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Save oven space and make Skillet Green Bean Casserole this holiday season. This classic recipe is delicious and easy to make in the skillet.
We love to make Green Bean Casserole for all our holiday dinners. But the oven can get a little crowded with the turkey, Thanksgiving Ham Recipe and all the other sides. Making our favorite casserole in the skillet has kept our tradition alive.
If you have the room in your oven, make our classic Green Bean Casserole. It is still loaded with flavor, the crispy fried onions always are a must. You may like these other variations, Green Bean Casserole with Cream of Chicken and Chicken Green Bean Casserole.
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Why We Love This Recipe
This classic side dish never fails, whether we make it in the oven, skillet or crock pot. It always turns out delicious.
The best thing about this recipe, is every thing is cooked in the skillet. The ingredients are simple and all the flavors of our favorite side dish made right in the skillet.
What is Skillet Green Bean Casserole?
Skillet Green Bean Casserole from scratch takes your classic recipe and cooks everything in the skillet over medium heat. The onions and minced garlic is cooked then the remaining ingredients are added. These ingredients are mixed together and topped with fried onions.
We like to place in the oven to broil for for a few minutes to crisp up the fried onions. The results is the best recipe and it took less than 20 minutes and your classic casserole is done.
Ingredients
- Butter – We used unsalted butter
- White Onion – If you are out, check out Best Onion Substitute
- Minced Garlic – Learn How to Mince Garlic Cloves
- Cut Green beans – Make sure to Drain Green Beans
- Cream of Mushroom Soup – Learn Homemade Cream of Mushroom Soup Recipe
Scroll to the bottom for the full recipe in the recipe card.
Variations Ideas
This green bean casserole can be changed or ingredients added if you prefer.
- Add Bacon
- Cheese
- Mushrooms
- Add heavy cream
How to Make Green Bean Casserole in a Skillet
Step 1 – In a large cast iron skillet, melt the butter over medium high heat. Then add the diced onions and sauté until the onions are translucent. Then add in the minced garlic and cook for 1 minutes until the garlic is aromatic.
Step 2 – Step 2 – Then add in the green beans, cream of mushroom soup, milk, ½ teaspoon salt and pepper. Cook and stirring gently until the green beans are heated through for about 2-3 minutes. Or until all the ingredients are combined.
Step 3 – Then stir in half of the French fried onions. Then top the casserole with the remaining French fried onions.
Step 4 – Move the pan to the oven and then broil for 2-3 minutes to brown the top of the casserole and onions are crisp tender (watch closely to make sure that the top does not burn).
- Step 5 – Remove the casserole from the oven, allow it to sit for 5-10 minutes and then it’s ready to serve and enjoy!
Recipe Tips
- Cast Iron Skillet – I love making this recipe in a cast iron skillet so that the pan can go from the stovetop to the oven. If you do not have a cast iron skillet, this can be made in a large skillet and just skip the broiling of the top of the casserole.
- No need to Cover – After the green bean casserole is done cooking, you do not need to cover.
- Serve Immediately – We recommend serving this green bean casserole as soon as it is done.
Serving Suggestions
Green Bean Casserole is a delicious side dish recipe to serve this holiday. It is a tasty side to Christmas Turkey, Slow Cooker Whole Turkey, Crockpot Spiral Ham and Christmas Ham.
This casserole pairs with all of your other holiday sides such as Homemade Mashed Potatoes, Candied Yams Recipe and Crockpot Broccoli Cheese Casserole.
Frequently Asked Questions
Make sure to drain the green beans or if using frozen green beans thaw them completely and pat dry. Frozen vegetables can make a casserole watery.
We used can green beans in this recipe. But you can use fresh green beans or frozen green beans if you prefer. You may just need to cook a little longer to fully cook the green beans.
This casserole is best served fresh as soon as you are done making it. But you can store the leftovers in an airtight container for up to 5 days in the refrigerator.
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Skillet Green Bean Casserole
Ingredients
- 2 Tbsp Butter
- 1/2 White Onion finely diced
- 2 tsp Minced Garlic
- 2 cans Cut Green beans 14.5 oz each – drained
- 1 can Cream of Mushroom Soup 10.5 oz each
- 1/4 cup Milk
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1/2 tsp Pepper
- 1 can French Fried Onions 6 oz
Instructions
- In a large cast iron skillet, melt the butter over medium high heat. Then add the diced onions and sauté until the onions are translucent. Then add in the minced garlic and cook for 1 minutes until the garlic is aromatic.
- Then add in the green beans, cream of mushroom soup, milk, salt and pepper. Gently stir and cook until the green beans are heated through (2-3 minutes) and all the ingredients are combined.
- Then stir in half of the French fried onions.
- Then top the casserole with the remaining French fried onions.
- Move the pan to the oven and then broil for 2-3 minutes to brown the top of the casserole (watch closely to make sure that the top does not burn). Remove the casserole from the oven, allow it to sit for 5-10 minutes and then it’s ready to serve and enjoy!
This was delicious and exactly what I was looking for. I didn’t have enough fried onions but it was enough to sprinkle on top. I did however use 3 cans of green beans and the sauce to green beans was perfect. Everyone thought it was Thanksgiving! I did not use the broiler but only because I didn’t want to turn on the oven.