Easy green bean casserole recipes are among the favorites during holiday seasons. One of them is the creamy green bean casserole with chicken and a crisp stuffing on top. In this recipe, you will need to get ready with a can of cream of chicken soup; a quarter cup of milk; a cup of seasoned bread crumbs; a quarter cup of melted butter and margarine; four pieces of boneless and skinless chicken breasts; sliced into inch-wide strips; and two cups frozen and thawed cut green beans.
Here is how to prepare the easy green bean casserole. Heat your oven at 350 degrees and prepare a baking dish with cooking spray. In a separate bowl, mix in the milk and soup until well blended. In another mixing bowl, combine the stuffing crumbs and melted butter. Layer the chicken, beans, soup mixture and stuffing mixture in your baking dish. Bake it uncovered until the chicken is no longer pink or for 45 minutes.
For another easy green bean casserole recipe, try the green bean and bacon casserole – a yummy twist on the traditional with crisp slices of bacon and fresh mushrooms. You need to prepare two packages of thawed frozen cut green beans; ten slices of bacon; ten chopped fresh mushrooms; half a teaspoon of garlic powder and half teaspoon of onion powder; a cup of half and half cream; a quarter cup of grated Parmesan cheese and some pepper and salt.
Preheat oven at 360 degrees. Put the green beans in a one quart baking dish. In a skillet, cook bacon at medium high heat until crisp. Take out from pan and drain on paper towels. Drain some grease from the pan but leave enough for the base. Add in the garlic powder, mushrooms and onion powder to the skillet. Cook while stirring continuously for four minutes. Then, pour the half and half cream and stir evenly in order to mix the bacon drippings with the cream.
Simmer for about five minutes until it is slightly thick. Pour in the cream mixture on the green beans. Crush the bacon on top of the casserole and drizzle with cheese. Finally, season with pepper and salt. Easy green bean casserole is certainly easy to prepare for that much awaited celebration!