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Best Green bean casserole in Chicago

“40% of Campbell's cream of mushroom soup sales go into a version of this dish”

Green bean casserole

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Green bean casserole is an American baked dish consisting primarily of green beans, cream of mushroom soup, and crisp fried onions. It was popularized in the United States from a recipe printed on a soup can starting in the 1950s. The casserole is a popular side dish for Thanksgiving dinners in the United States and has been described as iconic. The recipe was created in 1955 by Dorcas Reilly at the Campbell Soup Company. As of 2020, Campbell's estimated it was served in 20 million Thanksgiving dinners in the United States each year and that 40% of the company's cream of mushroom soup sales go into a version of the dish.

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Green bean casserole arrives at the American table as a study in contrast: tender green beans cradled in cream of mushroom soup, then crowned with crisp fried onions that shatter between your teeth. Born from a Campbell's recipe in 1955, this baked side dish has become so woven into the fabric of Thanksgiving that it now graces one in five American holiday tables each year. The dish works because it's straightforward—no pretense, just the quiet confidence of something that knows exactly what it is.

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  • iconic status
  • widespread adoption
  • simple execution
  • textural interplay

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