheddar cheese, and panko breadcrumbs on top. I swap out the panko breadcrumbs for French's crispy fried onions. Pioneer Woman Green Bean Casserole Oh, some crispy bacon added would be a nice treat. I’ll have to try that some time. I made this recipe for my work Thanksgiving today and everyone loved it! The addition of bacon, plus the other spices, really makes this recipe delicious. |
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Post by kelly8875 on Nov 21, 2023 19:49:21 GMT
I personally don't like it, but everyone in my family does. I make the basic original version. I don't make too much, as no one eats it as leftovers, but the day of they like it. I use canned beans, drained.
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Post by Darcy Collins on Nov 21, 2023 19:51:54 GMT
Never had it growing up, and I never serve it. I think someone brought it one year to one of the giant family gatherings, and I might have tried it, but didn't really make an impression on me.
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Post by ~summer~ on Nov 21, 2023 19:54:10 GMT
I’ve never had it as far as I know.
Growing up (and still) my mom made fresh green beans (sliced using that tool with a funny name I can never remember it) sautéed with butter and slivered almond.
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Post by Tearisci on Nov 21, 2023 20:05:00 GMT
I was the assigned green bean casserole maker in the family for many many years. I've never liked it because I like fresh crunchy green beans but I dutifully made it every year.
Now that I've moved and am around different family, I was able to break free of the tradtion and no one has picked it up so it's not part of our menu. I'm sure if I said I would make it, that my family would love it but I prefer to make things I'm going to eat.
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Post by bethany102399 on Nov 21, 2023 20:10:49 GMT
It's my favorite of everything on the Thanksgiving table. This is my least favorite holiday of the year and DH's favorite which means we ALWAYS have a traditional meal. I really only like the green beans and the cranberries. We added mac and cheese for DS last year and it's fine. But I've been known to have just the green beans as leftovers for dinner on Friday.
DH's mom uses french style green beans, cheese and water chestnuts. (and of course soup)
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Post by bethany102399 on Nov 21, 2023 20:13:13 GMT
Also, the cranberry concoction for Kansas is interesting. Not sure I could get into that one either! I missed this, as a lover of cranberry (and being from Kansas) I need to know more! |
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Post by dewryce on Nov 21, 2023 20:17:33 GMT
Growing up it was a staple item, and often assigned to me because I couldn’t cook  I used French style canned green beans, a lot more French onions than it called for, but no soy sauce. I loved, loved, loved it. But a few years ago I had it, same exact recipe, and found it really gross. No idea what changed for me. My SIL’s husband, who is a trained chef, made it for us one year using fresh everything, and it was amazing. I was not able to recreate his version  |
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ETA: we have only made green bean casserole once for Thanksgiving. DH made it from an Alton Brown recipe (no cream soup.) 
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I used French style canned green beans, a lot more French onions than it called for, but no soy sauce. I loved, loved, loved it. But a few years ago I had it, same exact recipe, and found it really gross. No idea what changed for me. My SIL’s husband, who is a trained chef, made it for us one year using fresh everything, and it was amazing. I was not able to recreate his version