Creamy green bean casserole is made with French style green beans baked in a creamy, cheesy sauce and topped with crispy fried onions.

Creamy Green Bean Casserole

From the recipe collection of Tara Ippolito

It’s not the holidays without this creamy green bean casserole.

Talk about a classic recipe. This one has been gracing our Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner tables for decades.

There are so many different versions of this recipe to choose from but I truly believe that this one is the best.

Everyone in my family absolutely loves it including my two very picky kids.

We rarely have any leftovers and that’s saying a lot because we tend to serve a ton of food for our family and friends.

The holidays are a very special time for us all and most of our celebrations are centered around the food.

So the recipes we choose to share with family and friends have gotta be the best of the best.

This recipe is creamy, it’s cheesy and is packed with so much nostalgia in every bite.

I have good reason to believe that this will become your new go to recipe.

But even if you do have a recipe that you like it’s still nice to change things up every once in a while and try something new.

I hope you give this green bean casserole a try. If you do, I know you’ll love it just as much as my family and friends do.

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Creamy Green Bean Casserole Variations

I like this recipe for green bean casserole made just the way it is but here are some ways to change it up if you’d like to.

• Cheese- use any kind of cheese that you’d like for this recipe or you can also omit it completely. Just be sure to shred the cheese yourself because it will melt much better that way.
• Soup- couple up on the cream of mushroom soup if you prefer.
• Green Beans- you can use fresh green beans cooked to al dente if you’d like to.

Other Easy Holiday Side Dishes

If you like super easy to make holiday side dishes like this one, here are some others that I know you’ll love, too.

• Classic Corn Soufflé
• Frozen Mixed Vegetable Casserole
• Cheesy Spinach Gratin
• Classic Sweet Potato Casserole

Creamy Green Bean Casserole Ingredients

• French Style Green Beans, drained well
• Cream of Mushroom Soup
• Cream of Celery Soup
• Cheddar Cheese, hand shredded
• French’s Crispy Fried Onions
• Pepper and Garlic Powder

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375°

First, in a large bowl, add the green beans, cream of mushroom soup, cream of celery Soup, shredded cheese and fried onions.

Then, season it with pepper and garlic powder and mix everything together until it’s evenly combined.

Now, add the mixture to a sprayed baking dish and smooth it out so that it’s flat and even.

Next, sprinkle the top with more shredded cheese and then more fried onions.

Then, place it into the oven to cook for 45 minutes.

Finally, let it cool slightly, serve warm and enjoy!