Ritz Cracker Green Bean Casserole: A Needed Thanksgiving Upgrade

[@NT.157]

Dude you are have become part of the holiday tradition at my house. Every time I find myself preparing for Thanksgiving, Christmas, or family meals… you end up on the tv. I made you bone broth one year, that stepped up my cooking game entirely. Fridays in November and December have become family movie night… and we cook Stromboli. You know how to market the holidays and provide some seriously good recipes.

[@Michael_Drew_Eames]

Absolute fire. I’ve been in charge of the green bean casserole at Thanksgiving for years but now I see a path out of the canned darkness and into the light of fresh ingredients… and Ritz crackers. 😂 Can’t wait to try it out this year.

[@SE013]

Report back to us how it went, and how your family reacted to the new recipe!

[@kbwidener]

We always used the canned green beans/mushroom soup until I found a recipe 25 years ago that used fresh green beans and a homemade mushroom sauce. All the difference in the world! One year, we were short on fresh green beans and added a can of green beans. Looking at the difference between fresh and canned (bright green vs greenish gray) made us decide we would never buy canned again, even in an emergency. Never tried Ritz crackers so that's on the list! Thanks!

[@monkadelic13]

thats homegrown shit. no respectable person thats ever worked in ANY resaurant would use a can anything for this

[@stopcookeat]

Our green bean casserole on Thanksgiving is probably my favorite side. I added bacon when making it a few years ago and it took it to another level for me. I'm glad you like a good green bean casserole now. It's definitely a classic side for Thanksgiving.

[@shellydebruin1243]

This is how I make green bean casserole but I saute my green beans. I love the charr, it gives it so much more flavor!

[@Cristian.Cortez]

As a fellow green bean casserole hater, I gotta say this looks like something I'd actually be excited to see at some potluck or Thanksgiving table

[@AmberU]

Same whenever we have potlucks at work i steer clear of gbc it never had it served at home and probably because the can version looks gross but this might be a game changer ! 😊

[@stephendoherty1275]

That's what's nice about a casserole... You can substitute and change it into what ever you want...

[@lighthousemassageSA]

Now THIS is something I may finally be able to get behind! Salute!

[@cas5324]

My favorite cooking channel strikes again. I will make this next week.

[@mmcbeatch]

Making it

[@2009grifin1]

I agree with keeping the beans bigger. They will not dry out and still have a little crunch. My Mom always used fresh green beans for her casserole and we loved it.

[@12trillioniq25]

We never had green bean casserole, but we always had a brocolli casserole that I love. This inspired me to try a much nicer version of that, one that doesn't use cheez whiz. Thanks!

[@louisburley1597]

I fucking love this. Thank you for also being a hater of canned food. I tell people that it tastes like manufacturing plant and not food. I’m glad I’m not the only one

[@anngcampbellbower4385]

Think of how much salt & additive garbage that is canned too.

[@ablohm1]

Made this yesterday, it was hit! Thank you for all the content

[@Justme77400]

This is the BEST green bean casserole I've ever eaten! And it was easy to make, too!

[@stephentoumi]

Love the holiday ebook. Cheers brother

[@sarahmiller7612]

Love your recipe! ( I’m a mushroom hater so I will leave them out and hope for the best) Looks delicious and I watched even after hearing mushrooms! ❤

[@Doritos961]

Absolutely 💯 the Best I've ever seen, thank you! Bravo 👏

[@nickgold5823]

Ok so I did a full binge of your channel and did a green bean casserole from scratch, but I used the turkey reduction I had from your turkey confit recipe to add to the cream of mushroom soup. Finished with pomegranate seeds!

[@TimBolenski]

I may have to stop rolling my eyes when I hear “green bean casserole”!

[@Hippiesmokess]

I just made this! ❤ absolutely delicious!!!

[@rodger7029]

Always been a favorite

[@MuffinClouds]

TI will be trying this in a couple of days. Also, finally someone else that pulls up their sleeves when cooking. Thanks for the video.

[@jelsner5077]

Green bean casserole wasn't a thing in my family, either, but I've always been curious about it. I decided to try it this year and will use this as an inspiration, as canned vegetables doesn't appeal to me. I bought the toasted onions a couple weeks ago because I had not ever had them and they are brilliant! I've been sprinkling them on everything and might need another can before Thanksgiving.

