Cream Cheese & Bacon Green Bean Casserole

Cream Cheese and Bacon Green Bean Casserole is a holiday side dish recipe made with Lipton onion soup mix and topped with Ritz cracker crumbs, French’s fried onions and crumbled bacon.

Ingredients:

• 3 cups milk
• 2 oz Lipton Onion Soup & Dip Mix
• 8 oz cream cheese
• 5 cups chopped green beans, frozen
• 1/2 cup + 2 tbsp real bacon bits
• 2 cups French’s fried onions
• 15 Ritz crackers
• 1/4 cup melted butter

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 375F.
2. Pour milk into large saucepan.
3. Add the onion soup mix to the milk and stir well. Bring to a boil.
4. Add the cream cheese to the pot and reduce the heat to medium. Stir until the cream cheese is completely melted.
5. Add the frozen green beans to the pot and stir until they are completely coated in the soup and cream cheese mixture.
6. Add 1/2 cup bacon bits and 1 cup fried onions to the pot and stir well. Reduce heat to low.

Topping

1. Place the Ritz crackers in a Ziploc bag and crush with a rolling pin.
2. Pour the crushed Ritz crackers into a small mixing bowl along with 1 cup fried onions and the melted butter.
3. Use a fork to combine all of the ingredients.
4. Dump the green bean mixture into a greased 9 inch square baking dish and spread it out evenly.
5. Sprinkle the topping mixture over the green beans.
6. Sprinkle bacon bits on top.
7. Place the casserole in the oven and bake until topping is just starting to brown. 14-16 minutes.
8. Allow the casserole to sit for a few minutes before serving.
9. Enjoy!

Credit to: thisisnotdietfood