On Wed 23 Nov 2005 09:27:27a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it cathy?

> OK, I have never in my life made the green bean casserole (the one
> with cream of mushroom soup and fried onions), but I'm doing an orphan
> thanksgiving this year and everyone was ready to revolt when I said I
> wasn't making it.
>
> So....I guess I gotta make it. Recipe says use canned or frozen beans.
> I loathe canned beans, even for this I won't use them. So I got frozen
> green beans. Here's my question - do I cook the frozen beans before
> preparing the casserole? Or just thaw them, or use them frozen? Which
> is it?
>
> Sigh....the things we do for the people we love....
>
> Cathy
>

When I've used frozen green beans I have always pre-cooked them to at least
crips-tender before assembling them in the casserole. I don't know if
anyone else uses them just after thawing, but I would think they would be
too crisp. The baking time is only sufficient for thoroughly warming the
ingredients. The beans really aren't cooked further.

HTH

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
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