Dawn Hornsby's Unusual Green Bean Casserole

Submitted by Traci Jeff Poole2

"My mom used to make this all the time. She would experiment with all types of food and in turn, her creations were wonderful!! Though, I do not know if this is one of her original recipes but it was handwritten in her notebook of recipes that was given to me at the time of her death."

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 1 batch

ingredients

• 3 (9 ounce) packages frozen French style green beans
• 1 1⁄2 cups water
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt
• 1 (5 ounce) can water chestnuts, sliced, drained
• 2 cans cream of celery soup
• 1⁄8 teaspoon pepper
• 1⁄2 cup whole milk
• 2 cans French fried onions rings

directions

1. Combine water, beans and salt. Bring to a quick boil.
2. Reduce heat until it has thawed and slightly crisp. **About 4 minutes** Drain them.
3. In a 2 quart casserole dish, layer the beans and chestnuts.
4. Next, mix the milk and soup into a separate bowl. Add pepper.
5. Pour this over the beans and chestnuts. Bake at 350* for 25 minutes.
6. Remove from oven and top with the onion rings and bake again until they are a golden brown.

Reviews

[Bergy]

I had a gang for dinner and made this green bean dish and everyone loved it! Thanks — Jul 2, 2001, I have made this so many times it is souper easy and very tasty. This time I added pictures-I hope you like them Traci & Jeff

 

[Robin Wehunt]

This is really good.The only thing i did not like was the water chestnuts.I will make this again but i wiil not use the water chestnuts.

 

[TwinMom1108]

This was very good. Much like the classic recipe, but tasted slightly lighter because of the celery soup vs. mushroom. I chopped the water chestnuts up and also mixed ingredients versus layering (except some onions on top).

 

[LorrieK]

I made this for Thanksgiving yesterday, and my guests all thought it was very good. The frozen beans stay firm and a nice bright green (as opposed to the gray/green color of canned beans) and the water chestnuts, which I julienned, added a nice crispiness to each mouthful. Will definitely make again.

 

[Margo59]

I am so sorry to give this a poor rating. I love all the ingredients in this dish, but it just did not jive with me, or anyone else. I served this at a potluck of 10 people and no one liked it.