I love slow cooker green bean casserole and it is perfect for holiday cooking because it frees up your oven space for other baking! To be able to make it in the crockpot makes it so flexible, especially during the holidays.
This recipe uses cut green beans, which you can do fresh or frozen. Personally, I use french frozen green beans.
This is my favorite slow cooker to use. It has a programmable timer on it, so once done it pops over to warm automatically while you wait for the rest of the meal to finish cooking. Even if it finished before everything else, it will stay warm in the crockpot without using a lot of electricity.
Ready for the recipe? First gather up your ingredients. I love that this is a cover and cook side dish recipe that requires no baby sitting! It is super easy.
Ingredients:
- 18 oz frozen green beans (fresh green beans are fine too!)
- 1 (10 oz) can cream of mushroom soup
- 1 1/2 c french fried onions
- 3/4 c milk
- fresh cracked pepper, to taste
Take all of the ingredients, except only half of the friend french onions, and mix them together.
For this recipe I used my 6 qt oval crockpot. This is the slow cooker I use most often and it is certainly one of my favorite.
You could also use a 4 qt slow cooker as long as it is not more than 3/4 of the way full, otherwise it will take much longer to cook.
In the 6 qt crockpot, cook on high for 4 hours or on low for 6-8 hours.
It will look like them when it is done:
Once the casserole is done, add the remaining french fried onions to the top.
Spread the onions out evenly.
Pop the lid back on and leave it on warm until the rest of dinner is done.
Twenty minutes is good, even longer is just as well.
You can even top with some parmesan cheese too if you want. So good!!
It’s ready to serve.
Plate it up with your favorite protein and dinner is done.
This green bean casserole recipe has been my favorite for over a decade!
Perfect for any holiday!
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- 18 oz frozen green beans (I left them frozen)
- 1 (10 oz) can cream of mushroom
- 1½ c french fried onions
- ¾ c milk
- fresh cracked pepper, to taste
- Take all of the ingredients, except only half of the friend french onions, and mix them together.
- Add the mixture to the crockpot.
- In the 6 qt crockpot, cook on high for 4 hours or on low for 6-8 hours.
- Once the casserole is done, add the remaining french fried onions to the top. Spread the onions out evenly.
- Pop the lid back on and leave it on warm until the rest of dinner is done. Twenty minutes is good, even longer is just as well.
- Plate it up with your favorite protein and dinner is done.
Chandra@The Plaid and Paisley Kitchen says
December 4, 2012 at 12:08 pmYour blog is adorable! Cooking this classic in a crock pot is genius! I would love to have you come over and link to my new linky party “Show Me Your Plaid Monday’s”!
http://www.pandpkitchen.com/2012/12/02/show-me-your-plaid-mondays-1/
Crystal says
December 26, 2012 at 9:26 amChandra- thanks for your kind words about my site.
Any recipe I can toss in the crockpot is a winner at my house!
the cape on the corner says
December 5, 2012 at 10:40 amholy moly, me and my newfound love of green beans are going to add this to our repetoire!
Crystal says
December 26, 2012 at 9:22 amThe Cape on the Corner- awesome. Green Bean Casserole is a great way to fancy up this veggie.
Enjoy!
Nichi - The Mandatory Mooch says
December 6, 2012 at 8:38 pmOh my, this looks delicious. I’m excited to try it in the crock pot. I would love for you to link up to my Tasty Thursdays link party going on right now. Thanks, Nichi
http://mandatorymooch.blogspot.com/2012/12/tasty-thursdays-20.html
Diane Balch says
December 9, 2012 at 8:10 amIt is a shame that we forget about this classic dish after the holidays. Your crockpot version is a great way to keep making it through the winter. Thanks for sharing it on foodie friday.
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Crystal says
December 26, 2012 at 9:28 amDiane- very true that Green Bean Casserole does seem to be most popular around the holidays. I love it year round, however. Yum!
Miz Helen says
December 10, 2012 at 2:04 pmWhat a great idea for a classic recipe, this is great! Hope you have a great week and thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
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Crystal says
December 26, 2012 at 9:28 amThanks Miz Helen!
