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Green Bean Casserole, Part Two!!

colliegirls — Fri, 28 Nov 2014 01:25:36 GMT

I made the classic Green Bean Casserole with mushroom gravy instead of cream of mushroom soup today for Thanksgiving and EVERYONE in my family complained and said not to change the original traditional dish! I guess for Christmas dinner it is back to the old recipe!!!

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RedTop — Fri, 28 Nov 2014 01:43:07 GMT

I totally get sticking to what you like. My family likes our green beans flavored with sautéed bacon and a little onion, salt and pepper only. Green bean casserole is not allowed in this house.

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colliegirls — Fri, 28 Nov 2014 01:46:10 GMT

Bacon would be good added to the casserole!! Dare I????

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RedTop — Fri, 28 Nov 2014 01:53:23 GMT

Absolutely! Bacon makes everything better!

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AuntG — Fri, 28 Nov 2014 02:23:52 GMT

They are a tough crowd. Must have forgotten to be thankful for someone who cooked for them.

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!FitChick! — Fri, 28 Nov 2014 03:40:40 GMT

I stuck with the classic recipe for Thanksgiving. My husband's daughter in law loves it. no leftovers. She is a vegetarian, and made a lot new recipes, a fair share of tofu and spices I'm not familiar with. I love my veggies, but more on the plain side, and I;m not crazy about tofu. She thanked me for the green bean casserole and went back for seconds. Sometimes familiar is good.

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homedecor1 — Fri, 28 Nov 2014 03:50:26 GMT

I made a new recipe for green beans today - tired of the ole classic. Was flicking channels last week and saw Ree Drummonds tgiving she made green beans w/diced tomatos, chopped red onion & bacon. Wow it was delicious and really tasty.

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Shogirl — Fri, 28 Nov 2014 04:18:49 GMT

My daughter-in-law made it with smoked gouda cheese, red peppers and fresh green beans and it was yummy. I think she used a recipe from the cooking channel.

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Snowpuppy — Fri, 28 Nov 2014 06:27:06 GMT

I have a tough time introducing anything new on a holiday menu so to spare time, expense and my feelings I quit fighting.

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151949 — Fri, 28 Nov 2014 14:44:12 GMT

My DH makes a german sweet/sour green bean dish that has bacon and a mushroom gravy in it plus, of course the onion to sweeten it and some vinegar. It is fantastic.

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HonnyBrown — Fri, 28 Nov 2014 17:31:15 GMT

I made macaroni and cheese without Velveeta for a holiday pot luck at work. It didn't go over very well.

I learned not to change staples for holiday meals.

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house_cat — Fri, 28 Nov 2014 18:20:27 GMT

On 11/27/2014 RedTop said: I totally get sticking to what you like. My family likes our green beans flavored with sautéed bacon and a little onion, salt and pepper only. Green bean casserole is not allowed in this house.

I prepare mine the same way. I was asked to bring a green bean casserole to a potluck recently.. I pondered it forever and finally decided to stick with my onion and bacon green beans. They were the first to disappear. I made them for Thanksgiving. No point fixing what already works.

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soonersis — Sat, 29 Nov 2014 03:51:30 GMT

My family loves for me to make the traditional green bean casserole, but I don't eat mushrooms so use cream of chicken soup instead. It works and tastes great.

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colliegirls — Sat, 29 Nov 2014 04:23:05 GMT

I will stop trying to change the "traditional" holiday meals and save changes for regular dinners. My children love and look forward to the food we always have for Thanksgiving and Christmas, including the green bean casserole.