Green Bean Casserole W/Swiss Cheese

Kerfuffle-Upon-Wincle's Note:

This is my friend Joe Comb's recipe -- he was a great friend and a great cook! He moved away from the Atlanta area several years ago, and I no longer know how to contact him. Wherever Joe is, I hope he is aware of Recipe Zaar -- The original recipe called for french cut green beans, but I prefer whole beans that I can actually chew!

• Total Time: 35 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 10

• 3 (14 1/2 ounce) cans green beans, drained
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons onions, minced (optional)
• 8 ounces swiss cheese, grated (or minced)
• 16 ounces sour cream
• 1 1/2-2 cups corn flakes (or substitute crushed buttery crackers)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Mix butter, flour, sugar, salt, onion, cheese, and sour cream.
3. Add drained beans and mix gently.
4. Pour into 8 x 8 Pyrex casserole, sprayed with PAM, or other cooking spray.
5. Top with 1 1/2 - 2 cups cornflakes (or crushed buttery crackers).
6. Bake at 350 degrees for approximately 25-30 minutes, or until bubbly and the topping is golden, but not burned.

Reviews

[OCMom1]

Tried with Thanksgiving dinner for the 1st time and it was way better than the old standby green bean casserole I grew up with. The swiss cheese and sour cream sauce was very tasty. My only misgiving is I used frozen green beans and it was a little hard to deal with trying to mix them all and get it into the baking dish. But I added on a about 7-8 additional minutes and they turned out just fine. I also used ritz crackers based on a couple other reviewer comments only because I have no other use for cornflakes; but they tasted great as a topping.

[mj4268]

After many years of the old standby casserole I found this a couple of years ago. Now, it is the most requested side dish for holiday dinners.

[Seasoned Cook]

Delicious! I had never tried a combination of green beans with cheese. The combo is very tasty!!! I sauted 1/2 onion and used buttered Ritz cracker crumbs on top since I did not have cornflakes. I may try mozzeralla cheese next time. My DH loved this dish better than the mushroom soup type. Thanks for sharing this recipe and now I have a different flavored green bean casserole to use for future meals. Prepared as a participant in the Cool Beans Event March 2010 of the Cooking Photo Forum.