It’s totally possible to have a real food Thanksgiving dinner, and this recipe is here to help. I took the standard Green Bean Casserole recipe and “real foodinized” it for you, and the outcome is just delicious! I am not going to promise it will taste exactly like the original recipe you’ve made in years past, because I think this one will actually be even better than before.
It’s really hard to beat wholesome, pure ingredients that are lovingly put together in a homemade dish like this one. And just for the record, this is now one of my 6-year-old’s favorite vegetable recipes. She gave it a huge thumbs up and has already asked me to make it again! So holidays aside, this may very well be our new standard way to eat green beans. :)
More Real Food Holiday Recipes
- Whole-Wheat Garlic Cheddar Drop Biscuits
- Whole-Wheat Biscuits
- Chestnut and Prosciutto Stuffing
- Pesto Cream Cheese Bake Appetizer
- Sweet Potato Casserole
- Whole-Grain Corn Bread
- Butternut Squash Soup
- Brown Rice Risotto
- Salad Inspiration
- Shortcut Chocolate Pecan Pie
I made this with margarine, oat milk, and gluten free flour to make it dairy free and gluten free and it was AWESOME!! Made my Thanksgiving dinner as this is my favorite dish and I didn’t know how it was going to turn out dairy free. I did not make the fried onions though, maybe I’ll give those a try next time. Thanks for the recipe!
Thanks for sharing. So glad to hear it turned out great. – Nicole
Seems better now! Thanks.
I made this Gluten-free with coconut aminos and Namaste flour blend. So delicious!
Added 1/2 a fine diced onion to saute mix, doubled garlic. Was amazing 4 times now !!!!
I’ve made this for the past two Thanksgivings and my family loves it! It takes a little extra effort, but I think it tastes better and it’s nice knowing all the ingredients are real food. My family members that are not sold on the notion of ‘real foods’ did not taste a difference. I told them after they had seconds and they were pretty surprised.
I am so excited to make this but my family does not like mushrooms. Is there anything I can substitute??
Hi Wendy. The mushroom really add to the savory taste of this dish. You could add some bacon crumbles for a boost.
Can I use plain unsweetened almond milk??
Hi. Other readers have.
My family is used to the canned gmo version. They loved this real food recipe! I will make this dish again :)
Can you make this and freeze it? What about making it the day before and just put in fridge?
Hi Emily. Both will work.
In the picture it looks like a 9×9 casserole dish…I’m assuming that one batch would fit one 9×9 casserole dish?
Thanks!
Yes, that will work. :)
I can’t wait to make this for Thanksgiving! Can I make this the night before and keep it in the fridge to warm up on Thursday? What about the topping will it store well at room temperature overnight??
Thanks! :)
Hi there. Sure, that will work. I’d keep the topping in the fridge, too.
I’d keep the topping separate until the last minute so it stays crunchy.
Hi, What could you use for the flour being gluten free? Almond, Coconut, etc.??
Hi. While I really like both coconut and almond flour, I find a whole grain gluten free flour blend, like Bob’s Red Mill, to be the easiest sub.
My family does not like mushrooms, growing up my mom always substituted cream of chicken soup for cream of mushroom. Any suggestions on leaving the mushrooms out?
Hi Jennifer. You could try using a little chicken broth, butter, garlic, and flour for the sauce rather than Lisa’s mushroom combination.
Could you please recommend the amounts of these ingredients? We’re not mushroom lovers either, but I don’t have the culinary prowess to experiment with altering the ingredients on my own!
What amounts of these substitutions to make it mushroom-free? We also don’t care for mushrooms but I lack the expertise to tackle substitutions on my own!
Hi Becky. We’ve not made these subs either. It would be a bit of an experiment. I can say that I use chicken stock to add flavor to my green beans regularly and they are always a hit. You would just be adding a little to make up for the flavor of the mushrooms. You could also just omit the mushroom and not add stock.
I am not a mushroom fan either, but before we switched to real food, I used to make the unhealthy version of canned cream of celery soup. Perhaps you could swap the mushrooms for the same amount of diced celery?
Hi Jamie. I’ve not tried subbing with celery but if you like the flavor that celery adds, I don’t see why it wouldn’t work. The mushrooms do add some depth of flavor. A bit of stock or bacon grease might also add some depth.
recipe looks great…Will try soon…
It’s very good! I’ve made this dish for several thanksgiving dinners and even the members of my family who don’t normally like green bean casserole were big fans. :)