Queen of the Green Bean Casserole

Submitted by ondyp

"For years I had to bring the green bean casserole to Thankgivings, Christmases and Easters. I have finally perfected the recipe to everyone's tastes. It tastes even better te next day re-heated."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 15mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 20-25

ingredients

• 5 (14 1/2 ounce) cans French style green beans
• 2 (8 ounce) cans mushrooms (sliced)
• 2 (11 ounce) cans cream of mushroom soup (low sodium is fine too)
• 2 -8 ounces water chestnuts
• 1⁄8 cup soy sauce
• 1 (8 ounce) package bacon
• 1 (8 ounce) package frozen carrots (optional)
• 1 (6 ounce) container French's French fried onions

directions

1. Prepare bacon until very crispy. Crumble bacon. Add all ingredients together EXCEPT the fried onions. You can keep in refrigerater until baking or overnight. Bake in oven at 350 for about 45 minutes until top is thick and SLIGHTLY tan. Remove from oven. Just before eating warm in microwave and then put fried onions on top of dish and bake put in oven for 15 min at 350 until fried onions are crispy.
2. You can also make this to serve 10-12 people: 3 cans of green beans, 1 can of mushrooms, 1 can of cream of mushroom soup, 1 small can of sliced water chestnuts, several squirts of soy sauce, 1/2 package of bacon, 1/4 frozen carrots (optional), and a 2.8oz container of French's fried onions.