Green beans (American English) or French beans (British English) or Mahune (South Slavic, Balkans) are the unripe fruits of any kind of bean, including the yardlong bean, the hyacinth bean, the winged bean, and especially the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris), whose pods are also usually called string beans in the northeastern United States, but can also go by snap beans. Varieties have been bred especially for the fleshiness, flavor, or sweetness of their pods. Smaller bean pods are often referred to by the French name haricots verts. The pea is also classed as a green bean in the USA.Green beans are of nearly universal distribution. They are marketed canned, frozen and fresh. A dish with green beans popular in the southern United States, particularly at Thanksgiving, is green bean casserole. Some restaurants in the USA serve green beans that are battered and fried. Green beans are also sold dried and fried with vegetables like carrots, corn, and radishes.Haricots verts, French for green beans, are a longer, thinner type of green beans. They are different from the typical, American green beans. References^ About Haricots Verts

So, we get out the good recipes like Quick Onion Dip my husband has on his cooking blog called Tin Foil Chef. He actually has several that work nicely for the holidays. One is the ever popular Green Bean Casserole.

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This Alton Brown recipe is awesome for Thanksgiving (or anytime), it is 100% from scratch... everything the french fried onions to the cream of mushroom. No canned stuff, and you can definitely taste the difference.

Campbell's Kitchen - Recipe Detail - Green Bean CasseroleRecipe for green bean casserole made with cream of mushroom soup, green beans, and crunchy onions. A holiday green bean casserole recipe, made with green beans, mushroom soup, French ... Green Beans> Green Bean Casseroles> Green Bean Casserole - Holiday

This recipe is much better than the traditional green bean casserole dish and just as healthy. It tastes better and presents better. Make sure to add this to your Thanksgiving or Christmas Dinners. You won't be disappointed!