[@jsbach6529]

The only issue is this dish is still considered a minor felony crime in a number of states, so check with your state attorney general before making such casseroles, especially if filming the evidence :)

[@Stafford-d8u]

Hahahhaa

[@jamiehatcher9785]

😂

[@Knightowl1980]

I like a green bean casserole, I made one a few years ago all fresh with like a mushroom Gouda bisque

[@lovly2cu725]

ive never had green bean casserole. Fresh green beans are awesome

[@adristein84]

The fresh mushrooms are a change. I love making shiitake bacon so this recipe change is exciting. Definitely trying it in a few days! Thank you!!!!! Just have to cut out the dairy but that shouldn’t be difficult

[@Bread_n_Butter.]

The most important thing to remember when making this dish is, don't rush. Take your thyme.

[@ricardodella-ricca9048]

Well done, love your content. Looks delicious

[@onetwo12onetwo526]

You are the man I cannot wait for you to do this a second time when you cut the green beans and add a little more sauce I think still 10 out of 10🎉

[@johnfire100]

this looks great thanks

[@2011Kestrel]

I don’t like green beens much, but I’ve been wanting to try making this Campbell classic for a while now. Except cream of mushroom soup makes me gag. Something about the taste makes my throat close up and my stomach start to heave. Your version looks way better to me. Can’t wait to try it.

[@bkm2797]

Looks really tasty Stephen, definitely worth giving a try! Thanks for sharing👍💕

[@AlphaProto]

That looks nice. I'm going to borrow a lot from this. Thank you.

[@paulspitz1949]

"It can now enter the baking dish" - for whatever reason, that phrase just cracked me up.

[@Nyder]

I love green beans casserole. Especially from a can.

[@sid-d4w]

I imagine this would work well with broccoli to

[@onetwo12onetwo526]

I usually do the broccoli casserole doesn't look like much on the plate incredible flavor it's topped with cheddar

[@sgholt]

I need to have one made with fresh beans, real mushrooms, homemade fried onions....ahhh, I spoke too soon, you have made one that I would eat gladly.

[@SK-ki1te]

I like canned green beans only if they are French Cut. Can’t imagine all the work involved preparing from fresh beans!! But I promise to try someday. I can’t stand the canned soup mush tho and using fresh mushrooms sounds divine! Thx!

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Love your content 😊😊😊

[@madmax18840]

Green bean casserole is nasty when the beans are canned. It’s pretty great even with canned cream of mushroom. Two years ago I made it for thanksgiving and fried an entire sliced red onion for the topping lol the premade crispy onions are def the way to go

[@Justme77400]

I'm making this. I never liked the idea of using canned soup and canned beans. YUCK! I'm using frozen beans and my own low-carb bechamel! I can't wait to try it!

[@SG-jv5zi]

Green bean casserole, Sweet potato casserole and corn casserole....my must haves

[@carolwarn7497]

Add some crispy fried jalapenos to the crispy fried onions, AMAZING!

[@sv8911]

Beautiful!

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Thanks For this ❤❤❤❤

[@libertyblueskyes2564]

Just read the ingredients of Ritz crackers: Unbleached enriched flour Soybean and/or canola oil Palm oil Sugar Salt Leavening (calcium phosphate and/or baking soda) High fructose corn syrup Soy lecithin Natural flavor Ritz crackers contain wheat and soy, and may contain peanuts. Processed, highly industrialized ingredients and may I add, the natural flavor is not natural but lab produced. I am not going to be that unkind to my body.

[@plaidribbon]

thought you were on vacation, turns out they just weren't showing me your new videos for months! wth, ive been subscribed for years!

[@JA99]

Same!

[@nekro5342]

If you click on Subscriptions instead of Home or KZbin then it only shows channels you are subscribed to. I've been having the same problem. The algorithm sucks.

