Green Bean Casserole

[sidherose]

This is a nice side dish for any dinner but I usually make it around the holidays. I don't make it often any more because it can be fairly high in sodium. It's very quick and easy to make. I'm just going to give you the basic recipe here and you can substitute organic and low sodium ingredients as applicable to your diet...or not.

2 Cups pre-cooked Long-grain Brown Rice (follow instructions on box/bag)
Let rice cool while you fix the rest, or fix it the night before and refrigerate.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a mixing bowl add:

1 - 15-16 oz. can French-cut Green Beans or equivalent frozen or fresh-cooked
1 - can Mushroom soup (sub for low-sodium and/or organic)
Add coarse-ground pepper to taste (you don't need salt with this)
Stir together and then add rice and stir into mix getting rice coated with soup.

Spoon into 9x9 inch Pyrex baking casserole and smooth evenly in pan.

Top with slivered almonds and/or crushed onion crumbles, or 1/2 Cup bread crumbs, or crumbled Funyuns (much sodium in those). It's up to you. I've even crumbled up potato chips in days past, and used those. Any crunchy topping will cook in the oven and soften.

Sprinkle liberally with grated cheese to cover - cheddar blends or Italian blends work well.

Put in the oven and bake for about 25-30 minutes. Let cool and serve.

Enjoy!

[Fafnir]

sounds  most yummie it  does

[thelufias]

Onions are in and Almonds are out for the topping.  Nuts and I don't get along of late LOLOLOL....

[sidherose]

Well, that's why you can pick your topping on this. I know some people are allergic to nuts.

[thelufias]

Yup....Love the onion idea....they get along fine with me....and keeps others away 

[Fafnir]

don't  forget  the  garlic  that  helps  keep  folks  away  too

[thelufias]

Yup...I love the Garlic also.....

[Fafnir]

with  pot of  beans I  makin tomorrow  I will have a  whole  sliced  onion and  have  to be quick to get  me  some  onion  before  wife  gets  most  of  it

[Jherrith]

Looking good to me.

Many thanks.

[Skhilled]

I haven't made this in awhile because of the high sodium content too but...

You can easily make your own low-sodium mushroon gravy instead of the canned soup (which I do love, btw), and instead of breadcrumbs or chips or regular crackers you can use a low-sodium brand of crackers. You can't get away from the salt in cheese unless you just don't use it at all. But who wants to do that? LOL

If you are not allergic to nuts but just don't like them much, like me, I suggest grinding them in a blender or food processor and mixing them with the breadcrumb/chip/cracker topping. Or, you can add almond extract to the soup/gravy or breadcrumb/chip/cracker topping. You'll still get the flavor without the added crunch. ;)