Southwest Blend Magazine’s
Holiday
Recipe Guide -
Green Beans
Green Bean casseroles are one of America’s favorite Holiday side dishes.
Enjoy this varied and easy-to-make selection of green bean recipes.
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Easy Green Bean Casserole
Green Beans Alaska
Green Bean Casserole
Layered Green Bean Casserole
Mary's
Cream of Tomato Green Bean Casserole
Microwave Lemon-Relished
Green Beans Casserole
Easy Green Bean
Casserole
1 ½ lbs. green beans
1 ½ cups crushed cornflakes
½ cup grated Monterey Jack cheese
4 oz. cream cheese
1 egg
2 Tbsp. milk
Salt
Tabasco / hot sauce
Clean and cut the green beans into 1 1/2 "pieces.
Steam for about 4 minutes, until they are slightly tender and crisp.
Rinse in cold water and put into a medium casserole dish.
In a blender, mix the egg, milk, cream cheese, a pinch of salt, and a
dash of Tabasco or hot sauce.
Mix together - cornflakes, Monterey Jack cheese, and cream cheese
mixture. Then spoon the mixture over the green beans as a topping.
Bake at 350 degrees, for about 12 minutes, or until browned.
Green Beans Alaska
This delicious green bean side dish is featured in
'Homemade Cooking Good 'Nuff for Sharing', a cookbook published by the
Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum. Nestled
on 55 acres of rolling farm ground in Vista, California; the
museum preserves the early days of the American farm and rural
community.
Read more.
2 Cups Green Beans, cooked and sliced into 1" pieces
3 Slices Bacon
1 Medium Onion, chopped
1 Can Cream of Mushroom Soup
1/2 Cup Sour Cream
2 Tbsp. Brown Sugar
Fry bacon until crisp. Remove bacon, and sauté onion in bacon
drippings. Pour off part of the drippings and add the mushroom soup,
sour cream, and brown sugar. Simmer 10 minutes. Add beans, and put in
an oven-proof dish and heat together about 20 minutes in a 350 degree
oven.
Green Bean Casserole
This green bean casserole is a traditional dish at
our house for the holidays. It is easy to make and very good. You
can use fresh greens beans that are pre-cooked or canned green beans.
If canned green beans are too salty, rinse them first. Recipe by
Teresa Johnson.
1 - 8 oz jar cheese whiz
1 - 2 oz jar pimentos
1 - 10½ oz can cream of mushroom soup
2 or 3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
½ teaspoon garlic salt (or fresh garlic)
2 cans long green beans or fresh pre-cooked green beans
1 package Pepperidge Farms Dressing Mix
Use a buttered 9x9x3 casserole dish. Remember to decrease cooking
temperature when using glass by 25 degrees. Mix first four
ingredients, pour mixture over green beans, sprinkle the Pepperidge
Farms Dressing Mix over the top and bake 350 degrees for thirty
minutes until the dressing mix is brown and the casserole is bubbling.
Layered Green Bean Casserole
1 lb. trimmed green beans
4 medium white onions - chopped
2 medium green peppers - chopped
1 cup Parmesan cheese
Salt
Paprika
Butter
Dry bread crumbs
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a buttered casserole dish - place a
layer of green beans, a layer of onion, a layer of peppers, then
another layer of green beans. Put dots of butter on each layer, along
with salt and paprika to taste. Repeat the layer process accordingly -
always beginning and ending with a layer of green beans. Bake covered
for about 1 1/4 hour - until the beans are tender. Before serving,
cover the top with dots of butter, Parmesan cheese and dry bread
crumbs. Broil for about 5 minutes, or until browned.
Mary's Cream of Tomato Green Bean Casserole
1 lb. green beans
1 cup sharp cheddar cheese
1 can of cream of tomato soup
1/4 cup prepared horseradish
2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. paprika
Dry bread crumbs
Butter
Place the green beans (cleaned and trimmed) in a greased casserole
dish. Cover with the tomato soup, the horseradish, Worcestershire
sauce, salt and paprika. Bake covered for about an hour, until the
beans are tender. Then, top with little blobs of butter, the cheddar
cheese and bread crumbs. Broil for abut 5 minutes, until the cheese is
melted and lightly browned.
Microwave
Lemon-Relished Green Beans
This is a different take on your typical green bean casserole, and is
from the
Yuma Heritage Festivals'
Lettuce Days 'Arizona Grown Cookbook'. Yuma, Arizona, is the Winter
Lettuce Capital of the World, and to celebrate, every January Yuma
Heritage Festivals hosts Yuma's Annual Lettuce Festival.
Read more.
1 lb. green beans
1 (8 oz.) can sliced mushrooms, drained
2/3 cup oil
½ tsp lemon rind
1/3 cup lemon juice
¼ cup sweet pickle relish
2 Tbsp. each, finely chopped green onions, green pepper, parsley and
pimiento
1 tsp. sugar
1 tsp. salt
Combine green beans, mushrooms and ¼ cup water in large glass
casserole.
Microwave on high, for 12-14 minutes, or until green beans are
tender-crisp.
Combine remaining ingredients in small bowl, mixing well. Stir into
green beans.
Garnish with lemon peel. Serves 4.




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