[@lisamessiana1032]

Of course ur recipe is FRESH & amazing! But I admit that I enjoy the standard canned version😊 But I do understand ur feelings about it.... kinda like how I cringe over - & I'd need to be starving to eat - canned spaghetti and meatballs but my husband actually prefers it over fresh😮 Go figure🤷

[@firstdown1565]

Agreed 100% something about that delicious salty processed goodness from the can lol

[@ronnieg6099]

Would it work better going into the oven getting it a little hot and bubbly first and then putting the crunchy topping on?

[@nellgwenn]

Yes

[@Adam_B]

Awesome recipe! Is there a point I can prep this to where it can be brought over to my relatives house?

[@nellgwenn]

Just assemble it the night before, minus the topping.

[@Adam_B]

@@nellgwenn hmm I think it would turn mushy

[@nellgwenn]

@@Adam_B It wouldn't be mushy. You put the toppings on right before you bake it.

[@spitre5456]

This looks like a green bean casserole I could love. My family has always done green beans smothered with salt pork, onions, garlic and potatoes. Which is good. Question… could a dessert wine ever be used in place of Sherry? It just hit me watching this that I have one that i won’t drink, but maybe should use for cooking! Lightbulb moment.

[@aliciamiller714]

Please publish a cookbook and take my money!

[@cynthiajoyfaircloth9828]

I like making this dish, That is beautiful...mhm

[@Squarebulb]

I dislike canned green beans, so I always use frozen or fresh ones when I make GBC. I’ve never tried making my own sauce instead of using the canned soup, though. I’m not a fan of sherry, but I’d imagine white wine would work in its place. Thanks for the recipe!

[@BP-or2iu]

I made GBC all from scratch on year. Almost like this. It wasn’t as good because it’s really a different dish. The classic one out of the can tastes the way it does because of the canned ingredients. Yes it’s not as “good” or healthy or whatever but homemade is not a substitute. It’s a different dish.

[@anakreonsears6733]

Responding to @BP-or2iu True! Kinda like boxed mashed potatoes 🥔. I now make fresh mashed potatoes, but it took me years to move from boxed. My sister is still 100% boxed and I'll call her a fine home chef. Its the one thing she still does like mom made. (Mom was no cook. DAD was the cook He only made fresh potato mash.) Boil half the potatoes. Bake the other half. Get those potatoes dry, let them steam off that water. Rice the potatoes and douse with butter. Yes, at holidays I seive the potatoes, too. But regular days... nah..

[@AJ-vs5ps]

I’ll be that person… you know that’s a veloute and not a béchamel lol

[@j4cline]

Great recipe! Consider cutting the beans at least in half for easier serving in the real world. :)

[@tylerhawk742]

Alton Brown did a similar recipe back in the day on Good Eats

[@PassDaMethod]

There's rarely reason to use anything canned if using fresh is an option. 👍

[@jennaking1736]

I'm making this today based on the recipe in your Holiday Plan of Attack, but unfortunately the ingredients list there didn't include the crispy fried onions so I forgot to buy them and of course the stores are closed today. Whoops.

[@jillcnc]

I'm a green bean casserole hater too. I see it is ruining perfectly good green beans. I prefer to make them blanched, then sauteed in butter and toasted sliced almonds, which is how MY mother used to make them. Back in the day they called it "almondine," at a time when adding sliced almonds to anything made it automatically fancy. I used to order sole almondine when we'd go to restaurants. But I would try this green bean casserole. ONCE.

[@haldasinger6440]

Was fun typing out and then deleting a response to this. Happy Thanksgiving

[@christianhansen3292]

Yum~!

[@derrickrepko1670]

Need the hardback book!

[@omcorc]

Green bean casserole can be delicious. The problem is that too many people still make their grandmother’s recipe that she got off the back of a can in 1955.

[@sugarapple5465]

There’s a white sauce pasta a certain lebanese restaurant serves that tastes spectacular, full of deliciousness, super flavorful, and not like the bland basic bechamel white sauce. It has the consitency of heavy cream and is very white. Can you please make a video on such a thing you have none on your chanel 🥰🙏

[@moon-io1uc]

I watch your video and even sit through the ads, and you’re telling me to buy the recipe? That’s insane!

[@scotthomer4760]

I'm sure you've answered this 100 times, but I have yet to find the answer so, what size saucier are you using?