Miz Helen says
November 9, 2013 at 12:35 pmThis is a great recipe for a crowd, just serve it from the crockpot. Hope you are having a great day and thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
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Cheryl says
November 10, 2013 at 12:04 amI recently wrote a recipe for slow cooker green bean casserole too! I had to stop by when I saw yours on Kitchen Fun Crafty Friday! It looks yummy and your pics are awesome!
Ellen says
November 22, 2013 at 6:50 pmI too forget about good ole green bean casserole after the holidays. Anyway, can I double this recipe in the crockpot or does it just not work? Any thoughts? Thanks and happy holidays!
Crystal says
November 23, 2013 at 9:29 amI think doubling would work just fine as long as your crockpot is not more than 3/4th of the way full. You;ll defiantly have to use a 6 qt.
Amy says
November 25, 2013 at 6:19 amWith the recipe above, how many do you think the serving is? I’m making for thanksgiving and want to make sure it’s enough
Crystal says
November 25, 2013 at 7:51 amDepending on the serving size, obviously, but 10-14??
Hope that helps.
kentuckylady717 says
November 4, 2014 at 3:13 pmNever thought to make it in the crock pot…..may try it before the holidays to see how it turns out 🙂 thanks for posting this…..
Do you ever make chicken fried rice ? I am looking for a good recipe for this…..I have found several, but haven’t found one that I thought was really that good…so if you do, I’d appreciate it or maybe one of your viewers has the perfect one…..do you mind if someone post one ?
Thanks…..
Rachael says
November 6, 2014 at 5:43 pmI love finding holiday recipes that can be made in the crockpot! I usually host Thanksgiving and Christmas and cook almost everything myself and there is only so much room on my stove or in my oven. Thanks for this one!
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Crystal says
November 6, 2014 at 11:25 pmYay! So glad this is something you can use!!! Happy Thanksgiving!
Amy@ A Cup Full of Sass says
November 4, 2015 at 9:20 amThese look amazing! Perfert for Thanksgiving! Thanks for sharing on the #MondayFundayParty
Quinn Caudill says
November 9, 2015 at 9:01 amI never understood all the hatred out there for the classic green bean casserole. I actually love it and making it in the crock pot is a great idea. Thanks for sharing with us at #Throwback Thursday. Hope to see you again this week.
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Helen at the Lazy Gastronome says
November 6, 2016 at 8:35 amWhat is Thanksgiving without the green bean casserole? Thanks for sharing on the What’s for Dinner link up and don’t forget to leave a comment at the party – Next week’s features that also leave a comment get pinned, yummed and tweeted!
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Jake Tyler says
November 15, 2016 at 9:15 pmGreat recipe!!! It looks so yummy when it’s done! Love it!!!!
Thanks for sharing this!!!
rika says
April 17, 2017 at 12:10 amI love green beans casserole.. can’t wait to try one of these delicious recipes!
Carrie @ Carrie’s Home Cooking says
October 25, 2017 at 8:57 amWhat a great way to ease your stress of preparing Thanksgiving Dinner! We just started the Whisk It Wednesday Link Party and thought you might want to share there too!
Monika Dabrowski says
October 29, 2017 at 11:26 amCasseroles are perfect for this time of year and this recipe sounds gorgeous! Thank you for bringing it to FF:)
Miz Helen says
October 30, 2017 at 11:07 amThis is a great Green Bean recipe for any occasion! Thanks so much for sharing your post with us at Full Plate Thursday! Have a great week and come back to see us real soon!
Miz Helen
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Maria says
March 31, 2018 at 4:15 pmHello your recepie looks amazing. I want to make this for 20 people.
What would be the double measurement and how long in the crockpot?
Crystal VanTassel-Lopez says
July 25, 2018 at 12:50 pmAdd 30 minutes on high. That should be fine.
Miz Helen says
December 9, 2018 at 11:19 amCongratulations!
Your post is featured on Full Plate Thursday this week. We have pinned it to our features board and thanks so much for sharing this great post with us!
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