The Ultimate Southern Green Bean Casserole – Easy Recipe
This Southern Green Bean Casserole recipe is the perfect side dish for Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner. It’s made super special with the addition of stuffing mix. There’s so much flavor in this delicious green bean casserole!
Yes, I know it’s still summer, but I’ve already got Thanksgiving Dinner on my mind! I put together the ultimate green bean casserole, giving everyone’s favorite side dish a boost in great flavor. I top this classic recipe with stuffing and crispy onions, and it is to DIE for!
I think this is the best green bean casserole recipe, and it will be a new tradition for your Thanksgiving table alongside Deep Fried Cajun Turkey, Sweet Potato Casserole with Toasted Marshmallow Topping and Caramelized Onion and Bacon Mashed Potatoes!
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Green bean casserole is a classic holiday side dish, combining fresh green beans (or canned), cream of mushroom soup, milk, soy sauce and French fried onions.
It’s popular because it’s so easy to make, and it seems like everyone has a favorite green bean casserole recipe!
In this recipe, you have the options of using fresh beans, but you can use frozen or canned green beans as well. Any of these options will give you tender green bean!
In this recipe, I make the classic casserole recipe, then take just a few extra steps to make it super special. I did use a box of turkey stuffing, but feel free to use the stuffing you have!
You can make this recipe ahead of time but wait to add the French-Fried Onions until just before baking, so they stay nice and crispy!
Ingredient Substitutions
This easy recipe has several possible substitutions since it uses common ingredients. Here are a few suggestions:
- Substitute Cream of Chicken Soup for Cream of Mushroom Soup
- Substitute turkey broth or vegetable broth for the chicken stock
- I used a turkey stuffing mix, but any flavor stuffing (cornbread, chicken, sage) would be delicious.
- Soy sauce is a perfect sub for Worcestershire sauce.
- Substitute frozen or canned green beans, but I would not recommend using French cut beans.
Southern Green Bean Casserole Additions
If you want to make your green bean casserole super special, consider one of the following additions:
- Add a pound of sliced fresh mushrooms to the green bean mixture.
- Add cooked, crumbled bacon to the crunchy fried onion topping for
- Add 1/2 to 1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese, pepper jack cheese or parmesan cheese to the green beans for a cheesy kick.
- Cut an onion into slices and sauté for 2-3 minutes in a tablespoon of butter. Add sautéed onions to the green bean mixture.
Serving Suggestions for Green Bean Casserole
This deluxe green bean casserole is perfect when served alongside a Air Fryer Turkey Breast with Homemade Sausage and Herb Stuffing on the side, and a beautiful salad like this Easy Cranberry Harvest Salad to round it out!
Storing Leftovers
Cover leftovers with plastic wrap or transfer to an airtight container, and store leftovers in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
Southern Green Bean Casserole
Ingredients
- 10.5 ounces Campbell's Cream of Mushroom Soup 1 can
- 1/2 cup milk
- 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 4 cups green beans fresh, canned or frozen
For the stuffing topping:
- 1.5 cups chicken broth or vegetable broth
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 6 ounces stuffing mix dry
- 1.5 cups fried onions divided
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- In a large mixing bowl, add cream of mushroom soup, milk, Worcestershire sauce, garlic powder and black pepper. Stir well to combine.
- Next, stir in the green beans. Then, add half of the crispy fried onions.
- Grease a 9×13'' baking dish and pour green bean mixture into the dish.
- In a medium microwave safe bowl, microwave butter for 30-60 seconds until the butter is melted.
- To the bowl with the melted butter, add chicken stock and stuffing mix. Stir until the stuffing is thoroughly moistened.
- Spread the stuffing mixture over the top of the green bean mixture, gently pressing down into the green beans in pockets. I like to use a spatula to smooth each layer out.
- Top the stuffing mixture with the remaining French-fried onions.
- Bake for 40 minutes, until it's hot and bubbly. If the topping starts to brown too soon, cover with aluminum foil.
- Remove from oven and serve warm!
Notes
Nutrition
I saw in your recipe that the yield is 9 servings, but approximately how much is each of those servings?
It is roughly 1/2 cup per serving! I also think this can stretch to 12 servings if there are several more side dishes available.
Hey… so what is the butter for and when does it get added. I followed the directions and am sitting here with 1/2 a cup of melted butter.
Hi Joshua! The melted butter gets mixed in with the stuffing mix and chicken stock, for the stuffing layer!
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