Ah the Thanksgiving staple. I'm surprised you requested this, aren't you the one that refuses to allow it on the table? It was always my job to get this one going, probably because I would generally be the one to consume half the pan. Between this and mashed potatoes, I didn't eat a whole lot else on thanksgiving.
For the record, the green beans really should be the french cut ones. The others work, but they don't quite bake into the sauce the same way.
four normal sized cans of french cut green beans
2 cans campbells cream of soup. (you know the routine, chicken or mushroom. the recipe calls for mushroom, but SOME people won't eat the mushroom stuff, so you have to consider who you are serving this to)
Frenchs fried onions
salt and pepper
drain the beans, mix them with the soup and some milk and about half the can of onions, salt an pepper to taste. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes, then scatter the rest of the onions on top so they get crispy during the last 5 minutes of bake time.
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11 years ago
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Editor's note - Nancy is rightly surprised at my willingness to allow this. But in my struggle, I felt that in order for PrattFamilyCooking to be a legitimate, integritable record, we have to include this. Remember, even in the Book of Mormon times, the evil secret oaths and combinations of the Gadianton's were preserved by historians. Although the prophets were commanded not to share them and to keep them locked up, which raises the question, should this blog be public now that green bean casserole recipe is on it?
Nancy says 'use french cut green beans', Stef says, 'it's way better with fresh green beans'.
This conflict creates an opportunity to share some very important family history:
French cut refers to green beens being cut the long way, I think not just in half but in thirds or even fourths. Generally such a thing is accomplished by buying them canned or with a machine.
Here is what Stef may not have known: In an act of true, altruistic, consecrated self-sacrifice on behalf of the family, Nancy actually hand-french-cut Fresh green beans for this casserole one year. It was a grueling and demanding task, but she met the challenge and overcame all to provide what was, in my opinion, the only spectacular Green Bean Casserole ever produced in history.
For extraordinary valor in the face of the enemy (to me green bean casserole is the enemy), Nancy received a medal of honor from the Pratt Family. We expect the French Government will also recognize her sacrifice, although as is typical of European Cultures, it will likely not happen until she is in her 70s or 80s.
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