Green Bean Casserole

Green Bean Casserole is the Meryl Streep of Thanksgiving sides—universally admired, a little old-school, but somehow still edgy with those crispy fried onions. This dish has fans who treat it like a cult classic—a bit of cream of mushroom here, a dash of nostalgia there, and boom, you're either in love or you're wrong. It's the culinary equivalent of a comfort blanket in edible form. Debating its merit at Thanksgiving is like trying to argue against puppies. Pointless, but endlessly entertaining.