Before I say anything else, I never knew Green Bean Casserole was created by Dottie Reilly from Haddonfield, New Jersey for Campbell's Soup Company in Camden. Her recipe first appeared on labels of Campbell's Cream of Mushroom Soup in 1955. Although green bean casserole was invented in New Jersey and we grow boatloads of cranberries in the pinelands. According to Google search data from career website Zippia New Jersey's most searched for Thanksgiving side dish was stuffing. Our neighboring states New York and Pennsylvania also searched for stuffing the most. Texas, Ohio and Michigan did search for green bean casserole the most. While the only state that made cranberry sauce number one was New Hampshire. Some of the stranger Thanksgiving sides searched for in other states include hash browns in Alaska and deviled eggs in Indiana. I think Alaska might be onto do something. Click below to see he rest of the NJ.COM article.
Source: NJ.COM