![]() ![]() Oh no, it’s like condensed soup on crack with a side of “Dear Sweet Baby Jesus!” It’s rich, decadent, silky, creamy, mushroomy (go with it) and irresistible. It’s not a true condensed cream of mushroom soup. Now, this sauce is just… just… words escape me on how amazing this sauce is. While the beans rested I got to make my sauce. Remove the beans from the ice water after 2 minutes and place back into the colander to drain.Drain in a colander and immediately plunge the beans into a large bowl of ice water to stop the cooking.You want the beans to swim freely in the water. Bring a 1/2 gallon of water (at least 6-8 cups) and 2 teaspoons of salt to a boil in a saucepan.Into the boiling salted water, the beans went for a quick blanch and then into an ice bath to stop the cooking. I had a pound of fresh green beans trimmed and was going to cut them up in smaller chunks to make my standard green bean casserole when I decided to go all fancy-schmancy (even though I was still in my jammies). It was Thanksgiving and while my turkey was roasting away I started working on the sides. So now that I got that off my chest and we all agree to make this more than twice a year and no canned cream of mushroom soup ever again, let’s talk about this recipe. Mushrooms – I like crimini mushrooms but you can use button mushrooms if you want.Trust me, when you make this sauce from scratch, you’ll never buy canned again! Trust me, with this recipe you’ll never buy canned again. Why? No seriously, why? Because it’s easy? Yeah no, not acceptable. Next, the canned cream of mushroom soup.Trust me, I’ve been known to just have this for dinner and that’s it. It’s a killer side dish or if you’re a vegetarian one awesome entree.We love it a lot and it’s not difficult to make so why only those two holidays? I mean this dish is perfect alongside a New York Strip Steak or a Roasted Chicken.And when you did have it, it was made with canned cream of mushroom soup. If you’re like me you grew up having green bean casserole twice a year – Thanksgiving and Christmas. Was Green Bean Casserole a Holiday-Only Dish? ![]()
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