# Green bean casserole **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 21, 2010, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-bean-casserole/561434 "2010-11-21T14:58:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2010, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-bean-casserole/561434/101 "2010-11-24T20:15:55Z")
Love it if it’s French cut green beans, cream of mushroom sauce, a little bacon pieces and those onion ring things baked on top. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2010, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-bean-casserole/561434/102 "2010-11-24T21:45:01Z")
Love the GBC, and I know I’ll be eating it tomorrow. My family has a long tradition of cooking from cans and boxes. My stepdad used to make a similar green bean dish that was also quite palatable. It was French cut green beans with cheese and bacon bits. I don’t know just what the “cheese” was though…is there a such thing as cheese soup in a can? We will also be served sweet potato casserole with marshmallows on top, and that I \*won’t \*be eating, for it is an abomination. I could cry when I think of all those wasted years when I thought I hated sweet potatoes, and it turns out I just hate marshmallow casserole. ---
**Author:** ![maladroit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f475e1/32.png) [@maladroit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maladroit)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2010, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-bean-casserole/561434/103 "2010-11-24T21:48:04Z")
The green beans and fried onions sound good, but there’re mushrooms in there…eww. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2010, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-bean-casserole/561434/104 "2010-11-24T22:24:26Z")
> [@maladroit](#): > > The green beans and fried onions sound good, but there’re mushrooms in there…eww. Psst! _You don’t have to use cream of mushroom!_ ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2010, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-bean-casserole/561434/105 "2010-11-24T23:39:28Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > My stepdad used to make a similar green bean dish that was also quite palatable. It was French cut green beans with cheese and bacon bits. I don’t know just what the “cheese” was though…is there a such thing as cheese soup in a can? Yeah, Campbell’s makes a cheddar cheese soup. ---
**Author:** ![Leiko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Leiko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leiko)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2010, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-bean-casserole/561434/106 "2010-11-25T05:46:15Z")
> [@Zsofia](#): > > There’s a little variation on the website that really improves it - add a tablespoon or so of soy sauce. I also throw in a can of sliced water chestnuts - everybody likes those. Everybody but me. One of the reasons I like green bean casserole is the comforting mushiness of it all; water chestnuts add an unwelcome crunch. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2010, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-bean-casserole/561434/107 "2010-11-25T05:48:06Z")
Huh. Yesterday, green bean casserole seemed inviting, but today it seems revolting. I wonder how I’ll feel tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2010, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-bean-casserole/561434/108 "2010-11-25T14:56:50Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > Huh. Yesterday, green bean casserole seemed inviting, but today it seems revolting. I wonder how I’ll feel tomorrow. Are you pregnant? Try ginger tea, it’ll help with the nausea. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2010, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-bean-casserole/561434/109 "2010-11-25T15:27:55Z")
I’ve heard of it, but have never actually seen it. It seems kind of pointless, like there’s a major ingredient missing (like a BLT). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-bean-casserole/561434.md?page=5)