I serve green beans almondine.

Anonymous wrote:I actually like green bean casserole but I haven't had it for at least 25 years. I didn't know it was still served! We have haricot verts (just skinny green beans) for thanksgiving, usually sautéed with shallots.

I think people try to continue the traditions from their childhood. Cream of mushroom soup was a staple of many a casserole in the 60s and 70s and people who would never eat that now still associate it with childhood thanksgivings.

This. It was my favorite as a kid, so my 85yo mother still insists on making it. When I make it I use a related but much better recipe from scratch with real beans and mushrooms and herbs from the garden. I love mushrooms.

Anonymous wrote:I have never seen it in real life. And I pray that I never do.

Same. New Englander here and it was never part of the offering. Plain vegetables, and not green beans. We are a peas, carrots, squash and hubbard squash family. Hubbard squash is pretty disgusting. Maybe if they had added soup and cheese and fried bits to it, it would have been palatable.

Anonymous wrote:Aw, you just need a good recipe.
This is pretty tasty and goes well with anything
https://www.kroger.com/r/sichuan-pepper-green-bean-casserole-recipe/4fc7f7a4-319d-4f79-a807-0c6bbaf3d206

That looks very tasty, but it is not a casserole.

Green bean casserole is a specific dish.

I’ve never had the canned version but my SIL makes a version with everything from scratch and it’s really good

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Anonymous wrote:Why is this a staple for thanksgiving and in so many tables? It is dog food. How did a monstrosity invented by major food companies become standard fare during Thanksgiving? It is so awful and cringe inducing.

Because women were fed up with cooking all day (and cleaning and taking care of kids) while their husbands relaxed in the Lay-Z-Boy and being able to dump some canned slop into a dish and bake it was the BEST THING EVER

Also the same reason ultra mushy canned yams/sweet potatoes covered in marshmallows and baked ended up on the table. Women of the 60s with saying F this. I’m fed up spending all day in the kitchen

All of these people saying they make theirs with fresh green beans and scratch components are taking away the intended essence of the dish. The taste of a canned green bean is intrinsic to the green bean casserole, as are the french's fried onions and the canned cream of mushroom or cream of chicken soup. You can Ina it up with "good quality" ingredients and make it a different thing or you can let it be the comfort food it is for people who grew up with it on their table. No shame in that, it's ok! Now do canned cranberry sauce.

Anonymous wrote:Mine is so good. I use fresh green beans and make the mushroom gravy sauce from scratch. I love a big scoop of it on top of my mashed potatoes.

Better than canned, but in what world does mushroom creamy sauce belong on green beans?

Anonymous wrote:Why is this a staple for thanksgiving and in so many tables? It is dog food. How did a monstrosity invented by major food companies become standard fare during Thanksgiving? It is so awful and cringe inducing.

Because women were fed up with cooking all day (and cleaning and taking care of kids) while their husbands relaxed in the Lay-Z-Boy and being able to dump some canned slop into a dish and bake it was the BEST THING EVER

My family would banish me to hell if I don’t serve it. 😂😂😂

I don’t like certain foods but don’t want to banish them. Not really a fan of this so I don’t eat it, but let the people have their cream of mushroom soup if they want!

I like it, but I make it with fresh green beans (no canned) and made from scratch what is essentially the cream of mushroom soup.

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Anonymous wrote:Why is this a staple for thanksgiving and in so many tables? It is dog food. How did a monstrosity invented by major food companies become standard fare during Thanksgiving? It is so awful and cringe inducing.

No self-respecting dog would eat this.

+10000

BLASPHEMY!!!

Anonymous wrote:Why is this a staple for thanksgiving and in so many tables? It is dog food. How did a monstrosity invented by major food companies become standard fare during Thanksgiving? It is so awful and cringe inducing.

No self-respecting dog would eat this.