Green Bean Casserole

 Source: French's Fried Onion's Label 

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 35 minutes

Servings: 5

Ingredients:

• 10  oz can cream or mushroom soup
• ¾ cup milk
• ⅛ tsp pepper
• 2 cans green beans, drainer
• 1 1£ cup French's Crispy Fried Onions (Original)(

Directions

1. Mix soup, milk, and pepper in a 1 ½ quart baking dish.
2. Stir in beans and ⅔ cup onions
3. Bake at 350º for 39 minutes until hot, stir.
4. Top with remaining ⅔ cup onions and bake 5 min until the onions are golden brown.

Kitchen tips: For a kick of spice, double the black pepper in this recipe to ¼ tsp and prepare as directed.  

To feed a crowd, double this recipe and prepare in a 13"x9" pan.  Use a whole 6 oz container of onions, reserving 1 ⅓ cup for the topping.  Increase cooking time to 40 minutes or until heated through.

My tweaks:

Sub the soup for homemade to avoid MSG:

•  Saute ½ cup finely minced mushrooms in 3 Tbsp butter for 4-5 min until tender. Stir in 3 Tbsp flour for 1 minute.
• Whisk in ½ cup chicken broth and 1 cup milk, simmer for 4-5 min, stirring until thick and bubbl, then let stand for 15 minutes before using. (can also use 1 ½ cup milk and a tsp of Better Than Boullion,  Also can sub cream for the milk.

IIncrease the pepper to ½ tsp.

Add a pinch of cayenne pepper.

Double the onions and put them all on top to crisp up.  They will get mixed in as you serve them.  Also, look for organic versions for a cleaner version.