Save oven space this holiday season with Slow Cooker Green Bean Casserole. Made with fresh green beans and a few mushrooms, no canned soup is needed. It’s creamy and fresh tasting with a crunchy onion topping. Absolutely delicious!

 
Slow Cooker Green Bean Casserole is a must try recipe for Thanksgiving if you have only one oven and are tired of juggling bake times or trying to cram casseroles into the oven with your turkey. Yes, I know Thanksgiving is still over 2 months away, but this recipe is so yummy, you’ll want to give it a few test runs beforehand. That way no explanations needed or judgements passed when you go back for a second plate and pile it high with this green bean/ fried onion goodness.

  Even after 6 hours in the slow cooker, the green beans (this recipe uses fresh green beans) manage to maintain a little of their crunch so that they don’t taste like they’ve been cooking half the day. But the rest of the flavors really get a chance to know each other during the slow cook time. And they become VERY good friends. ?
Everyone knows that the canned fried onions are the best part of a green bean casserole, right" Well this green bean casserole has plenty of them on top, but also some ground fried onions mixed into the casserole. As the casserole cooks they act as a wonderful thickener, plus they add fabulous flavor. Crisping the topping in a skillet creates a nicely browned and crunchy topping without any time spent in th...