Slow Cooker Green Bean Casserole

Slow Cooker Green Bean Casserole is a classic holiday creamy side dish with mushroom soup topped with crispy onions. Save the oven space and no dry green beans!

Thanksgiving is fast approaching and Green Bean Casserole is one of the most popular recipes on the site right now. This crockpot version of green bean casserole can be an added option to your arsenal of Holiday Recipes for you to choose from!

SLOW COOKER GREEN BEAN CASSEROLE

We’ve all had Green Bean Casserole that stayed in the oven a bit too long. All the French’s Fried Onions in the world can’t save those green beans. This Slow Cooker Green Bean Casserole recipe is here to save the day for your poor green beans.

Slow Cookers (aka crockpots) are a beautiful thing because they preserve the moisture inside the container which means your sauce can’t go dry.

I get a lot of emails from readers who are looking to make more of their holiday meals in the slow cooker. I am a huge fan of this! In fact last year during Christmas one of the most popular recipes on the site was Ultimate Slow Cooker Pot Roast for all the people who didn’t want to make a turkey or a prime rib.

I’m all for easier, hands off, holiday meals!

Fresh vs. Frozen vs. Canned Green Beans

Classic Green Bean Casserole contains canned green beans. You can absolutely swap the green beans in this recipe with 8-10 cans of green beans (aim for 48 ounces green beans when drained), but the reason I chose frozen is because they are more structurally sound than the canned variety. Canned have a softer texture from a longer cooking time before they are canned. 

My frozen green beans were flash steamed for just 60 seconds before freezing which means they’ll hold up well to a longer cooking time.

Fresh green beans are also a delicious option but they’re more labor intensive as you have to clean and trim them.

If you somehow made it onto this page and you’ve decided you hate green beans after all, you can also make this recipe using Brussels Sprouts (halve them first), broccoli or cauliflower.

MORE DELICIOUS HOLIDAY SIDE DISHES:

Baked Mac and Cheese

Candied Sweet Potatoes with Marshmallows

Spinach Gratin

Green Bean Casserole

HOW TO MAKE CROCKPOT GREEN BEAN CASSEROLE

1. Mix the mushroom soup, 1 cup fried onions, evaporated milk, black pepper, garlic salt in a measuring cup with a whisk.
2. Add the green beans and mushrooms to your slow cooker
3. Add the sauce mixture and toss well.
4. Cover and cook on high for 2 hours.
5. Add the remaining onions to the top of the casserole.
6. Cover the top of the slow cooker insert with a clean cloth kitchen towel.
7. Cook on high an additional 45 minutes (the towel prevents the onions from getting soggy).

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Cream of Mushroom Soup:

The recipe calls for two cans of Cream of Mushroom Soup. You can use the pre-made variety or you can use my Homemade Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup Recipe in place of this.

I also add in about 1 cup of chopped crimini mushrooms for a heartier mushroom gravy flavor. This is optional but very delicious.

French’s Fried Onions:

French’s Fried Onions are a classic and traditional topping for green bean casserole recipes. A perfectly delicious option but if you are looking for a homemade topping you can use the recipe for my Tony Roma’s Onion Loaf Recipe. Just make note to cut the onions up smaller before breading and frying.

HOLIDAY MAIN DISH RECIPES

Roast Turkey

Baked Ham (with Brown Sugar Glaze)

HoneyBaked Ham (Copycat)

Perfect Garlic Prime Rib

HOW TO SERVE AND STORE CROCKPOT GREEN BEAN CASSEROLE?

• • Serve: Don’t leave Green Bean Casserole out at room temperature for longer than 2 hours at room temperature.
  • Store: As long as you keep it in a sealable container or plastic wrap, Green Bean Casserole will stay good for up to 4 days. The fried onions will become soggy so it is best to garnish with new fried onions upon reheating.
  • Freeze: You can keep your Green Bean Casserole in the freezer for up to 3 months. 

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Slow Cooker Green Bean Casserole

Slow Cooker Green Bean Casserole is a classic holiday creamy side dish with mushroom soup topped with crispy onions. Save the oven space and no dry green beans!

Course Side Dish

Cuisine American

Keyword crockpot green bean casserole, slow cooker green bean casserole

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 2 hours 45 minutes

Total Time 2 hours 50 minutes

Servings 12 servings

Calories 202 kcal

Author Sabrina Snyder

Ingredients

• 3 cups French's French Fried Onions , (divided)
• 2 cans cream of mushroom soup , (10 3/4 ounce cans)
• 1 can evaporated milk
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1/2 teaspoon coarse ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
• 3 pounds green beans , cut in half
• 8 ounces sliced mushrooms , chopped, (optional)

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

1. Mix 1 cup of the fried onions, mushroom soup, evaporated milk, flour, black pepper, garlic salt in a measuring cup with a whisk.

2. Add the green beans and mushrooms to your slow cooker, then add the sauce mixture and toss well.
3. Cover and cook on high for 2 hours.
4. Add the onions to the top of the casserole, cover the top of the slow cooker insert with a clean cloth kitchen towel and cook on high an additional 45 minutes (the towel prevents the onions from getting soggy).

Nutrition Facts

Slow Cooker Green Bean Casserole

Amount Per Serving

Calories 202 Calories from Fat 99

% Daily Value*

Fat 11g17%

Saturated Fat 5g31%

Cholesterol 11mg4%

Sodium 613mg27%

Potassium 453mg13%

Carbohydrates 21g7%

Fiber 3g13%

Sugar 7g8%

Protein 7g14%

Vitamin A 853IU17%

Vitamin C 15mg18%

Calcium 121mg12%

Iron 2mg11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.