An interactive digital cookbook
Green Bean Casserole: An American Original
16 Irresistible Ways to Enjoy America’s Most Beloved Casserole, Created for the Way We Cook and Eat Today
By Chadwick Boyd
Keep the family favorite. Discover a new tradition. Find a preparation for the way you like to cook, with tested recipes, practical pantry choices and the details that help you make it your own.
From sweet lump crab and Old Bay to smoky bacon and sharp cheddar, golden puff pastry or cashew-milk béchamel, these 16 recipes give you a new way to make a familiar favorite.
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Chadwick Boyd on Chewed Up · November 17, 2025
Green Bean Casserole Gets the Celebrity Chef Treatment
Golden French Onion Drop Biscuits. Caramelized onions. Gruyère. Chadwick Boyd joins Carla Hall, Michael Symon and Clinton Kelly on Chewed Up to make a casserole with something to talk about.
Watch the official Chewed Up episode ↗The French Onion Drop Biscuit preparation is featured in the cookbook.
Good decisions start in the pantry.
The GBC Pantry explains bean choices, creamy bases, mushrooms, toppings and seasonings. Chadwick’s Checklist helps you prepare. Chadwick’s Change Ups offers ways to make the recipes your own. The cookbook also includes gluten-free substitution guidance and Dorcas Reilly’s history.
Find your family favorite.
Find familiar comfort, a little indulgence or a fresh favorite:
- Dorcas Reilly’s 1955 Classic Green Bean Casserole: the familiar creamy filling and crispy onion topping.
- The Crabby Old Bay Green Bean Casserole: sweet lump crab, Parmesan and Old Bay-seasoned fried shallots.
- The Puffed Mushroom Green Bean Casserole: a creamy mushroom filling beneath golden puff pastry.
- The Chili Garlic Green Bean Casserole: coconut milk, fresh ginger, garlic and green chili, with a crisp coconut topping.
- Smoky Bacon & Cheddar Green Bean Casserole: smoky bacon, sharp cheddar and a homemade creamy mushroom base.
- Green Bean Casserole with French Onion Drop Biscuits: Gruyère, a silky béchamel and golden onion-scented biscuits.
- Vegan Green Bean Casserole: cashew-milk béchamel, mushrooms and freshly fried shallots.
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A professionally produced, 45-page interactive digital cookbook with 16 complete recipes, original photography, practical cooking guidance and the story of Dorcas Reilly. A companion for the way you cook, gather and make a tradition your own.
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