[@StitchJones]

How many video's do you have where there are 'crushed tomatoes' that come from a 'can'..........

[@berviffy30]

Oof looks so good!

[@LisaMatthews-qs7le]

That stuff will kill you. High fat carnivore is the key to health

[@anngcampbellbower4385]

Fresh green beans is so much better than the canned processed garbage. Canned cream soups....homemade us so much better than the processed garbage. You can control how much salt & whatever you use goes into the rush you make.

[@asepsisaficionado7376]

This looks worse. I don't see the point of ritz crackers, rather just add more fried onions.

[@monkadelic13]

mine comes from the alfredo sauce i make... cans belong in stew

[@mikemeskel]

Aside from the fried crispy onions, I think green bean casserole is foul. But, your recipe looks like something I’d absolutely destroy.

[@redtango75]

Do Hormel chili next, I double dog dare you.

[@rasputanrasputan1380]

I hate canned vegetables…Only frozen vegetables I eat are peas….otherwise have to have fresh or nothing

[@jamiehatcher9785]

If u hate the taste of someone's greenbeen casserole they did not prepare it right

[@rsmith4407]

Green Beans don't can well. I say this as a Brit who had them without any ceremony - just on my plate during a visit with family. I think Americans are just used to them being canned, so you accept the textures and flavours. Without the context and familiarity and nostalgia - they are soggy and without flavour and definitely taste like “70s Great-Depression Inspired” food, which is a special kind of American food, usually forced at family gatherings generation to generation.

[@Ms.blu3]

I've been joking for weeks about bringing a green bean casserole to friendsgiving (I've never seen one of these in real life 😅) but all the recipes I've come across so far, make complete sense of why this is such a hated dish But this....I might actually make this

[@onetwo12onetwo526]

Quite the middle of American dish😁

[@missyk5474]

Mmmmm.... Yyuummy

[@williecunningham3725]

You had all the homemade things working until you caved and used store bought french fried onions and not made from scratch french fried onions!😏😒

[@firstdown1565]

Looks great, but I will stick to the salty canned processed ingredients....Theres something about it that you just cant replicate lol

[@bradb8292]

Either your hands are tiny or that's a HUGE clove of garlic!

[@AmberU]

No cans or ! string bean strings

[@ontariobushcraft536]

The only thing I can think of to make sense of Americans and their green bean casserole for thanksgiving is they Left England too early. And the pop overs? wtf.. Yorkshire pudding. Learn it. Know it. Live it.

[@nellgwenn]

My family never made the classic green bean casserole. If I didn't hate mushrooms I would make this. However I would be happy with sauteed artichoke hearts topped with buttered bread crumbs parmesan cheese and parsley. Maybe a touch of Calabrian chili for a kick.

[@owendougherty3212]

So you’re gonna make cream of mushroom soup?

[@n0etic_f0x]

It’s not like it’s hard to do. It’s actually good.

[@jmnitram6037]

Green beans and bacon with green beans coated with bacon grease

[@connorwilliams574]

I watched all your videos and use alot of your recipes but this is a faded take, you don't need to chef it up by making a bechamel separate and adding it together. And cut your green beans in half for gods sake

[@Chris_Willows]

Green beans suck ass flavor wise. Just substitute for asparagus and move on

[@RickybobbyWoW]

Fresh green beans DO NOT BELONG in green bean casserole. Sorry but it's never going to be the same and completely changes the dish to a point where it's no longer reminiscent of the original.

[@scrambie]

That's the point.

[@DeezNuggz]

Ritz are not the same as they used to be, I will not eat anything with "vegetable oils" AKA poison in it.

[@n0etic_f0x]

Made it fresh… still hate it. I literally made French fried onion casserole. Basically just think of as French onion soup under a ton of fried onions.

[@mom2ljj]

I've got to print out the plan of attack

[@charliebrown1828]

But it doesn’t have to come out of a can

[@jerbrew701]

Way too complicated.

[@TWTexasA1]

Mmm that sounds delicious….Not !!! 🤢🤢🤢🤮🤮🤮

[@michaelweigand9346]

Love your stuff, but the canned is better. Tradition!!! 🤣