Green bean casserole is one of those iconic Thanksgiving dishes. The old-school combo of canned green beans, cream of mushroom soup, and crunchy noodles doesn’t have much health cred, but this classic combo still gets lots of love: An estimated 30 million green bean casserole dishes will appear on Thanksgiving tables, according to the bean counters at Del Monte Foods, who conducted a nationwide survey of 1,500 people to find out which state gives this humble dish the warmest embrace (thus developing its green bean index).
Turns out, Kentucky took top honors: 78 percent of residents said they "really like or love" green bean casserole. The rest of the top five shake out in this order: Wisconsin, Missouri, Iowa, and Maine. Following behind in the top 20 are New Hampshire, Florida, Colorado, California, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Utah, Kansas, Texas, Maryland, Ohio, Massachusetts, Illinois, Michigan, and New York, where 60 percent of residents gave green bean casserole a thumbs-up.
As casserole fiends know, the beauty of this dish is that you can personalize it with all kinds of flavorful add-ins. The most popular ingredient people toss in, according to the Del Monte folks? Bacon (37 percent picked this as their favorite secret ingredient), followed by cheese (19 percent); mushrooms (15 percent); bread crumbs, croutons, or crushed crackers (12 percent); and almonds (eight percent). Each of those will give the dish extra creaminess and crunch—and yeah, extra calories, too.
We're all for indulging smartly on Thanksgiving, but if you'd rather head into Black Friday without a food baby, check out these tips to ensure you don't go overboard on Turkey Day. Or whip up some of these better-for-you Thanksgiving dishes.
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