12 Easy Green Bean Casseroles

By MyRecipes
Updated: August 28, 2018
When you need a green bean casserole recipe for your holiday meal or covered dish dinner, look no further than this collection that includes traditional green bean casseroles as well as more daring versions featuring fresh mushrooms and onions, pecans, and cheese.
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Skillet Green Bean Casserole

Photo: Jennifer Causey; Styling: Heather Chadduck Hillegas
Skillet Green Bean Casserole Recipe

We've shortened (and lightened) this holiday classic by bringing everything together in one pan and using the stovetop and broiler rather than baking.

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Old-School Green Bean Casserole

Victor Protasio
Old-School Green Bean Casserole Recipe

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Green Bean Casserole with Cauliflower Cream

Jennifer Causey
Green Bean Casserole with Cauliflower Cream Recipe

Once simmered in milk and pureed, cauliflower transforms into a silky, luscious cream sauce—a dead ringer for the classic yet with a much better profile, saving nearly 500mg sodium and 4g fat per serving. We intensify the mushroom presence by using meaty cremini and shiitake mushrooms and roasting them first to cook out the excess liquid. If you can’t find shiitakes, use 2 (8-oz.) packages of cremini mushrooms. Skip the fried onions and use torn whole-wheat bread for a rustic, crunchy topper.

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Home-style Green Bean Casserole

Photo: Jennifer Davick; Styling: Amy Burke
Home-style Green Bean Casserole Recipe
This essential holiday casserole gets a much-needed makeover from fresh veggies and a lightened, but super-rich homemade sauce.

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Green Beans Supreme

Oxmoor House
Green Beans Supreme Recipe
Not your usual green bean casserole, this one is loaded with sour cream and cheese and has a white sauce instead of canned soup. It’s sure to become your new favorite casserole for holiday entertaining and potluck dinners.

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Green Bean Casserole

Photo: Beth Dreiling Hontzas; Styling: Missie Neville Crawford
Green Bean Casserole Recipe
Go beyond the standard “recipe on the can” casserole by adding Alfredo sauce instead of cream of mushroom soup, water chestnuts, Parmesan cheese and toasted pecans.
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Green Bean Casserole

Photo: Oxmoor House
Green Bean Casserole Recipe
This holiday classic is sure to become a convenient family favorite throughout the year with the help of your slow cooker.

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Cheddar-Pecan Green Bean Casserole

Photo: Beth Dreiling Hontzas; Styling: Rose Nguyen
Cheddar-Pecan Green Bean Casserole Recipe
Toss blanched green beans with a buttermilk-Ranch dressing and top with panko breadcrumbs, crushed French-fried onions, chopped pecans, and shredded Cheddar cheese for a tasty twist on a traditional green bean casserole.

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Green Bean Casserole

HOWARD L. PUCKETT
Green Bean Casserole Recipe
This lightened version of a traditional green bean casserole is made with reduced-fat cheese and low-fat sour cream and is topped with a savory herb-seasoned stuffing mix.
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Green Bean Casserole with Madeira Mushrooms

Photo: Charles Masters
Green Bean Casserole with Madeira Mushrooms Recipe
Here's a deliciously updated version of the classic, with fresh green beans and wine-infused mushrooms. We just had to keep the fried onion topping, which is arguably the best part.

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Shoepeg & Green Bean Casserole

Oxmoor House
Shoepeg & Green Bean Casserole Recipe
Perk up your usual green bean casserole with the addition of shoepeg corn and sour cream, then top with a buttery cracker topping.

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Green Bean Casserole

Oxmoor House
Green Bean Casserole Recipe
We reduced the fat but not the flavor in this family favorite recipe by substituting crushed Melba rounds and onion flakes for the canned fried onion rings.
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